At
the end of Abril, I was lucky enough
to be able to attend NECTFL, The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages.
It
was so nice to attend sessions and learn new ideas or reaffirm old ones. One of the things that I liked the most was
that it gave me a chance to hook up en
vivo with other professionals in my field.
I met some amazing people.
The
first person I wanted to share with you isn’t just one person at all…there were
many people (women actually) and I unfortunately didn’t get their names or a foto, but I can certainly talk about
them. I was inspired by the many
Language Educators who have children who have followed in their footsteps in
one way or another. One woman in particular,
who I believe is a high school Spanish teacher, has a son who went to live in España after graduating from la
Universidad. He didn’t major in
Education, but he is currently teaching English in a small pueblo in northern España.
He shares all his adventures on Facebook and his mother is able to use
the actual fotos in her classes with
real, from the heart, anecdotes. I was
so moved to hear these stories of how these women have obviously raised their
children to be bicultural because I of course brought Sofía to the conference
with me. Ever since I started training
teachers, I have dreamed of one day bringing my children with me to
conferences. It may not make sense to
everyone why, but for us mamás who
strive to raise our hijos bicultural
and bilingual, I’m sure you understand!
Ah, good--I'm not the only one who still goes to conferences even though I'm not working as a language teacher any more! (This week I'm presenting at the American Association of Teachers of French--can't wait to speak French with other grown-ups and learn lots of new stuff and check out the exhibits.)
ReplyDeleteHola Sarah! So nice to see you! I'm not ignoring you reall! I so appreciate you stopping by!! They should have a special spot for our types who aren't in the classroom anymore or who teach preschool! We should try to meet up at ACTFL if you are going to trek across the country again--or if you come to visit your brother in Falls Church, let me know! PS..your bebes are guapisimos!
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