I was just wondering....
How many teachers teach overseas just because they like teaching
or do they also do it because they like to travel and experience new cultures ?
I know I got into teaching only because I was interested in being able to be overseas and travel. I wonder if that makes me a poor teacher ?
I hope not !!
How many here teach overseas because of the travel and...
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[quote="missy"]I was just wondering....
How many teachers teach overseas just because they like teaching
or do they also do it because they like to travel and experience new cultures ?
I know I got into teaching only because I was interested in being able to be overseas and travel. I wonder if that makes me a poor teacher ?
I hope not !![/quote]
You may be a poor teacher, but I don't think it would have any connection to why you became one in the first place. I too got into teaching with the intention of teaching a few years in the states and then going overseas. Luckily for me I realized very quickly (I was still a TA actually) that I loved it and knew I had found the perfect career. The fact that I later loved living and teaching overseas was just the icing on the cake.
Life is good!
How many teachers teach overseas just because they like teaching
or do they also do it because they like to travel and experience new cultures ?
I know I got into teaching only because I was interested in being able to be overseas and travel. I wonder if that makes me a poor teacher ?
I hope not !![/quote]
You may be a poor teacher, but I don't think it would have any connection to why you became one in the first place. I too got into teaching with the intention of teaching a few years in the states and then going overseas. Luckily for me I realized very quickly (I was still a TA actually) that I loved it and knew I had found the perfect career. The fact that I later loved living and teaching overseas was just the icing on the cake.
Life is good!