Today is Teacher’s Day in South Korea, a day when us educators are celebrated. It’s a really nice idea and I appreciated every single hand written letter, flower, chocolate, Starbucks card and gift voucher I was given by my kids. We don’t teach to get rewards. As cliched as it may sound, we teach because we love the children and to see them progress and grow.
Being a teacher is not without challanges though. It takes quite a lot of mental strength somedays to deal with students. As well as educating, you are part mum, social worker, disciplinarian, comedian and striking the right balance is hard at times. Yesterday, I had a boy throw a major tantrum because I wouldn’t sign his reward chart after his bad behaviour. He threatened to quit the academy. I tried not to laugh at this tiny tyrant. Anyway, he came back today and was better behaved.
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