The 30’S CAN ROCK!

Staying Motivated when

Teaching for

30 years or more!

Naomi Ganin-Epstein

Have you heard of

the Polar Explorer

(and mother of

triplets)

Ann Daniels?

http://anndaniels.com/

She overcame many hardships

on her journeys to the Poles.

Ann is the recipient of the

“Pride of Britain” Award.

GRIT!

DID

THE ICE

CARE?

Photo by Iddo Epstein

Teachers face a

multitude of

hardships, over and

over,

week in, week out,

year after year…

Hardships such as these…

• A/C systems

• Behavior

• Cheating

• Dead tired

• Exams

• Fidget Spinners

• Grading systems

• Heterogeneous classes

• Impoliteness

• Janitors

• Keys (lost)

• Learning Disabilities

• Meetings (endless)

• Negative (attitudes)

• Overtime

• Parents

• Quizzes

• Respect (lack of)

…and these…

• Salary• Time (lack of)• Unreasonable

(demands)• Vacations spent on

grading• Weight (of bags)• Xeroxing (out of

pocket)• Yard duty• Zzzzz (never enough)

These are just a fewof

the hardships -

just the tip of the iceberg,

really!

Considering there are no medals to be had, I asked…

“What keeps you motivated to keep teaching after at least

30 years in the profession”?

56 Teachers, from 17 countries replied!

• Israel

• Canary Islands

• Australia

• Austria

• Belarus

• Global (online)

• Greece

• Guatemala

• Russia

• Japan

• Malta

• Poland

• Turkey

• UK

• USA

• Ukraine

• Vietnam

12of those teachers have been

teaching for more than

40 years!

1for

52 years!

Their message is loud and clear:

Students DO CARE!

Teachers matter!

31 years

36 years

“I love the challenge of making it work”.

Mitzi Geffen, Israel

“I have the feeling I learn something new with each lesson and with every student”.

Marjorie Rosenberg,

Austria

35 years

“When my 12th grade students kiss me goodbye for the last time, tell me how much they loved my lessons, how much I taught them not only English but also about life and they promise they will visit…”

Sara Vatik, Israel

30 years

“Listening, learning and laughing with my high school kids”!

Arlene B. U.S.A

30 years“I keep what I give”.

David Deubelbeiss

Guatemala

30 years

“When it’s good, it’s very verygood”.

Jack Pillemer, Israel

32 years

“I’m just passionate about people, getting to know them, learning from them, giving them better prospects in life, being creative with lessons, reinventing the wheel, affecting learners yet making them autonomous”.

Jean Sciberras, Malta

32 years

“There is nothing else I know how to do and I need to do something for a living and in any case I love being in a classroom and I love the students”.

Phil Keegan, Vietnam

34 years

45 years

“… The pleasure of challenging young minds, encouraging them to stretch their minds, to talk and think”.

Veronica Foldes, Israel

“The variety and the students”.

Marie Pettigrew

UK and abroad

Israel

“It's what I do and who I am; it's my essence; touching lives and being touched”.

Rochel Mizrahi, Israel

31 years

“The fun never ends”!Laura Woodward, Turkey

30 years

“I feel I have a mission to accomplish”

Esther Esses, Israel

Over 30…

“Those moments when a student appreciates your hard work in supporting them, either verbally or-even better - in writing”.

Nancy Peled, Israel

35 years

30 years

“Seeing how the students improve”.

Karenza, Spain

“Passion for teaching, love for students and positive energy”.

Beata, Poland

45 years

"Everything is in an eternal flux of change. Things appear and vanish." However what we give to others can't be taken from us. I still enjoy teaching because I feel I can make a difference in my students' lives.

Mina Tzur, Israel

How to stay Motivated?!!

• Try new things!

• Find a hobby!

• Keep learning!

• Attend conferences!

• Build your own online

support staff room!

• Marry a supportive

spouse!

•Remember that you

make a difference!

