A Jack of All Trades Is a Master of None??

[eriehiker]

When I was a kid, one of my favorite baseball players was Tom Brookens. He was normally a third basemen for the Detroit Tigers, but also played SS, 2nd base and - memorably - catcher when all three actual catchers on the team were pinch hit in a 15 inning game. The Tigers ended up winning that game after five innings with Brookens as catcher.

I have prided myself on being a utility infielder as a teacher. I have taught and created curriculum for 50+ different classes at my small rural district. I have also run the school radio station, written almost $150K in grants, called play by play on the radio for school sports events, chased a loose llama down the street, broadcast a Covid/parking lot graduation, caught a kid who had a seizure in the doorway and on and on.

During most of that time, we were a base-funded district in Michigan and I provided value because I could do lots and lots of things. One time I even kind of sort of conducted the band during a football game when the actual director couldn't make it.