I always wanted to be a teacher but somehow it just never worked out that way. I think the reason that two of our children are school teachers might stem from this longing that they picked up from their mother! Well two years ago, at fifty something, I bravely decided to do the TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). I loved every minute of it and started teaching at a school for English soon after the practical. After a bad fall and dislocating my arm I stopped for a while. This year I thought to myself that if I have the tools to teach English as a foreign language, then surely I can teach Afrikaans (my home language) as a second language? I have since started teaching a little boy who is struggling with Afrikaans. I am pleased to say that he is doing really well and becoming far more confident with speaking and writing Afrikaans! I have been looking forward to these afternoon lessons with James and I am keen to take on more students. Who would have thought that after all these years my dream would have come true?
This goes to show that you should never stop dreaming!
ReplyDeleteIt's so rewarding when we try something new, and we see how we have been preparing for it all our lives.
ReplyDeleteWith all these amazing teachers in the family you have to a born one as well! I think you are.
ReplyDeleteWatter gelukkige seuntjie is James dat jy sy juffrou is-jy is ''n uitstekende juffrou, daarvan is ek seker!
ReplyDeleteWow Theresa, so you dream did come true after all these years..I am so pleased you took the bull by the horns so to speak and walked confidently in the direction of your dream to live the life you always imagined. Albert Einstein once wrote "It is the supreme art of a teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge"...You have done this.
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