Now Let's See What We Can Do with This . . .

The last day of class was Saturday. We heard about other approaches to language acquisition. We learned that CELTA was not a method but rather a collection of methods. We learned that arrogance is not the domain of any one profession and that some folks look to their one approach as THE approach and therefore are none too thrilled with CELTA's offering this and that to complete the package.

That's when CELTA won me over. I like the idea of drawing from the best, no limits, few boundaries. I like the idea of doing what works rather than adhering to one rule and only one.

And . . . as previously noted in the post below . . . I love teaching.

So I'm checking out my options. Thus far in this journey (taking a year off to find out what I next want to be as I grow up) I've determined that
-- I like to write but not enough to be a novelist or pursue the kind of freelance work that will pay the bills.
-- Houston is home and I don't want to live elsewhere at this time.
-- I love to teach.

So, class, can we guess want I want to do next?

That's right! Teach ESL. Of course, that means I have to find enough jobs to make a living at it given that fulltime positions are not that available.

But I've got a trip to Tanzania to make in January and February and a couple of months to do the research so we will see.

For those of you who want to keep up with me fairly regulary you can now go back to www.starsdancing.blogspot.com. For you folks who were reading for CELTA, stay tuned. I'll be back.