Hello.
My name is Rebecca. I am a 30-year-old freshman at Estrella Mountain Community College. I am currently studying to become a teacher and do tutoring on the side.
I am originally from Chicago, Illinois; I moved to Phoenix about three years ago.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Bye for now.
posted by Dennis @ 7:51 AM
5 Comments:
Hey, Rebecca.
I enjoyed reading the comments that you've already posted. I'm sure Carla's students have enjoyed them, too.
I applaud your choice of teaching as a career. Being a teacher is very rewarding (but rewarding in human values, not necessarily financially).
I used to visit Chicago a lot when I was a young man. In particular, I remember a Russian neighborhood near Kedzie and I also remember a wonderful Greek restaurant downtown. I think it was called Diana's.
I think you'll be hearing from Carla's students very soon.
Take care—
Dennis
Hi, Rebecca.
You are studying now and do you also work? In which teaching area would you like to start your career?
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
Well, I'm an English teacher here in Brasilia, and I love what I do! However, the work load is really heavy, but it is rewarding to see our students' progress and motivation to learn, mainly when you are teaching adults.
Hoping to hear from you.
Carla
Carla,
Hey it is great to hear from you. I am currently a full time student and yes I do work two part time jobs. I work at Wal-mart and also as a student teacher at a middle school. I work with English language learners. It is kind of funny though because I do not speak much Spanish and the children do not speak much English. I am going to be teaching elementary school when I get my first degree. After I go back I wnat to teach Highschool or College Math.
Rebecca
You know what, Rebecca, I think that the fact that you don't speak fluent Spanish and your students don't speak much English will work on their advantage. They have a real reason to learn English, to communicate with you and others in the US! Do you think that's the case?
Well, here at the Binational Center I work for, even though our classes are formed of monolingual groups, we only speak English in the classroom from the first day of school. Even with the very young ones! And it is amazing to see how fast they can learn!
You seem to have a very busy life! What do you like doing in your free time?
Carla
Hi, Rebecca!
I think that being a teacher is a very rewarding profession, but it is very hard, especially because you must have a lot of discipline and be very patient. And how about your course, have you been studying a lot to do tutoring?
What do you intend to teach?
Do you like to teach adults or children?
When I was studying at the University, I used to have many Math and Physics students, but I taught them only as a private teacher. I'm very shy to teach in front of a class full of students!
Bye for now!
Good luck!
Rosanna
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