Who am I? I'm 'THE BEEZY TEACHER' |
This “Beezy” teacher has been teaching for
34 years. Starting her teaching career
working as a Special Education teacher for the Austin Independent School
District in Austin Texas, she decided to accept a teaching position working for
the Department of Defense Dependent Schools Overseas.
After ten years in Austin, she decided to
experience life in another country. She
accepted the challenge of teaching overseas and enjoy the cultural
experiences. She landed her first
assignment working in Germany as an elementary teacher at a school for the
dependent children of U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany. After several years of teaching Preschool
Children with Disabilities, she became a Kindergarten teacher and continues in
this teaching capacity today.
“Teaching in
Germany has been challenging. Unlike my
counterparts in the U.S., we are in many ways isolated from the cutting edge
changes in education and continuing education.
I miss not being able to attend educational conferences and workshops
but this is offset by the incredible cultural experiences we are able to offer
our students while are living in Germany.
I have walked through the streets of many cultural cities and have
experienced many historical events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a changing experience to
teach in a foreign country where teaching supplies are not easily accessible.
The lack of access to materials led me to create a lot of my own materials that
followed the DoDDS standards, yet were fun and creative. I am able to try out the new products and
share with my colleagues. I
have been blessed for living a wonderful life away from home but I look forward
to returning home to the good US of A.”
Although my
Master’s degree is in the field of Educational Administration, the Beezy
teacher has never felt the need or desire to work in administration but has
enjoyed working directly with children.
It's a great experience to join the collaboration here at PreK+K Sharing. I'm excited to offer my European experience teaching Kindergarten to all the readers of this collaborative effort spotlighting excellence in education around the world. Next month I'll give you a tour of my classroom.
-- Beezy --
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. I lived in the Netherlands and only taught some Sunday School there, but I can relate to what you are saying. So interesting!
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