There's Learning in Teaching...

Since Saturday, I've been teaching the new sports class students how to produce the sportscasts. It's really made me step back and realize all I've learned since August. So, so many little details go into producing (kind of like the web), and it's very easy to mess one up. So I've picked up patience, even more multitasking skills, and definitely the ability to work under pressure. I can only hope that every step I take in teaching the new students - good or bad - rubs off on them. Because if I make a mistake, I want them to learn from it. And I want them to see how much good communication is SO IMPERATIVE in the newsroom - especially with producing, news OR sports. I used to think I didn't want to be a producer. But that pressure one minute before we're supposed to go on and that satisfaction when the show ends successfully brings such a great feeling of accomplishment. I will be teaching for two more weeks... and I hope the students I'm teaching learn as much as I have about the world of TV when the semester ends.