Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

>> Don't know what grades you taught, but teaching is one of those jobs 
>> that's very hard, and is getting more and more difficult every day. My 
>> wife is a teacher, and I admire her for what she does. I don't have 
>> the patience to be a school teacher, and I have very little tolerance 
>> for bad behavior and general disrespect, I suspect I would definitely 
>> not be suited for the job.
> 
> I know somebody who is teaching English as a second language in South 
> Korea. To 5-year-old kids. How much patience does *that* need...

Actually, 5-year-olds are fairly easy to handle, especially on this 
subject.  Children that age are very adept at learning new languages, 
and you can turn most of the learning into a game.

Regards,
John

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