Today was my last day of teaching. At the beginning of the year I started taking TEFL classes at the center I am studying Arabic at and began teaching in the second semester. I have been considering teaching for quite some time, but have never had the opportunity to do so. Before coming to Morocco I had no idea whether it was just something for me to consider and then realize I didn't like later. Teaching my own class in a structured setting felt incredibly right. I have never been more satisfied with what I am doing and being able to see the amount my students have changed by becoming more comfortable within the class and with the language they were studying was incredible. At times figuring out how to explain certain grammatical points only in English took time, but every moment of planning and teaching my students was absolutely enjoyable. I can only hope that my students only learned and discovered from me as much as I did from them. I am so lucky to have been given this opportunity through the CLC and NSLI-Y. Although it is said for my first class to be ending I can only hope that many doors have been opened to my students for learning English or at least they will have the key to do so now. As for myself, I am looking forward to the new things I will be able to do with my TEFL certificate, and I sincerely hope that there will be many more teaching experiences for me to come.
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