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Hi everybody I’ve just opened a new blog about sport psychology and I’m interested in talent management for young people. It would be great to know what teachers think about talent ! What is your idea of talent? How do you manage it if you recognize it in your students?
Marco
This is a fantastic idea for a blog! I just tweeted out your call for submissions. I will definitely consider submitting something for future posts. We need these voices out there, loud and strong!
Thanks for your support, Elisa. I’d love to hear your ideas for the blog — keep in touch!
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I really like the idea of recognizing and honoring good teachers in genuine ways. While not the initial intent of the piece, I wrote something a few weeks ago that ended up being a recognition of great teaching. I decided to give the anonymous teacher in the piece a copy – which was very much appreciated. http://intrusionsfromparadise.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/creating-tourists/
Great idea! I’ll definitely consider a contribution in the future. I taught 33 years and am recently retired and now working as a mentor for beginning teachers. I’ll encourage them to participate too.
Please do! I know that readers will appreciate what you (and your students) have to say.
It’s wonderful that you are continuing to make a positive impact on education after 33 years.
Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing!
Hello everyone,
I have been teaching for three years now. After my first year, my contract was NOT renewed; and I have currently been teaching at a different school for two years now. Well, I had a meeting with the principal last week and he is not renewing my contract.
With that being said, should I try and find a new teaching job? I mean, if I have been let go from my two first teaching jobs (for reasons on my teaching abilities, mind you), isn’t that a sign that I should maybe try a different career path?
I have been pondering this all year long – just haven’t been really happy and haven’t been very confident in myself.
At both schools I have taught pk-8 Spanish. Maybe all the different levels are too much for me.
I just don’t know if I want to teach again. I can honestly say that I don’t love it, but I don’t necessarily hate it.
I am feeling really lost career-wise right now. Maybe I need to try something else to see how much I do enjoy teaching.
I would love all of your advice/words of wisdom.
Gracias!
Emily
Hi Emily,
Thanks for sharing your story. I reposted it on my most popular page so it has a better chance of getting responses. Here it is:
I’ll give others time to share their thoughts before I chime in.
I now own my own global business in the health and well being industry working flexible hours from home around my family and am excited for the future. I have found that I have been able to use lots of my teaching skills. E.g. planning, talking at product launches and coaching and mentoring others to do the same. The latter is the part I enjoy most. For years I have loved helping children to achieve their potential and can now help other adults like myself to do the same. What is better though is that I have the freedom and choices to manage my own time and live life in my own terms.
Hi Kim, thanks for sharing! I know your success story will help other teachers think of ways to translate their skills. Congrats on finding a fulfilling career after teaching that lets you mentor others *and* gives you more freedom!