Explore Trial Questions - After class and questions we came up with in the small groups I want to think about these questions:
What is causing the drop in satisfaction among teachers,
why are new teachers and seasoned teachers alike having feeling unhappy,
what do art teachers identify themselves as first, artists, teachers, teachers artists,
is there a separation between the selves of a teacher, just as a woman can be a professional and a mother can art teachers also be practicing artist and good teachers at the same time.  Or is there a constant fight over time, there is only 24 hours in a day.  Do teachers also get a day of rest.
What if any benefit will these questions being asked have for students.  Is there an easy answer to why a 20% drop in job satisfaction has occurred in the last 4 years among teachers.  Are the students also feeling increasingly unhappy with their school environment, more so than the normal adolescent melodrama. 
Can finding a balance in the lives of teacher artist, and artist teachers make a impact on students cross the board.  What I mean is would this research be worthwhile to anyone but me. 

Asking Tougher questions -
Ethical issues - I don't foresee any ethical issues with these questions but I honestly don't how my peers might see it
Who best served by this study - I would hope in the end the students and teachers alike will benefit.  When there is balance one place it should spread to another. 
Who affected or hurt and how - one way I see people getting hurt by this study is if the process of reassessing a life's work and practice shows the flaws that were always there undermines what good might come out of the assessment.  If that makes any sense.  
What hidden biases and assumptions - For me I feel like I am continually struggling with myself for time.  Time to clean, time to sleep, time to draw, time to see friends, time to see my cat for goodness sake and she lives in my house, I feel like I have no balance between being a student and future professional, someone trying to pay the bills, and an artist.  The artist is what seems to suffer and it sucks. If  I were to do some kind of research about this and in the end only find balance for my own life, I would still want to do it. 
To change or not to change - With the right questions asked in the right way this could be a valuable research project, I hope. 
Do art teachers feel a balance in the work lives, a lack of self-efficacy in personal life negatively affects professional life and vice versa.


Why do a job if you don't get any satisfaction out of it?  What causes a lack of satisfaction, and can it be changed.  Can teachers be satisfied if they are always making concessions of their needs?