Friday, June 1, 2007

If I were a teacher...

I am sure; being a teacher is at no point easy. If I think about myself being a teacher, I am sure I would not perform well. Working with children is not really my dream job. And you must be a self-confident person. You must trust your abilities, which is not really my strength.

After all, if I really were a teacher, I would teach something that I like. It could be something from computing, maybe maths or even linguistics. I think I know English very well. In all four parts of language: reading, understanding, speaking and writing. It’s a pleasure to speak in English, though having patience to teach other persons, students or children is not something that everyone has.

I think I would be a very strict teacher; after all, I’d like to have some order in the class. But I think I would try to be friendly and fair to pupils. I would try to teach them in the most exciting way possible. A fun factory is a must. No one likes listening to a boring teacher, who always sings the same tune. I would not push my pupils for homework; after all they should know it is only good for them.

Gregor Sušanj, 3. bg


If I were a teacher, I would probably teach a subject from natural sciences. When I was in primary school I thought that I could be a good maths teacher. Later on I changed my mind. I realized that I am not good at communication with people. I think that children wouldn’t really be friendly if I didn’t know how to deal with them. Maybe I could acquire this knowledge later, when I get more experience.

I don’t think I could always stand the students. They are usually quite loud. To be a teacher you need quite a lot of voice to overrule them. I don’t posses that ability, because I am usually quieter and not willing to speak. I would probably become confused in such a stressful situation.

Matej Skrbiš, 3. bg