As some of you already know, I am an online ESL teacher. I have been teaching for several years now and I still don't get tired of it. I think it's a very interesting job since I could meet and talk with a variety of people from many places without leaving my room. haha
It's especially interesting teaching and talking with adults students because I get to hear a lot of amusing stories from them, however, there are times when cute little kids book my class as well.
I like teaching kids, but to be completely honest, they take too much of my energy. haha Perhaps due to my introverted nature (which a lot of people disagree since I'm very bubbly), it takes a long time for me to gather my energy back after being spent. Well, I could still try and be patient about it, though.
Well, there are times when I really enjoy my classes specifically with kids. That's when they ask me to draw together with them while we chitchat. This kind of situation somehow relaxes me. Some of the kids are really passionate at drawing and it makes me happy.
I have always loved drawing. I started enjoying it when I was pretty young, so seeing kids with the same passion for this craft energizes me.
I'm going to show you some of the quick sketches I made while talking with my young students.
My student was so into Pokemon and his favorite was Charmander. I remember we were talking a lot about various pokemon during that time while scribbling. Good thing, he also knows a lot of first generation pokemon since they're all I know. lol
I still find it surprising how a lot of young kids around 5-7 years old like the anime "Kimetsu no Yaiba". Yes, the characters are cute and all but the story was a bit dark... but then I remember my young self watching Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball Z, Hunter X Hunter... haha
The bigger screen is my student and her artwork, while on the smaller screen is me. :) I had to crop for privacy. :)
This student was so passionate about drawing. She actually gave me a step-by-step instruction in creating these lovely panda and cat. She loves animals especially pandas, so we ended up drawing it. Let me show you a clearer version of my sketch below.
I really hope that a lot of kids will be given the chance to pursue their passion. There are some young students I met who were forced to study something they're not really interested in. It's sad... I am lucky that my parents were so supportive of the things that I love. Of course, they were also pretty strict when I was a child especially my mama. But in the end, I got my freedom after proving that I could maintain my grades even while being crazy about anime and drawing. ^^
I'll end this post here. See you next time! (^^,)/