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  • May 29, 2014 at 2:32 pm #57651
    jock
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    Yeah I know that sounds like classic negative self-talk but I’m aware of it at least.
    I’m 56 years old, Australian and quit teaching about 10 years ago. Main reason is I just couldn’t stand the stress. I never really mastered behaviour management and I never really enjoyed talking in front of large groups. One of my handicaps was a soft, indistinct voice which really worked against my effectiveness as a teacher. Also I kind of lost the passion for working with kids,the culture of elementary school kids. Not that I would prefer teaching High school either.
    Trouble is I haven’t really found a “good”job to replace teaching.I do miss a certain status, the holidays and the money. Have been earning a pittance for a while.Need to really get my act together soon as retirement approaches and I haven’t saved enough either. Worry, worry,worry,… 🙂

    May 30, 2014 at 12:50 am #57689
    The Ruminant
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    Dear Jack,

    Isn’t teaching transferring knowledge from one person to another? Does it have to happen within the context of a group, in a school, or between an adult and a child? Having a soft voice can be exactly what someone needs from a teacher when they are learning. There’s a good chance that there are also students who find the usual school setting too stressful to cope with. They might benefit greatly from private tutoring from someone who understands them. Just like with everyone of us, there is someone out there who is looking for exactly what we can provide 🙂

    May 30, 2014 at 3:22 pm #57737
    jock
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    thanks ruminant. have considered tutoring but may lack confidence/passion for that unfortunately. Have studied counselling recently. Might go down that path. Life is not too bad though. How is your future looking?

    May 30, 2014 at 11:11 pm #57758
    The Ruminant
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    My future? Oh, probably quite bleak, but I’m just not sensible enough to worry about it 🙂 I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. I’m just happy I have survived my past and have been able to turn my life around in a way that I no longer see myself as worthless or useless or a burden to others.

    This all makes me ponder now that perhaps it wouldn’t be such a huge jump going from feeling unworthy to neutral and happy to truly confident to do the things I want to do. There are people with less skills who do more things just because they have decided that they will. They practice and practice enough and gain the skills needed. Why wouldn’t we be able to do that?

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