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Growing Up Geeky
Aug. 4th, 2017 03:36 pmI think I was always destined to be a geek. Or a nerd. Possibly both - I'm never entirely sure what the difference between geek and nerd is. I should probably look that up.
I was never the child that asked 'why' - that was my brother. I always wanted to know how. How does this work, how does that work, how does x make y. I was the child that took everything apart to see what it was made of, to see how it worked. Sometimes I even put them back together again - and sometimes things even worked after I'd finished. I was always fascinated by space and wanted to be an astronaut.
But I always liked science, and maths, and wanted to know how things worked, I read comics, and I enjoyed watching Star Trek, Doctor Who, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone - that kind of thing.
Can you tell I was never the cool kid at school?
Yeah, I was the nerd but because my brother was one of the cool kids - and a footballer - luckily, I didn't get picked on. One guy tried and Mark broke his damn arm. Got expelled for a week but yeah, everyone left dorky little Sam alone.
Unless they wanted help with their science or maths.. and then I became really popular.
I kind of loved that, tutoring other kids, helping with their homework. I never did it for them but I would sit and try to help. I loved that moment when I explained something to someone and you could see the understanding dawn in their eyes. THAT is one of the reason why I became a teacher.
I was never the child that asked 'why' - that was my brother. I always wanted to know how. How does this work, how does that work, how does x make y. I was the child that took everything apart to see what it was made of, to see how it worked. Sometimes I even put them back together again - and sometimes things even worked after I'd finished. I was always fascinated by space and wanted to be an astronaut.
But I always liked science, and maths, and wanted to know how things worked, I read comics, and I enjoyed watching Star Trek, Doctor Who, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone - that kind of thing.
Can you tell I was never the cool kid at school?
Yeah, I was the nerd but because my brother was one of the cool kids - and a footballer - luckily, I didn't get picked on. One guy tried and Mark broke his damn arm. Got expelled for a week but yeah, everyone left dorky little Sam alone.
Unless they wanted help with their science or maths.. and then I became really popular.
I kind of loved that, tutoring other kids, helping with their homework. I never did it for them but I would sit and try to help. I loved that moment when I explained something to someone and you could see the understanding dawn in their eyes. THAT is one of the reason why I became a teacher.
