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Teaching English

After my PhD I searched for a job that would allow me to travel. I'd already tutored non-native speakers in English so teaching English professionally seemed like a good idea. One month and an intensive course later, I was CELTA certified.

Then COVID broke out. My travelling teaching job turned into my remote job during the pandemic.

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I practiced:

  • flexibility
  • improvisation
  • organisation
  • teaching English
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I learned:

  • I enjoy tutoring students individually
  • I do not enjoy teaching children under 9 years old
  • I don't like working for other people
  • because the teaching industry has turned into a service industry, many teachers are afraid too afraid to correct their students and be strict with them
  • I don't like the old-fashioned employment model that exchanges time for money