Perks of being a teacher - Part II

Here I am again with the series - Perks of being a teacher. I'm glad I received several comments on the Part I and I enjoyed reading and writing it too.

Today, the Perks of being a teacher are Semester breaks. Oh yes, I love this profession for this reason as well. Which job pays you to sit at home?. That's just another benefit however, there are more to list and they are on their way.

So, I had this 10 day break last week and I so loved it. The early morning chaos and routine was given a pause button and I took all the rest I needed though I missed my kids from school at times.
Throughout this time I baked, went for walks, slept like there's no tomorrow and helped with the boy getting prepped for work. I watched Breaking Bad back to back.

Now, I'm back to school but, recalling that break feels good and I believe every profession needs this as it helps you reflect on your life and unwind. No stress involved.
I've worked in a corporate, as a nurse, as a Nursing tutor and at a Hospital in administration but, nothing gave the amount of happiness and rest I receive from Teaching.

Hope you enjoyed reading. 

Until next time and the next Perk. 

This is written for #MondayMusings on WriteTribe.

Perks of being a teacher - Part I

Teaching as a profession is more than what I asked for. What I majored in and what I worked as, and what I studied further has nothing to do with my profession as of now.

I don't regret my education though, I regret my working experiences sometimes.

But, now everything's changed. This job taught me so much and I still learn something new every day.

Being a teacher, the moment I enter the class in the morning, I am greeted by my children who are aged 3, 3 1/2 and 4years old respectively. It gives me so much joy and happiness when they come up to me talking about their weekend or their amazing experience at the park. Sometimes, I even get compliments about my accessories (my watch, earrings and eye glasses - though I wear the same every single day). And, to add on to these the children walk randomly up to me either kissing my hand, elbow or if they can reach, my cheek. What more do I need to make my day?

There are tons of perks and I've jotted only a few as of now.
That's the reason I've created a series by the name 'PERKS OF BEING A TEACHER'. If you are a teacher or aspiring to becoming one, you will get what I'm trying to exaggerate here.

Image cortesy - Google.

Until next time.

Written and posted on Write Tribe #MondayMusings.

The French Connection!

The post title put a smile on my face.

The other day when I was off from work and we decided to go out to run some errands (the boy and me). We had a casual conversation about work and some other plans and suddenly I remembered the boy was taking french classes online. Yes, there is an application for android users (not sure about Nokia and iTunes though) to learn French and when I was busy on Instagram one fine day I saw a fellow Instagrammer suggesting this app, I tried it a few weeks and it was very interesting but, I had no time to continue.

When the boy started employment with a new company and had a new client to report to, he was excited as the client was French. He was also determined and said there is no more excuses but to learn French. I suggested this application to the boy and instantaneously he downloaded and he was on.
So, to check his progress I asked him. He was riding his bike when he got thrilled and started bragging his French skills. The basic ones like 'La robe est rouge, Le garcon' etc. He also mentioned that its so easy to learn the language and he can almost understand the mails that has been sent to him in French. I smiled and patted his back. It made him proud.

Surprisingly the virtual apps are trending nowadays and even ads on the tele are becoming more.
Duolingo is a free language learning app that includes languages like French, Spanish, Norwegian etc and it is fun and easy.

You can check this app on the play store or they even have a site for the web users. Here is the link Duolingo.

The cute little bird is the logo for the app.

Hope you enjoyed the read. Until next time.