Begining to study a Master after being seven years just working and adquiring experiences as a Foreign Language teacher in four different places, it is not an easy job. Indeed, it takes some time to adapt again to the normal rhythm of a person who wants to te succesful as a professional, as a worker, as a learner, as a student, as a mother ans also as a housekeeper. In spite of these big responsabilities, there is a deeply desire who makes me feel the need to progress in my professional development. for that reason, I posted the statement: "because beyond the dreams there are more realities to build"
A dream is something tangible in your mind but invisible for the rest of the people. However, it is each step you give towards that dream who becomes it a reality. One of my main dreams (actually, I work for that every day, every class, every minute) is not just being a teacher or a good teacher but being an "amazing teacher" as the psychologist Augusto Cury (2003) says in his book "padres brillantes, maestros fascinantes" where he states that "There are not difficult guys but a wrong education for them" (2003)
Last friday night, we were reflecting about that in my linguistic class, professor inquired us about the importance of "being a teacher or becomming a teacher". Being a teacher is just your label, the title that you got when you received your professional degree, where the possibilites for getting a job as a teacher are opened to all professionals. And I am refering to every professional who presents a national exam to provide jobs as a teacher and gets a score equal or superior of 60 points; who can become a member of the public system. can it be possible? can a test measure if you are ready to be a teacher? can it increase or generate the love and motivation needed to deal with this important job? Is there a innate desire or talent for being a teacher? can every one of us to be a teacher?
However, some new proffesional become teachers because of the lack of oportunities to develop their careers. But becoming a teacher is growing up everyday as a professional of Education and as a human being. It is that
motivation who makes you feel worried about the problems of your school, your
students and your community; the desire of helping those who want to follow
their dreams and to engage those who don´t want just dream or think in their
futures. For that reason, every day many students are sitting at their desks
just trying to escape from their reality, others are bored and victims of
traditional methods which surprisingly still exists. Only few students have in mind seriously a
project to drive their lives, while other teachers look at them without
happiness, hope, confidence and expectations.
