Teaching Abroad in Singapore

At the beginning of the year I attended a presentation on teaching abroad. The speaker was very good. He made me very interested in teaching abroad. I never really thought about it because I do not like to go very far away, but he made me feel like I would feel right at home teaching there. Singapore is an English speaking country so for me or other English speaking people to go there it would fit me or them nicely. You would not have to learn another language to go and teach abroad.

I really liked how he talked about how inspiring the children are at Singapore. He made the students seem like they wanted to come to class everyday and learn more and more. He also made the point that there is a lot of hands on activities, which is very good. I really think that hands on activities helps students learn a lot better. These students have the confidence and motivation to learn everyday. I like to see students that are excited to come to class and are ready to learn. Those that are not are even harder to get to particpate and learn.

The speaker also talked about other oversees programs. He made it seem very easy to teach abroad. He said it is a very good experience for every new teacher. Teaching abroad gives teachers a better understanding how different people learn. You get to see learning in the eyes of someone different than yourself. He also talked a lot about how teachers that are abroad get a lot of good money. They also give money for housing.

I feel that if I were to teach abroad, I would learn many new things. I would have to learn the different sports that people use in Singapore or wherever I went. That could probably be a task at first. Once I had the idea of the new sports, I could finally teach them to the students. I also feel like different cultures have very different ways of doing physical education. It may be hard to stick with the plan they have. I really think it would be very fun and interesting to teach abroad though, and learn new things that I have never learned before.