I never dreamed to be a teacher

Philippines
June 17, 2007 12:22am CST
yes, I never dreamed to be a teacher. But now Im working as a teacher. At first I have less patience to those naughty students and during my first week in teaching Im wishing to resign from this very hastle work. I put into my mind that I have to love my students as well my routinary work which made me felt bored before. Now I have this feeling of liking my students and hoping for the best for them.
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 07
I know what you mean. Good students make your job worthwhile. Seeing them progress in their learning is satisfying. Routine paperwork and boring meetings can be tiring. Difficult students are the worst part of teaching. Getting them on side in order to get them to behave is necessary. 'Catch them being good' works best. Some students are used to negative attention at home. If you praise the slightest good they do their behaviour gradually improves. The worst school I have ever taught in was in what is called 'special measures'. It had failed OFSTED (the school inspection people). Some behaviour of the students was dreadful. A 5 point scheme often had naughty students seeing the head teacher half an hour into the school day. Sticker charts and rewards for these helped the difficult students. Good luck.
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 07
Sorry to post twice. My computer crashed and then came back on again.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
Like you, I never thought of being an educator and I never would have considered about it ever in a million years. But now I am, and I'm proud to say that I've grown so much because of this profession. When I entered my company, I didn't have any knacks about teaching... I carried a business degree. The first few months were hell and until now my students still drive me to tears once in a while. But I will be thankful for this experience forever for it has given me a whole new perspective on a lot of things in life...
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 07
I know what you mean. Good students make your job worthwhile. Seeing them progress in their learning is satisfying. Routine paperwork and boring meetings can be tiring. Difficult students are the worst part of teaching. Getting them on side in order to get them to behave is necessary. 'Catch them being good' works best. Some students are used to negative attention at home. If you praise the slightest good they do their behaviour gradually improves. The worst school I have ever taught in was in what is called 'special measures'. It had failed OFSTED (the school inspection people). Some behaviour of the students was dreadful. A 5 point scheme often had naughty students seeing the head teacher half an hour into the school day. Sticker charts and rewards for these helped the difficult students. Good luck.
@mike2003 (287)
• Philippines
17 Jun 07
Hey, congratulations! Keep it up...I really admire people who love their jobs and you're going in the right path..
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