One of the most fulfilling things in teaching is seeing students’ faces shine like a star.
I enjoy sharing my experience in language acquisition with students. I know it’s not an easy task to mast a foreign language. One needs not only assiduity but also determination, patience, and perseverance.
When I told mother I wanted to be an English teacher and actually went ahead and became one, she asked me whether I knew how to teach. That’s a really good question.
For some reason, I just knew how to teach, if you ask me. The reason my mother asked me the question was that I’m very quiet in person, especially in a group. That is just my nature and I cannot change it.
But when I stand in front of a podium, I am completely different. I become very eloquent and love every minute interacting with audience. That’s also why I participated in all sorts of speech contests back in the school days.
How many of you have had the experience giving a speech to over 2,000 people? I had and I didn’t get any stage freight either. I was only in the fifth grade.
Tonight, I saw again my students’ faces shine brightly, like some enlightenment struck them. I knew they got the information of how to study better and apply what they’ve learned in life. Language is all about application and practice, isn’t it?
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