tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post4149200868299983176..comments2023-12-21T01:23:06.272-05:00Comments on Melissas Homeschool Blog: The Perfect JobMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17553319266378782849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post-58497092005645561702008-09-20T08:58:00.000-04:002008-09-20T08:58:00.000-04:00betchai, you are so kind and caring you would prob...betchai, you are so kind and caring you would probably make an excellent nurse. Though I am sure you are a wonderful, teacher too. Nursing is a tough job in a lot of ways, but very rewarding in alot of ways too. I think being a parent, has to be the most important job, I have ever had.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553319266378782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post-82276722630712779932008-09-19T22:26:00.000-04:002008-09-19T22:26:00.000-04:00haha, Melissa, what an opposite world. In the Phil...haha, Melissa, what an opposite world. In the Philippines, it seems all moms would want their kids to be nurse to go to America, or anywhere in the world. They call it greener pasture. I actually wanted to be a doctor or a nurse when I was a child because it seemed to me that was the profession to beat! But then, I realized later I could not handle the emotional challenges of being in a medical field. I do not only cry when I see people very sick, it makes me not sleep because I keep on thinking about them, my heart would beat so fast whenever I see people in so much pain and agony, and later it would lead to throbbing headache I guess because my heart does not function well anymore to send blood to my brain :( Then I wanted to be a lawyer and a journalist, but my parents told me I am too emotional for that, they sensed I get very much involved in any discussion and arguments, they were so scared for me when I was a student leader thinking I would become activist :) They wanted me to become an accountant, but like you, Melissa, I do not want them to think I follow them. So, I took Chemical Engineering, against the wishes of my parents, they were afraid their only daughter would become truly a tomboy! My first job was in the engineering industry, but fate brought me to teach a student who struggled in his Calculus. To make the long story short, that student opened the world of teaching to me and encouraged me to help out more students as a "real teacher in a school", I have been teaching Chemistry in the college level for 15 years now and I have no regrets. I may shift to Math teaching though, since I think more students would succeed in the Sciences if their Math basics were strengthenes enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post-54796818661065931662008-09-19T17:38:00.000-04:002008-09-19T17:38:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post-16636841612208294382008-09-19T13:16:00.000-04:002008-09-19T13:16:00.000-04:00Ruthi, thank you for stopping by and sharing your ...Ruthi, thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I think you sound like an awesome teacher. I think teaching is a wonderful job. My son sometimes says he would like to be a teacher. Of course he has a long way before he decides such things. Have a great day.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553319266378782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847447345124723025.post-72256824444140416192008-09-19T11:38:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:38:00.000-04:00I never dreamt to be a teacher though I always pla...I never dreamt to be a teacher though I always played teacher when I was a kid. I never thought of being a nurse either though I also played nurse when I was little because my mom made me a small white cap like what the nurses were wearing long before. I worked as an executive assistant for 5 long years in 5 different companies then I decided to quit and went back to school to become a teacher. I was a High School teacher for 11 years until I quit to come here and married the love of my life. As of now, I am a stay-at-home wife but I dont know if I will choose to become a teacher here too.<BR/><BR/>Though I grew up avoiding to be a teacher... eventually I became one. And to say the least... being a teacher is the most wonderful and fullfilling job I ever had. I also wanted to be a lawyer in one point of my life and my mom thought that I would make a good one because I love arguing but then, my heart is to teaching. It may not necessarily in the classroom in a formal and standard set-up but I feel I could be a teacher even if I am not in the classroom... teaching lessons of my experiences in life to a wider classroom like blogosphere.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://changingseasons.today.com/" REL="nofollow">Changing Seasons</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ruthilicious.com/" REL="nofollow">Ruthilicious</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com