Sunday, October 30, 2016
Once I again, has it been nearly a month since I last published my previous post. Was I feeling slightly apprehensive that I would have lost some of my writing skills by now. Luckily though, that has not been the case at all. On a different note, some time ago, I wrote a post about why it would not be imperative for me to finish up my degree in education. I mentioned a bunch of reasons and posted a video to support my ideas, as I usually do. Be that as it may, I come here today to tell you that I was wrong. Even though I was right on some aspects of that post, did I neglect to tackle the main issue. How do I move on from where I am now?
You see, I may have been right when I said that for my particular case, I did not need a bachelor's degree to be able to teach English at most language centers in Lima. Even so, I would not have had any room for improvement whatsoever. Not only would I have been destined to make a little money every month for the rest of my life, but I would have not had the chance to someday become a supervisor or a head teacher. Irrespective of how many international exams I might have, nothing could have amounted to a university degree. Thus, the reason for me to swallow my pride and resume my studies once and for all.
On a few occasions, have I made the mistake of burning my bridges with my former employers so to speak. Due to the fact that I was protesting against some injustices without the proper tact. Notwithstanding, did I not make the same mistake regarding college. At least before I dropped out, I made sure I did not sever my connections with that school. Therefore, if you happen to be one of the few people who have been reading my posts for a while now, you would be able to connect the dots. In other words, you would be able to find the relationship between one decision that I made and another. Not to mention, that a college degree would indeed open up far more opportunities for me than any other qualification.
Lastly, there is something that I wanted to say before I close this post out: May I have stumbled countless times trying to find a way out of my ordeal. Albeit, I never actually lost hope. Having people around you, who has hold you back so much, can certainly take its toll on your health in the long run. Nonetheless, having the strength to get back up and keep on fighting should be the only motivation you need. Hence, there is no reason for me to continue dawdling over making decisions any longer. I only hope that my recent uplifting experiences plant a glimmer of hope in both my mind and my heart. Consequently, helping me muster the strength I need not only to be able to completely recover, but also to no longer look back.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
It has been over a month since I last published my previous post. Most of my time these past few weeks has been occupied trying to get into Berlitz. A language center I knew nothing about just a couple of months ago. Now though, do I feel proud to have been chosen to become an English instructor there.
In the following post, am I going to talk about my experience during this prospective teacher training so far.
The first time I stopped working for a while, had I thought I was at the end of my rope. Nonetheless, I got back up after realizing that the school I was working at was not the only one left. This time around though, was I prepared. Right after I stopped working at my last school, I left my resume at Berlitz and some other places. They called me the very next week. Unfortunately however, Was I doing a English teaching gig at the time. For that reason I postponed my interview at Berlitz. Be that as it may, as soon as I was done with the aforesaid gig, did I call the lady from human resources.
Right after I passed the first interview, I was assigned to take an on-line course which would take a week. As soon as I was done with it, I was sent an email telling me that I had been selected to take part in the face to face program. The aforesaid was even harder that the on-line course. Not to mention that I had to make up to three or four demo-classes. (If I put everything together that is)Notwithstanding, did I still manage to get through both stages of the selection process. After I successfully completed the training, did I have to do a lot of paperwork and wait for a third call.
Lastly, am I going to have to wait for the aforementioned call and hope for the best. Not only will I have to try to duplicate my previous performances during the training, but I will also have to improve upon them. Breaking away from my usual style will indeed give me an edge. Still and all, am I going to have to be careful how I execute that idea. Will I close this post out now before I start floundering around for words.
PS. I have attached a video to this
post about how to become a better teacher. Not exactly what I talked about
today. Though, it is somehow related.
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