"Teaching For 10 Minutes Taught Me...."
It's day 128 of documenting 2025.
It's official!
My break from Whatsapp is over.
But I won't be posting anything on my status till tomorrow.
When I will share Friday's update on my Whatsapp channel.
How did yesterday go?
Hmm....🤔
I can't say it went badly, I'm grateful for each and every day.
Well, two things happened.
First, I went for an interview for a teaching job.
It went well...but my dad wasn't particularly happy about the starting salary.
In naira, the headmistress told me she would pay 15k.
Same as what my younger sister is being paid.
My dad's argument is, I'm older and I should earn more...even though I haven't taught before.
To me, it sounded ridiculous.
But I didn't tell him that.
He also considered the distance from the school to our house....which is a bit long.
According to him, I can't be stressing myself for a small pay.
My argument (which I didn't tell him), is that I want to do it for the experience and not necessarily for the pay.
During the interview session, I was asked to teach a topic to a group of students.
Impromptu!! 😨
At first, I was scared....but it was easy to face the students.
I was scared of messing it up.
I introduced myself and started on the topic.
It got easier as the minutes passed.
And when it came to explaining what I wrote out on the board, I used everyday life as an example.
At some point, I used myself in an instance so I could explain better.
It was time for questions.
I asked them questions and they answered accordingly.
I would ask their name before they answered a question.
They also asked me questions....and most of the time, I had to repeat my explanation.
I stammered a few times tho....
So much for my first time 😏
Overall, it was an interesting experience.
I drew from what I had read in books and what I was taught during JAMB tutorials...to explain the topic.
I realized that teaching makes you more of a student than learning by yourself.
Whatever I want to understand on a deeper level, I simply have to teach it....c'est fini.
Concerning what my dad said, I messaged the headmistress immediately after the discussion with him.
At the time I'm typing this, I haven't read her response.
But I'll update you on how it goes in the next post 😌
That's all about the interview.
I want to say something else concerning this incident...
But first, highlights.
Quotes from the usual read and sometimes, my two cents as well.
Let's do it!
365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Principles
"Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior
that gets you what you want out of life.
They can be applied again and again in
similar situations to help you achieve your goals."
Quote by Ray Dalio
"Do you follow a set of principles in your life?
If not, it’s time to design
them and adapt them as an inherent part of your decision-making process, to ensure that you make better choices."
"What rules do you want to embrace in your own life?
Make a list of your own fundamental truths that will
help you get what you want out of life and treat them as agreements that you
can’t break."
Agreements I can't break, right?
I have just one of that kind....and I plan to add more of them.
Then see to it that I don't break a single agreement.
It's all about self-trust.
What about you, my friend? 🎀
Do you have agreements like that?
Anyhoo....
Let's get back to what I was saying.
My dad said all he wanted to say concerning the job.
Bottom line, he won't allow me work there unless it's 20k I will be paid.
As he spoke, I was a little angry.
"Is it always about money?", I wanted to shout.
But I held myself from doing so.
It also got me thinking...
Why do people only think of monetary benefits when it comes to certain jobs?
Is the reason of experience no longer valid?
Why do people term the effort needed to accomplish the work as "stress"?
I may not understand all these things at this stage of my life.
But I'll definitely understand it later.
Until then, I'll just go with the flow.
I'm currently living under my dad's roof and he has the right to decide if I can work there or not.
Some people may argue..."you're old enough make your own decisions".
In this case, not really.
Well, enough of all that.
If I end up not working there, I'll just find another way to earn from a job.
Moving on....
The second thing that happened.
It's pretty exciting 😄
I finished the ebook!
All of it.
It's complete and ready for all to see.
I can officially tell you the name now (I'm blushing...)
It's called, 99 Reasons To Write Online.
Yep! You heard right.
I wanted to make a case for online writing and now...the idea has become a reality!
Have I uploaded it to my store?
You bet your biscuits I have!
If you've always wanted to write but you're not sure of the possibilities, this book is for you.
For those who dismiss writing as a means of earning income, I compiled 99 reasons to convince them.
Leonardo AI did an exquisite job on the cover design...
(Shh....🤫 that's a secret!)
I can promote it alongside my other product, the ChatGPT Mastery Blueprint....which I created early this year.
I believe my products can help those who get them.
I can also practice sales and marketing with the two....and really understand the game.
Well, my friend...
This is where I draw the curtains.
Thanks for reading as always, and your comments and support 💜
If you haven't commented before, you can do so below each post....and you can be anonymous.
If you're interested in reading more posts, visit Documenting 2025.
There's over a hundred of em'.
I'll see you there 😉
I was thinking of something... involving the older posts.
I'm talking day 1 to day 50.
Gosh! I don't even remember any of their titles!
Maybe, I can read make reference to them in the coming posts.
Maybe in a section called, "Blast From The Past"
Yo!...just thought of the name now.
It's cool, right?
Maybe....
Possibly....
It was just a thought.
I could act on it tho....
But it would be next week I'll start it.
Anticipate, my friend 🙂
(There goes my closing lines...)
I'm Duon Ada.
I'm documenting 2025.
And I'll see you tomorrow.
Ciao 💕
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