Introduction, Hello There.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:15 pm
Hi,
I've just joined so I should post my introduction post, I have a lot to tell you and as you're about to find out I like to go on a bit. I should start with what I'm about, where I'm going and what's going on. My story is a bit of a long one so go get a cup of something and let's get to know each other a little bit better.
My mum was a teacher, growing up in the country she was even my teacher for a day or two. She's now retired but still does some private tutoring in her spare time as she just can't stop, not yet. She's a great teacher, probably the best teacher in my eyes. I want to follow in her footsteps and finish my career as a teacher, I have been lucky enough to do some teaching overseas but this is my home.
I taught English in Japan and Indonesia to children and adults and had to settle for retail and call center work when I came back here, that kind of work wasn't me and years of grinding had worn me down physically and mentally. I am now halfway through the first year of my Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care and I must say I'm smashing it. I have that feeling that I'm back in the place I should be, where I can make a difference and not a profit.
If you want to ask anything please do, and if you are wondering yes I am old(er). Some people buy a sports car or invest in stocks when they enter a mid life crisis, I invested in myself.
I know resources are important and I want to contribute something that someone might find useful, here's a link to one of my blog posts. I've used the dinosaur activity (more simplified) with some success on placement.
Old blog post
LINK
Nice to meet you, thanks for reading all that.
I've just joined so I should post my introduction post, I have a lot to tell you and as you're about to find out I like to go on a bit. I should start with what I'm about, where I'm going and what's going on. My story is a bit of a long one so go get a cup of something and let's get to know each other a little bit better.
My mum was a teacher, growing up in the country she was even my teacher for a day or two. She's now retired but still does some private tutoring in her spare time as she just can't stop, not yet. She's a great teacher, probably the best teacher in my eyes. I want to follow in her footsteps and finish my career as a teacher, I have been lucky enough to do some teaching overseas but this is my home.
I taught English in Japan and Indonesia to children and adults and had to settle for retail and call center work when I came back here, that kind of work wasn't me and years of grinding had worn me down physically and mentally. I am now halfway through the first year of my Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care and I must say I'm smashing it. I have that feeling that I'm back in the place I should be, where I can make a difference and not a profit.
If you want to ask anything please do, and if you are wondering yes I am old(er). Some people buy a sports car or invest in stocks when they enter a mid life crisis, I invested in myself.
I know resources are important and I want to contribute something that someone might find useful, here's a link to one of my blog posts. I've used the dinosaur activity (more simplified) with some success on placement.
Old blog post
LINK
Nice to meet you, thanks for reading all that.