thank you for your kind words UHF, they make me feel better. Although, I know one student left because he thought I was crap - lol! I know that for a fact as it was relayed back to me - great huh!
I think I was thrown into the deep end. I was given no teaching notes and a few days to prepare before I started.
I know I could go back to teaching if I wanted too, but at the moment I don't want too. I actually found it a bit draining. The students wanted so much from me and yet they never returned the courtoursey to come to class, or submit the 1 "easy" assignment I gave them.
I also went out of my way to email them back with responses and such. Anyway, it was a real eye opener, I thought teaching would be easy. I really have a new form of respect for teachers and now understand how disheartening it can get when students miss class or don't hand in assignments. That's not to say I missed all my classes at uni, but I did skip a couple - te he!
I almost had a breakdown a few weeks ago, I was so stressed with having too much on my plate that I just couldn't cope. Nothing is worth that feeling and it's just not possible for me to teach and work full-time in another job at the moment.
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