Today I had my second lesson with my adult class, and so far, I’m really liking it. It is a lot of work making up lessons without a book to follow, but it’s so nice to teach a class how I want. And while I’m sure my lessons are far from perfect, it’s nice to feel like I’m making them the best that I can. It’s not like I’m not trying my best in school; it’s just very different working with partners. Most teachers don’t go into the teaching profession because they like to let go of control.
Anyway, at the end of the lesson, one of the adults asked me if I could also teach English to some children. She said it would be about 5 or so children, ages 7-11. It took all of my energy to not hurl myself onto her with a giant hug. I could barely contain my excitement at the prospect of teaching elementary kids seeing as this is something I have wanted to do for a really long time.
But the most difficult thing was remembering how busy I already am and legitimately thinking I don’t have enough time (for the planning, not the actually lesson). Do you know how hard it is to say “no” to a dream opportunity? It’s so hard that I actually didn’t say no. I told them I would try it for a week and see how it goes. I’m pretty sure I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure I can keep this. I’m not sure how I will balance everything, but I think having something like this on my plate will add a great deal of sanity to this absent-minded volunteer.
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