. . . I was inspired by . . . the bad teachers I had as a pupil. When a teacher was unfair, I thought: “If I become a teacher, I won’t discriminate against my pupils.” When I found the lesson boring (which was often the case), I would think of ways s/he could have made the lesson more interesting. As a teenager, I decided that I would like to become a teacher in order to improve education (the common belief of teenagers, that they can change the world..). I achieved my goal in becoming a teacher of English, but was disappointed to see that things were not that easy after all. In most Greek state schools, you keep trying to overcome obstacles: very few good colleagues, big and mixed ability classes, limited use of technology and resources and the list goes on. I have a clear conscience, though. Despite the difficulties, I always do my best in the classroom and have reached so far without being unfair to anyone. . .
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It is very encouraging that there are motivated teachers like you who are interested in what they do and think how learning can happen in different ways and techniques despite the obstacles which are many in public schools! And I feel very happy because you are teaching in my hometown! I had the same bad feelings during my school years in Amaliada and Havari long long time ago. Inspiring work, well done!
I can’t thank you enough dear Dimitra! I’m so happy I’m surrounded by remarkable teachers of English! 🙂