RE: I Could Teach You A Thing or Two [It's Not What You Expect]

Wonderful post and everything you say is so true. Your list of hobbies that you have explored and then put into practice is truly amazing.
It's funny that you don't need the hubby standing over your shoulder or lending a hand, UNTIL you need something heavy picked up. There is a way to avoid that, learn about pulleys and levers, and save your hubby's back.😁

Boy, it sounds like your are totally done with teaching. 20 years of teaching English has brought on teacher burnout which is hard for some people to understand. Being a good teacher, the first thing you need to do is capture your students attention and make what your teaching interesting. A principal that I had early on compared teaching to acting. You are on a stage everyday and the spotlight is constantly on you. The success of your performance will either captivate the audience or put them to sleep.
Anyone that doesn't understand that teachers can get burned out need to spend a month on that stage, try to captivate their audience and then be prepared to deliver a meaningful lesson. It isn't easy and those that think teachers have it made would think differently if they were to give it a go.

At least you realized that you needed to change what you were doing, most teachers don't. When they refuse to leave teaching, the students pay and the teacher still gets paid.

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Hahaha yes pulleys and levers... We have used those when we can't lift it together! But men need to feel useful and manly, so it's best to allow them the opportunity to lift at times 😂😂

You know, I used to love the theatre and drama of teaching, like stepping outside of yourself. But after a time it's the hardest thing to do in the world.

the students pay and the teacher still gets paid.

That is sadly so true. And you can't sack a teacher here either, not unless they're abusive etc. So it IS kids that suffer in the end.

I LOVE learning how to do things, it's fun! Unless it's juggling 😂😂😂 .. I HAVE to find meaning and purpose in it.

Thanks for your lovely comment 💚💚🍄🍄🍄🌱🌱🌱