Saturday, November 8, 2008

Qiute By Accident

I became a teacher quite by accident . Like my sister , we ejoy trying out new things . I have never regretted since the day I decided to be a teacher . No doubt that we dont get paid that much but it was the joy that it brought me being a teacher . I am a Graphic Designer . Yup I could earn loads of money and buy designer stuff and changed my old is gold Proton Iswara to something more expensive , but I didn't want all of that . Though I still do have " what ifs " days . I count my blessings and thank God for this wonderful gift which he gave me and for that I will always be very thankful to HIM.
The first time was the hardest . With no experience, I went head on into the education field . I had to start somewhere even though my salary was just RM 400.00 . I took the job and I was determined to make it a success. I learned everything that I could . I observed how the teachers carried out their lessons and from there I moved on like a train with no breaks . I learned all that I could and soon I found out that it was not enough . I was thirsting for more .
I did the next best thing , I enrolled myself for some short courses during the holidays and I attended them for the next three years and at the same time I worked . It was pretty tough but I had loads of support from my family. I went on till I graduated . I worked on , and it has been thirteen wonderful years , With term breaks thrown in , who could ask for more ,
I had the chance too to work with special needs children from Down Syndrome to Autistic children .Wonderful but it was tough . So , now as I look back , I consider myself very lucky to be a teacher . What is in store for me ? Well I do have another plan up my sleeve . I have been toying with the idea for a long time now . No , I am not opening up my very own kindy ! I have a dream to be a certified teacher and help children with Autism , Dyslexia and ADD/ADHD. Hopefully , if there is a chance , I want to pursue this dream of mine and then I will be very satisfied .