Teaching as career

[Allie]

^ it could also be that times are harder now. so teachers have to do tutoring on the side to survive.
and since there's an inlfux of available tutors, parents and students might as well take advantage.

it doesn't make sense for a 'lazy' teacher to teach in a mediocre manner just to end up teaching the lesson again (and one-on-one at that) after class hours. don't you think? 

[ms.rain]

^iba na raw talaga ang mga teachers ngayon... that's according to my cousins, ninangs etc. that are sending their own kids to the same school where they graduated years ago. sila naman, they don't hire tutors, they teach/tutor their own kids since they used to tutor before and SAHM naman sila.

yung tutorial classes after school, hindi sya one-on-one. hindi rin same teachers ang nagtuturo after class. teachers from the same school, but not same class.

i do agree that teachers do tutoring on the side to augment their income.

[kaskade]

naninibago ako now na ang daming mga students na nagpapatutor after school hours. during our time, iilan lang mga may tutor... pero ngayon, grabe, halos buong class ng mga pamangkin ko ang may tutor. most of the tutors around the school area ay mga teachers mismo ng school rin! makes me think iba na mga teachers ngayon compared to before. hindi na ganun ka-passionate sa kanilang job maybe? basta naturo na nila ang dapat nila maturo, hindi na baleng hindi naiintindihan ng mga students. total naman may tutor afterwards. im not generalizing ha, but this is simply an observation.

another factor is that there are more distractions now compared to a decade ago. there are mobile entertainment devices  - ipods, computer games/internet, PSP, even cellphones - that conveniently rob children of productive study time and real personal experiences with books and simple manipulative toys that promote cognitive development. in a culture of convenience, this also has an effect on their attitude towards work - as they become more used to being given things quickly and without much effort, they become restless and fidgety and are unable to sit still and absorb the learning that takes place in the classroom.

re tutorial, for some children i believe a group set-up is better than one on one - especially if you are trying to promote language development in a more natural way. this is especially true when a "game approach" is used in the tutorial session - wherein the child will actually have fun while learning new things and improving his developmental domains. and as we all know, a happy child is a motivated child - and a motivated child will certainly benefit from a rich tutorial program.

i also believe that tutorial time is also better when it is geared towards skill development and should not always be used as a time to do assignments. with the help of a tutor, the former should further hone a child's life long skills. with a personal desire to be self-propelling and with a sense of discipline, the latter should merely serve as cognitive exercises for the child/to bring the curriculum of the school into the home. but of course, some parents really do not have time to tutor their children so the homework becomes the tutor's load.

re school teachers as tutors... i'm also a tutor of some of my current/former students.....for me personally this is a better set-up - provided that the teacher really does know the child. one benefit of having the same subject teacher as the tutor is that the teacher knows how the child performs in class and can pinpoint specific strengths and weaknesses that must be addressed. additionally, a same-teacher-tutor can apply the other areas of the curriculum into the tutorial activity so that even if you are trying to develop a child's mathematical skills you can still inject the latest subtopic in the social studies theme and hit two birds with one stone. a different tutor, on the other hand, is not witness to the daily hours a child spends in class - so whatever assumptions the tutor makes re a child's level of development is compressed within the hour - hour and half that he/she spends with the child. and also, some tutors are quite "lazy" in the sense that they don't look for better ways to approach the session... i sometimes get new tutees whose parents were not satisfied with the previous tutor because the child gets bored or "lagi na lang drills" and whatnot. for me, nakakahinayang yun kasi the parents pay good money for the tutorial time and there is so little lasting effect on the child.

these are just my beliefs about education and child development as a K-2 teacher (six years and counting) with a non-traditional background (both as a student AND now as an educator) and a graduate student in the same field.

i am sure that in a traditional set-up, things may be quite different.

[ausie]

Ang dami naman dito gusto mag shift from teaching job to different career...

just to ask..
I have bachelor degree in business admin major in computer application, with 10 years programming experience.  I wanted to shift my career to become computer teacher or professor.. how do i do that? I also took a TEFL course to be able to teach english.. as part time. will I be qualified to teach computer subject in university/college?

tnx in advance sa reply

Hi sis! Question lang po...Where did you take your TEFL course? Kasi im planning to take it this march kaso i am not sure which one is good. Please give me some pointers. Thanks in advance. 

[ausie]

thank God for this topic!
ako sin super confuse na ako. my course was engineering. then nung nag resign ako sa job ko last year naisip ko lang bigla why not try ko mag turo. i really didnt have any background whatsoever. tapos kumuha ako ng TESOL certification and i really enjoyed it! then i worked as an online English teacher for 4 months. pero kaka resign ko lang din dun. pero i really want to pursue teaching. i've been reading about yun sa UP open  university, yun certificate program nila Professional Teaching Certification Program. it provides non educ grads with 18 units. i don't know if this is a good move....

Hi sis! San ka po kumuha ng TESOL course? I'm planning to take one kasi.

[rockONsaint]

^Same here. I'm also looking for a school to take up TESOL preferrably in Makati.

Sis latinagirl, I PM'd you.

[babyanj]

mga sis eto nahanapan ko ng TESOL info dito sa Pinas

http://www.tesol.com.ph/index.php
http://www.connectivelanguage.com/index.html
http://www.teslacademy.net/
http://www.ecitesol.com/

[its_giselle27]

^ im iterested  sa TESOL!
Pm nyo din ako gusto ko makati area din sana

[babyanj]

btw, mga sis. yung mga TEFL/TESOL courses madami yan. pero importante makakuha kayo nung standard na 120 hours kasi mas widely accepted yun.

