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inulroI finished my Cert. course yesterday, and am now a fully qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.
Not only did I not screw up, they've offered me a summer job! Enrolment isn't as high as they were expecting so it's only for two weeks, but it's a start. I should really get my arse in gear and apply for other summer school positions because they probably do exist, even at this late date.
That means the CV needs a total re-write, which will have to wait till I've had a few more days doing as little as possible (and sleeping as much as possible).
It's bizarre - I've spent more years than I can count messing up everything I go near, and failing to complete anything that involves any kind of effort. So being able to handle the workload more competently than younger, more healthy, people, actually enjoying teaching and being good at it were somewhat - unexpected.
I didn't even lose it when it started raining in the bathroom in last Sunday's deluge. As many of you know, usually the slightest sign of water leakage turns me into a quivering wreck. I got Jason to clean up the mess and finished up my learner profile assignment.
I got to "fly solo" (teach unobserved and unassessed, at a level I've never taught before) on Wednesday and it went just fine. So fine, in fact, that I'm doing it again next Wednesday.
I've not only got back the confidence the last decade or so has knocked out of me, I suspect I have more confidence than I've ever had before. I might even start writing again, because my brain clearly isn't as dead as I think it is.
As soon as I've had some serious rest, that is.
Not only did I not screw up, they've offered me a summer job! Enrolment isn't as high as they were expecting so it's only for two weeks, but it's a start. I should really get my arse in gear and apply for other summer school positions because they probably do exist, even at this late date.
That means the CV needs a total re-write, which will have to wait till I've had a few more days doing as little as possible (and sleeping as much as possible).
It's bizarre - I've spent more years than I can count messing up everything I go near, and failing to complete anything that involves any kind of effort. So being able to handle the workload more competently than younger, more healthy, people, actually enjoying teaching and being good at it were somewhat - unexpected.
I didn't even lose it when it started raining in the bathroom in last Sunday's deluge. As many of you know, usually the slightest sign of water leakage turns me into a quivering wreck. I got Jason to clean up the mess and finished up my learner profile assignment.
I got to "fly solo" (teach unobserved and unassessed, at a level I've never taught before) on Wednesday and it went just fine. So fine, in fact, that I'm doing it again next Wednesday.
I've not only got back the confidence the last decade or so has knocked out of me, I suspect I have more confidence than I've ever had before. I might even start writing again, because my brain clearly isn't as dead as I think it is.
As soon as I've had some serious rest, that is.
