How old were you when you started to teach?

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Dear Sharon,

I have a simple question about your teaching career. Could you please tell me how old were you when you started teaching, what qualification you had and what was your first experience with teaching young children. (It seems difficult to believe that you are 49 years old now and you have more than 35 year of experience as pointed out in your reviews section. It turns out you were just 14 when you started teaching?)

Best wishes
Anna

Dear Anna, Thank you for taking the trouble to contact me. The answer to your question is 'yes', I did start teaching when I was 14. My very first student was the daughter of one of my school teachers. Of course, I had no teaching qualifications at that time but I always found teaching very natural, enjoyable and easy. I lived in a village where word-of-mouth travels fast and so very soon I was turning away students. From that day I have never had a break in my teaching. Even when I had my children I stopped teaching for just 3 weeks. I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.

Regards
Sharon Goodey.

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