tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166190881047707508.post3902050893959412541..comments2024-01-05T19:14:35.085-04:00Comments on Sandals & Sunnies: Musing :: Mind : They call me Miss.Lizellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14732968490869330022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166190881047707508.post-83111160849590187272014-09-08T11:13:30.133-04:002014-09-08T11:13:30.133-04:00You are amazing! I have friends who are teachers a...You are amazing! I have friends who are teachers and I have so much respect for them. I once wanted to be a teacher but never got around to getting on that path. I thought it was too late, but realized years after that it wasn't too late. I wanted to teach English as a second language because one of my favorite teachers growing up was my ESL teacher. :) I also majored in psychology the first two years of college but realized it wasn't my calling. I then found International Relations and loved it. I found a job in organizing and policy advocacy afterwards and was involved for more than 10 years. I left because I think I had a second calling in life which was caring for dogs and photography. Photography was a little scarier to pursue but I just started dog sitting and it's been fun. :) I also spend more time to myself and craft and make things. I am happy with the path that I took so far in life. I learned lots - strong foundations formed through dedicated teachers and life experiences. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073489020505303471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166190881047707508.post-75872395912653204392014-09-07T16:22:20.861-04:002014-09-07T16:22:20.861-04:00Great post! It's so interesting reading this f...Great post! It's so interesting reading this from the perspective of a teacher. Great passion :)Chelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398850088480723030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166190881047707508.post-32215605764218486972014-09-06T13:27:31.754-04:002014-09-06T13:27:31.754-04:00It was actually a group of about 9 of them in my r...It was actually a group of about 9 of them in my reading group and they were so precious and wonderful, ah my heart! I miss the experience!<br /><br />Amen about teachers who don't like the job i hate hate hate coming into contact with ppl who are just using teaching as a stepping stone to a next platform and heck even if you're going to DO that at least be the best at what you do in the time that you are doing it! sheesh....getting impassioned all over again! lol<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading and commenting!! This post means a lot to me.. Lizellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732968490869330022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166190881047707508.post-76093238563283935722014-09-06T13:07:06.419-04:002014-09-06T13:07:06.419-04:00Such a thought-provoking post. Loved it. Loved the...Such a thought-provoking post. Loved it. Loved the question "In a time in history such as this, why aren't we teaching our children openly that passion can give birth to planning and that the passionate pursuit of this plan can lead to success?". Hopefully the education system will change - heaven knows there are enough calls for this. Love how your intelligence and ingenuity shines out in this post - of the twelve teachers my 8 year old son has had so far, only two of them have a genuine passion for teaching and he's only liked those two teachers. I just don't know how any change is going to happen in education, honestly, until the people who teach all have this same passion you describe, this same vocation. To see a teacher who hates their job - it's one of the most soul-destroying things, because you just know they're condemning the children. [Wanted to say, also, that your story about the little one you taught to read - beautiful, just beautiful].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com