Nearly all my life, family members and friends have told me I'd make an excellent teacher. Of course, I doubted and denied any such possibility. After all, just because they think I'd be good at something doesn't mean I'd like it.
I'm having second thoughts now.
The reason everyone believes that "ME = great teacher," is because I spent a lot of time doing just that -- teaching in some form. In high school, I was a tutor. One of my jobs in college was as a writing coach. Preschoolers, kindergarteners and children up to third grade were my charges at church. I was even a private tutor/teacher for two elementary-level children. I even trained new employees at several of my jobs. Somehow, I always seem to end up teaching somebody something.
That, and the fact that I have, as one friend says, "the patience of God." (Sweet of him to say so, although I know better!)
Perhaps the solution is not to go back to school for teacher certification so I can teach at a public school or teaching at a private school. Traditional teaching takes up a person's entire life -- that's why it's considered a calling, not just a career (many of my friends and several family members are/were teachers) -- and I admit to being too selfish to make that kind of commitment to other people's kids. However, being a teacher's aide or assistant might be just the ticket. And depending on the class, I'd still get to work with words in a kind of editing capacity.
Hm...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment