“You need to find a new job.”
I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I hate my line of work. Because what I do comes with the label of “job”, it’s a given that at some point I will not want to continue. That’s the nature of work. It’s tough, mentally trying, and a bother. A job is not always fun, but there are those days that working is enjoyable (hopefully more than not).
Ask yourself…
Am I only teaching English because it’s easy to get started in?
Am I only teaching English because it’s my native language and I don’t have to put much thought into it?
Am I really concerned about my students and their language needs?
I have worked with quite a few people who were not English teachers. They spoke English of course, but they weren’t teachers. In Korea, I had two co-teachers that were miserable. They hated their job. They hated their kids. They hated their boss. They hated Korea. But neither of them were in their first year as a teacher here. And, oddly enough, both resigned to stay on another year at the school. Whaaaaa…..?
The job was easy. They knew English. All they had to do was put up with kids for a few hours each day and collect a generous pay check at the end of the month. It was simple, and they had it figured out.
Don’t be that guy. Your students will eventually, if not immediately, realize that you don’t care about them. They won’t tell you because they can’t, but I will: You need to find a new job.
What are your thoughts?
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