When you go to class 8 hours a day only to go home to 7 hours of homework: Friday afternoon drinks are a must.
The fundamental goal in teaching is to help others learn. Sure, that’s obvious enough. But when I taught my first English as a Foreign Language Lesson last week, I am sure I learned just as much — if not more — than my students.
The feeling of it all is starting to sink in a bit more. My dad paid off the balance on my tuition, and the books I ordered for the class arrived this week.
While I know journalism can make change in its own right, each story leaves me with a desire to do more. Teaching English as a second language is a perfect fit: a way I can meaningfully contribute to the world.
