Classes I've taught at Kaplan

Teaching English is a little like backpacking and also like tour leading.  You meet new people all the time, create connections (some even quite deep) but invariably it comes time to say goodbye - and often quite quickly.  People coming into and out of your life in quick succession, touching it briefly, and then moving on.  And invariably you quickly lose contact, except in very exceptional cases.

As a backpacker, this sometimes used to make me a little sad.  But as a teacher, at least you have the benefit of knowing that you have contributed, even if only in a small way, to your students moving towards there life dreams.  Most of the students I teach are young and full of aspirations as to what they want to do once they can speak English better.  And it's wonderful to help them move in that direction.  So although it's a constant cycle of hello's and goodbye's, it does not feel empty.  The opposite in fact.

Intermediate (October)

Pre-Intermediate (September)