I sort of think my first attempt at actually teaching was a flop.
So I had this teaching demo at Reedley the other day, with my high school classmate grading me, no less. We weren’t particularly close in high school, but, if I remember correctly, we were sort of okay. She looked like she’d mellowed a bit, by the way, as I remember her being a bit on the brash side in high school.
Not really the point, though, so forgive the rambling.
It turns out I need a freaking license to teach, which I can’t because I’m not Filipino. It’s the same reason I can’t be a doctor (which was the initial plan) and I can’t be a diplomat.
It’s more than a bit discouraging, because I was really psyched to finally teach. Granted, the salary leaves much to be desired, but I really did think that this could’ve been my chance.
I’ve been trying to teach at UST for the longest time; it’s the reason why I’m taking my Masters, by the way. I can’t wait to face a roomful of hostile teenagers hell-bent on laughing at my pronunciation or my clothes or my hair. I want to teach, and that’s that.
But I can’t.
Maybe Mick was right. You can’t always get what you want.
Then again: If you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.
What I need, though, is a freaking school that doesn’t require a teaching license. And maybe some alcohol to calm me down.
January 1st, 1970 at 12:00 am
August 26th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
sayang naman. aren’t there any workarounds or loopholes in the system or something? i think you’d make a great teacher.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Heh. Too bad. The corporate world sucks.
I was really looking forward to teaching my students the biggest truth in the universe:
sa buhay, dalawang bagay lang ang kailangan mo para maging tunay na masaya: beer at rakenrol
Of course, I’d probably be out of a job immediately, but it would’ve been nice.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
sa buhay, dalawang bagay lang ang kailangan mo para maging tunay na masaya: beer at rakenrol
ok, now i KNOW you’d make a great teacher. heh. ^_^
August 27th, 2007 at 9:13 am
“sa buhay, dalawang bagay lang ang kailangan mo para maging tunay na masaya: beer at rakenrol”
At the risk of sounding like a complete stoner, Amen.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Krys, I don’t have a license.
If you can tell them you’d work on getting one, I’m sure they’d consider letting you in.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
I know because they told me that. But then the top honcho said I had to get it somehow soon.
Oh well. I guess we won’t be co-teachers then.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
I’d love to teach in UST and tell those freshies that.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Tell them you have intentions of doing so. I did.
But intents don’t guarantee anything…
August 27th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
OK. Kept your number, just in case. Deleted your message to protect you from potentially unscrupulous people, i.e. “txtm8 tyo” people hehehe
August 27th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Thank you very much. Glad you had the presence of mind to do that. =)