my teaching experience Right after graduating from college about two years ago, I started working as an online tutor in a big educational institution. Basically, I taught to a webcam, and kids at the other end of the internet could listen and learn. I was not sure they could learn a lot, because there were up to 300 hundred kids attending the class simultaneously, and there wasn’t much interaction between the students and the teacher. Efficiency cannot be guaranteed. This is one thing I hate about the job. And to top it off, I had to work extra hours quite a lot but got no pay. I felt under a lot of strain and being exploited. I started thinking about the fallout and worried about my health. So after a lot of soul searching, I resigned. But this job, my first formal job wasn’t all bad. You know, thanks to this job, I got to know a lot of new people. With some of them, I still keep in touch. A lot of good memories, too. Then one of my best friends referred me to the headmaster of the school that he worked for. They happened to have an opening in one teaching position. They didn’t bother to find a well-trained teacher, since the school started already. And it was not easy to find one at that point. I got no teaching qualification, but considering my teaching experience in my previous job, they accepted me. I could work there temporarily before I got my teaching qualification. It was in high school. My teaching tasks were quite heavy, at least two class a day. Teaching time plus the time dedicated to prep-work added up to 5 to 6 hours. A lot of tense, you know. After working there for like 6 months or so, I went job hunting online, sent emails with my CV attached to some of the positions that caught my eye and landed my current job. Blow is how it happened. Before the interview, Leo, my boss called in and said, they were looking for someone who got teaching experience and spoke good English. I thought I could give it a try. I wasn’t sure if I could nail it, but I wanted to keep my mind open. When that day arrived, I took a taxi and went to the school. It was a new school. And they were busy with painting and a lot of cleaning. Quite messy. Leo led me to a room and we had a nice conversation about me, my previous jobs and teaching experience, and my expectations of this job. It went smoothly and at the end of the conversation, Leo told me, you’re in! I was happy but not surprised at all. I’ve started working as a kindergarten teacher ever since.