Life of an online teacher.

One of my first student. Kate

While studying. (sorry for the photo)

Sopy and I. While she was annoying me before studying.

Well, here I am again sharing of what an online teacher is about. When I got hired as an O.T (online teacher) I can say that I already have the passion to speak in English. I was already fluent in speaking and writing. But like what I've said before I don't close myself for improvements, I need it, well infact, everybody needs it.

I got too excited that time because I will be meeting Koreans, meaning I'll be able to talk to someone using English. And then the work had started. It wasn't so nervous at all because most of my students are children. And all I have to do is to teach them in the simplest way as possible. I find it very interesting to deal with them specially if you saw their cute faces and cute reactions which makes my heart filled with joy. I have some simple tips for you if you wanted to be an online English teacher. You must have:

1. Good English Skills. - well as a Filipino most of us have this already but let's admit that some of us need more improvements. Don't be satisfied from what you've learned. Always enhance your English skills (specially if you are not an English major when you were in College or University).

2. Be jolly and know your interest. - being jolly is a must for you to deal with other nationalities specially for Koreans and Japanese. Know your interest by asking yourself if you can stand teaching them despite of their mistakes and misunderstandings and what you can share with them everyday. You have to show your interest in whatever they say and probably learn from it. It's much better if you are going to let yourself like those things and not force yourself to hear those things from them.

3. Make yourself friendly. - you're not just going to deal with one student or two but more. So be ready to know them and to share a bit of you soon as you teach them English.

4. Read lessons in advance. - reading the lesson in advance is much better than reading and knowing it on the spot. This is a way to earn money so let's be fair enough to teach them well by being professional.

5. Most of all -- BE PATIENT. - sooner or later you'll be encountering students who aren't listening to what you are saying, making faces, saying bad things against you and dropping the call while you are talking. Well all I can say is be patient. If your patience is long enough to handle stubborn kids, well, I'll tell you to make it longer. Patience is a must, it's one of the biggest requirement you must have if you wanted to have this kind of job.

Be ready, not all the time your lesson with your kiddos will be as interesting as it can be. We became student once so let's admit that there are times that we felt bored specially if the topic wasn't that interesting. Soon I'll be sharing more about being an online teacher. I hope this post helps. Be with you soon.