I am, in perspective... a teacher at heart. Maybe that is why it seemed hard for me to part with the kids I handled for the past fall in Learning Disabilities Association Fraser South (LDAFS). I remember when I took the National Career Assessment Exam (NCAE), I had been classified as a "social". One of the careers listed there was being a teacher. I didn't really think that I have potential for that stuff though. I mean, for four years in highschool, I was an introvert and not to mention an extremely gullible person. It wasn't until I got into college that I slowly changed my ever-so passive self. I have slowly acquired a skill that most people, even in their own native language, do not use effectively. That is assertion.
To be an effective teacher, you must be assertive. You do not disregard, you acknowledge. You do not force, you persuade. It is also what an occupational therapist needs to learn. For OTs are teachers as well. We teach about everyone's daily business, we teach about life. We assess what areas in daily life do people have trouble in and we find what factors hinder them in doing it. Like how I did with the two kids I have tutored in LDAFS. By the end of the tutoring, I can proudly say that they have improved a lot.
To be an effective teacher, you must be assertive. You do not disregard, you acknowledge. You do not force, you persuade. It is also what an occupational therapist needs to learn. For OTs are teachers as well. We teach about everyone's daily business, we teach about life. We assess what areas in daily life do people have trouble in and we find what factors hinder them in doing it. Like how I did with the two kids I have tutored in LDAFS. By the end of the tutoring, I can proudly say that they have improved a lot.
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| Freebies from tutoring :) |
In hindsight, I may have been looking for a little bit of OT in the tutoring program. It put me in a tight situation once when the supervisor questioned my methods of tutoring. My expectations were far off from what they had in set. It just isn't the same. I found that, the more I engage myself with different kinds of work, the more I realize how much I love being an OT. I observe it in the simple things people do everyday but observing alone do not suffice. I miss being an OT. I envy those back home that are engaged in their reviews. Everyday, I feel that my knowledge is fading. I pray that my application in CAOT will be an okay! I'll be good, I promise.
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| My little kid's writing :) |
There is perhaps no saddest moment than saying goodbye to something you have come to love. My volunteer work in Learning Disabilities Association Fraser South has ended after 3 months. And now, it's time to embark on another adventure!
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Red Cross, here I come!!! |
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