[Allie]

who is interested to teach at Gymboree? they are opening a new branch in greenbelt5 so they're looking for teachers. http://www.gymboree-ph.com/

[jamie_0117]

ngayon ko ang na-visit ulit ang thread na to...sige sis pagnapunta ka dito sa hcmc, ipapakilala kita...yong isang friend ko naman she's working sa isang university ang working hours niya mon-sat 730am to 320pm 1subject lang yon, 3 different classes and everyday iba-iba ang students niya so hindi daw siya nagsasawa. and her monthly income from the university is nasa USD 3,000. may nagpapa-private tutor pa sa kanya na group, staffs ng hotel every saturday naman starting at 530pm, 2 to 3 hours daw yon so nadadagdagan pa ang USD 3k niya na kita niya from the university. nakaka-inspire di ba? yong earning USD 3,500 naman na isang friend ko she's teaching in more than 1 universities and medyo mas nakakapagod yong sa kanya kase byahe plus kalat daw sched minsan.  

the pinoys in VN are so mayaman... pwera nga lang ako hehe.

anyway, i met a pinoy here, he's a math teacher, english tutor tapos may band pa! kayod!

[rockONsaint]

Thanks for the links babyanj. ECI is the closest to my place.

Gladz31842-inspiring naman kwento mo, sis. Parang gusto ko tuloy mag apply sa Vietnam. Ano ba to napaghahalatang mukha akong pera.   

Seriously, sa Vietnam kelangan ba magmasters muna bago teach sa university doon?

Anong ma-aadvice niyo. Apply muna sa mga schools diyan sa Vietnam or do I have to earn TEFL certificate first?

Thanks.

[greyish]

i taught for 1 sem in college. one subject lang..just wanted to try after i got my masters.

nakaka aliw din ang mga bata you will learn from them. sometimes you have to explain it to them the way na maiintindihan nila. at iba na mga bata ngayon.

im crossing my fingers na sana magkaron me ng load this sem, this week ko palang malalaman. i really want to pursue a career in teaching.

[arjeeh]

my husband is a teacher and because of him i have a better understanding the fulfillment a teacher receives. i'm happy for him because compare to other university, he gets a higher compensation package. i want to try it out as well..just for one school year. the thing is i don't have an education degree. is there any school willing to accept a non-education degree?

[gulaysk]

30 units na ba ang required na educ subjects para makakuha ng LET o 18 pa rin? Effective kailan ito? Kindly enlighten. Thanks.

[febz]

makikisali na rin ako sa usapan nyo..
(though i'm a fresh grad in college)
just wanna share some thoughts..

I'm slightly nervous kc mag-start na yung class next week..
i was assigned in a Chinese school..i just hope that my students are nice..(i had my ojt before and my students were great, makukulit lang talaga) i'm really worried..i know this is different this time..

please give me some words of encouragement!!!
 

[badmonkey]

Hi!

I just want to share my experience as part of the academe for quite sometime. Hope it helps to those na starting pa lang.

I started working in the academe very young. Right after graduation, the next school year nagturo na ako and sa college ito. So imagine na parang bumalik lang ako sa school and yung mga classmates ko naging student ko although different school naman. I did not dreamed of becoming a teacher. Ang pangarap ko lang wag maging jobless kaya kahit saan me hiring nandun ako.

Small time lang yung college na pinasukan ko. Konti lang students pero mga kick out, matatanda na, at kung ano-ano pa. Mahirap nung una at nanginginig pa ako at namumutla before pumasok ng class.

Fortunately, my co-teachers were very supportive of me. Tipong rereviewhin muna ako before pumasok sa class.

I enjoyed teaching very much but I hate the pay. The pay sucks. I love my students and I got to know some of them beyond the four walls of the classroom.

I got tired and afraid. Afraid na like those old teachers na hirap na maglakad, nagtuturo pa din. Hindi ko din sure if teaching nga ba ang career na gusto kong puntahan. I want to try a different path. My bestfriend told me "Being a dean is the highest possible position that you could get in the academe, do you want to be a dean? and I realize no.

I left the teaching world and shifted into a different career. My new career pays good. Napapa-wow ako every payday. Ang laki kase ng difference compared sa kinikita ko before plus it is a less demanding job. Pag uwi ko, wala ng take home work. I will just sleep and party.

Hinanap ko ang teaching sa new career ko. I felt sad kasi after months of working, wala akong nafeel na fulfillment sa new career ko. I miss my students, the college, my co-teachers, and everything. I ended up applying for a part time teaching job na kung tutuusin lugi pa ako sa sweldo pero I just want to teach again.

Suddenly, me nag-open ng new opportunity abroad and would you believe sa academe din. It strikes back. I tried to apply, try lang, and surprisingly I got hired. Now, I am abroad working in the academe not really as a full-time teacher. Tipong staff na nagtuturo.

I dont know if this is fate or what. I wonder if I am really born to be a teacher. Wala akong big qualifications to be qualified as a teacher pero lagi akong bumabalik dito. Now, I am considering taking certifications to boost my resume. I love my job and the pay but I miss Philippines so much. Well, I can never have the best of both worlds.

Goodluck to all of us.

[rockONsaint]

^Aww sis. That's so nice. 

Sis gulaysk, sa PNU kasi nagstart na sila ng 30 units.

[scorpio_teq]

im looking for pnu's website. multiply lang, i want to inquire sana tuition. im planning to take up education units so i can teach. i graduated business administration kasi.

[karla]

im looking for pnu's website. multiply lang, i want to inquire sana tuition. im planning to take up education units so i can teach. i graduated business administration kasi.

sis, i'm currently taking up ctp sa PNU. For 8 units, ang tuition is 4,150 pesos including miscellaneous and id. ^__^