The Friday Five for 24th of April

[supernutjapan]

1. Are you happy with your current line of work? What do you like/don't like about it?
Yes, it's as close to a dream job as one can be.  I love working with kids, I love the intricacies of language and trying to puzzle it out for myself.  I love music and the rhythm of language as well and including this in my lessons.
The only problems come from all the other tasks of running a business, which I am really not interested in.

 

2. Do you see yourself doing the same type of work in 5 years? What about 10?
I've taught English since I was a high school student, and full time since I was 28 or so... so it's been 24 years and I told my husband I'll probably be teaching/finding ways to be around kids in one form or other until I die.

 

3. Did you see yourself doing this type of work 5 years ago? What about 10?

Before I started this school, or more precisely, before my kids were born, I really was not interested in teaching.  I was a translator and liked the solitude of working on the documents at home.  I had a hard time understanding kids and how to teach them.  Having Alex changed me.  I cherished the time I had with him, teaching him, and when my husband suggested I start classes, I thought it would be fun to extend that to other children.  I am amazed by my the transformation myself.  I never thought I would teach full-time.  If I had known, I would have majored in music and got a degree in education.




 

4. Did you have a dream job as a child? What was it?

I wanted to be a teacher when I was in elementary school.  I watched my mom teach kids in our home and it looked like fun and a good career.
That changed when I actually tried it LOL



 

5. If you had to pick a radically different job from what you have now, regardless of whether you'd realistically be able to do it given your skillset, what would you pick and why?

A musician/ song-writer/composer.  I love music and I love singing.