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Ginormousaurus
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| Francis-Pax wrote: |
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| I don't really know. That's why I put it in quotations (at least in the second incidence in which I used it). I suppose, in my eyes, it would be a job that I work towards getting and plan on increasing my skill set for over time. So, in my case, ESL wasn't really a career. I did not plan on doing it for very long and I had no real career plan in place. What was originally intended to be a 1 or 2 year thing, effortlessly turned into 6 years. So while I accept that ESL was a career for me, it never really felt like it. |
So teachers don't increase their skill set over time? |
I was talking only about myself, not the ESL teaching profession in general. Many teachers who are serious about it as a career increase their skill set. |
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Francis-Pax
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| Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Ginormousaurus wrote: |
| I don't really know. That's why I put it in quotations (at least in the second incidence in which I used it). I suppose, in my eyes, it would be a job that I work towards getting and plan on increasing my skill set for over time. So, in my case, ESL wasn't really a career. I did not plan on doing it for very long and I had no real career plan in place. What was originally intended to be a 1 or 2 year thing, effortlessly turned into 6 years. So while I accept that ESL was a career for me, it never really felt like it. |
What is your real career? |
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Ginormousaurus
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| Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:43 am Post subject: |
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I'm almost finished getting an engineering degree. I'm currently working for a major oil company as a mechanical engineer (in training). My internship is almost over, then I'll go back to school and finish my final year.
Just so we are clear, I, in no way, meant to imply that ESL is not a "real career". I only meant that it wasn't for me. |
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Francis-Pax
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| Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| Ginormousaurus wrote: |
I'm almost finished getting an engineering degree. I'm currently working for a major oil company as a mechanical engineer (in training). My internship is almost over, then I'll go back to school and finish my final year.
Just so we are clear, I, in no way, meant to imply that ESL is not a "real career". I only meant that it wasn't for me. |
Ha ha... Don't worry. I just get a kick our of the "real job" and "real career" discourse on these boards. I hardly come back to Dave's these days. I am having a good time reading this stuff. |
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