โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด!โ
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด.โ
โ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.โ
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Do all of the above sound familiar?
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Iโm not here to point out your shortcomings and most definitely not here to say I have it all. So, hear me out!
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To senior teachers, no one can buy the experience that you have. You have taught students of all kinds of shapes, sizes, personality, temperamentโฆ you name it! Aside that, you have skills to manage parents that can fill a book.
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Yet, times has changed. It took one pandemic to take away the comforts we used to enjoy. Indeed, it is very challenging but should that stop you from teaching? Should that stop you from learning something new that will benefit students and parents?
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For young and fresh teachers, I used to be in your position. The first two years of full time teaching is the toughest. You realized most parts of your job was not taught in the textbook. It didnโt say you will most likely learn on the job.
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All because it is tough, it is all the more reason for you to ask for help. Thatโs what I did when I worked at my first school. I remember introducing myself to the school team and I recalled saying that I have a lot to learn from my senior colleagues. Humbling myself allow me to learn so much from my colleagues and till today, they continue to inspire me.
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Donโt let pride stop you from becoming a great teacher.
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Since becoming a teacher, constantly learning has become a significant process of my career. No matter how busy I am, I still try to find pockets of time to learn a new software, create a new game, get new ideas from YouTube, etc.
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Most importantly, I try to apply the new thing in my lessons ASAP. Why?
This is because we forget easilyโฆ.and we also procrastinate!
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Consider reflecting on your career for a few moments. How do you want to move forward from your current state?
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Do you want to become a better teacher?
Comment โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ YES if you do! I would love to hear your thoughts on this too!
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In conjunction with Teacher Appreciation Month, I would like to give something back to the teacher community. If you have been interested in being part of my music teacher community, Music Teacher Meets Technology (MTMT), do drop โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ a comment โawesome teacherโ to get a special 50% discount on the membership worth RM100.
Donโt miss this lifetime membership opportunity!
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