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hello everyone... I am an English teacher..been teaching koreans for three years..but i've been a teacher for eight years now...i joined this site to be of help to everyone....just leave your messages..queries...whatever...i'll do my best to help...in the best way i can...

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April 28, 2009

If there is one thing I hate about my job is the fact that you don't have the "right" to be attached with your students....in any way...nah...nah....don't get me wrong... not in the sense of physical attraction or special kind of feeling...not that.

I've been an EnglishTeacher for Koreans for almost four years now. And in that span of time, I have never handled a student for more than a year....they "come and go"...."come and go".....eight months being the longest. Their length of study depends on how long "vacation time" in Korea is. They usually come here to study English language when it's winter vacation in Korea or when it's summer. Today, I hate myself.....why? Because I was not able to stop myself from being attached....

Two of my students are leaving for Korea three days from now. And I could not help but feel sad....really sad..... Who wouldn't be? They've been with me....they studied with me from day one....And their beginning stages were the most crucial....limited knowledge about the English grammar...then you teach them....day to day....patiently imparting what you know....eagerly sharing your knowledge....you smile together with his "mistakes" in pronunciation,... you laugh together while you read funny stories.....they thank you for doing that and you feel grateful too because you're "helping" them learn....you're making them improve.....in the language so foreign to them.....

Then,.....the bye bye time..... It feels bad.....yet it feels great at the same time.....

The student you used to see and teach everyday will not be here anymore...you will miss the way he pronounces words and the way he tries to imitate you...you will miss the way his face beams with joy when he gets a perfect score in his grammar test...you will miss all these and so much more...and yet you will be thankful because the student who entered your classroom on the first day was not the same student who will leave...he's much better...he could now converse with ease and confidence.... Smile

There is really nothing permanent in this world... I would just have to do my part...and be thankful that I did...

I guess that would be enough.

10:44 PM Aug 01 2009

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there is really nothing permanent in this world,so everything is charming!

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