32 years

37 years

35 years

“Appreciation from my students”Renee, Israel

“The thrill of having the privilege of helping people to learn”.

Amadeu, Spain

52 years

“My vision that everyone can learn to learn and consequently make a

difference in their lives”.

Rachel Segev Miller, Israel

“The sense of mission”

Bronia. Israel

30 years

“Love of the students and belief that the work is vital”.

Debby Friedman, Israel

32 years

34 years

“Teaching is never boring, it's a constant challenge and the kids are quite funny”!

Michele Ben, Israel

33 years

I'm still trying to work that out in a way that doesn't sound clichéd!

Jan Wright, Spain

36 years

Digital pedagogy innovations, keeping it fresh and new every day!

Adele Raemer, Israel

42 years

“Teaching keeps me young and energetic!”

Avigail Livne, Israel 38 years

“The illusion of my students.”María del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

33 Years

“The kids are what keeps me going and the joy I get from interacting with them!”

Sandy Regev, Israel

39 Years

Hearing, “Yesterday I was on the bus and I understood the people around me”.

Pauline, Australia

32 years

“The STUDENTS who come in all shapes and sizes with a range of

abilities”.Sarah, Israel

45 years

“A love of life, a love of children and a great curiosity about the world around me”.

Patricia Reifen, Israel

37 years

“I do enjoy both seeing students gaining confidence and improving the ways to assist them in it”.

Anna Yermolenko, Russia

33 years

“Belief in and love for the students. Also knowing it makes a difference to the students long after we part”.

Debby Zweibach, Israel

34 years

30 or so…

“The idea that I can still make a difference in students' lives”.

Susan Bedein, Israel

“The same as 34 years ago, I still love the profession and the pupils”.

Sharon Shapira, Israel

31 years

"Forever changing what I do in class”.

Wendy Segal, Israel

35 years

“I like imparting knowledge”.

Tsippi Sandler, Israel

32 years

32 years

“I still really enjoy connecting with teens”.

Fruma Cohen, Israel

“Constantly creating a buzz in the classroom which inspires and motivates students to do their best whatever age, level or ability”. Susan Hillyard, Global

Almost 30 years

“My joy at imparting knowledge and seeing that the students have learnt, but I am very lucky to work with a supportive team in a wonderful school”.

Jackie Keller, Israel

48 years

Teaching is my anchor -my life outside the class

is irrelevant. I pull myself together.

Miriam Lapid, Israel

“….Observing the brilliant careers my ex-students are making; and I just love my job. There is no better job than teaching English, because you are continuously looking for information and materials, and keep learn so many exciting things three to ten years ahead of those who do not speak English. And you feel great talking with students. They keep you updated too”.

Valentina Holubeva, Belarus

israel33 years

47 years

“The interaction with the younger generation keeps me invigorated. I enjoy the process and the outcome”.

Anna Kilevich

Almost 30

“I love to see the students progress and discover the English language and find it useful to learn not for grades but for active life”.

Marthe Ohana, Israel

34 years

“The challenge of learning to see through student posturing to the hearts behind it, and learning to listen to 'wants' and identifying the 'needs' that students don't know how to communicate”. Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Japan

34 Years

“The connection with my students”.

Ellen Haskell, Israel

The following are responses from teachers who have been

teaching for less than 30 years but added their thoughts…

• “The key motivation is progress of my students, my own experience, growth and constant professional development”. (Dmitri Stepanov, Belarus)

• “Money”, Elena Sivtsova, Russia

• “ I love what I do”. Cristina Cabal, Spain

• “Every class is different, just find the way to reach them”. Sara G. , Israel

• “Thankful students, please”! Elena, Ukraine

• Variety - I've taught from age 3 to 73 - never boring. “ Marlene, Israel

ONCE A TEACHER-

ALWAYS A LEARNER !

VASILIKI MANDALOU, GREECE

Teachers ROCK!

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