21 years might seem a long time for some, but for others it may only be a half-way mark in their career. For me it's just the right time to retire - If I could divide my life into 4 quadrants of roughly 20 years each, I would now in the last 20 years of my life. In the words of Emily Dickinson a poet, there are still many more miles to go before I sleep. Whether, the last quadrant of my life is a long or short one, I pray that it will be a sweet one. Retirement is having the time to do what I've always wanted to do - without feeling guilty about it and I'm thankful to the dear people in my Department who have been reminding me, 'Beth, you have earned it, you deserve it. Happy Retirement."
In the midst of my days of rest and bliss, may I remember the words of David in Psalms 39:4 KJV: LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it [is; that] I may know how frail I [am]. Knowing this, may I offer a final word of advice that we …show more content…
Now recently, the Principal announced that we could apply to teach in MOE schools - It's not a bad idea. You never know what stories you might be writing from the experiences you gain in an MOE school.
In 1973 after I completed my NIE training, I was offered a place in ACS Br Road where i had done a short teaching practicum there. I declined the offer as I had decided to 'teach in a neighbourhood school to see what real teaching was like. That was a dumb thing to do as ACS was a elite boys school, a Christian school with hardly any discipline problems and being a Christian myself, wouldn't that be the ideal choice - a God-answered prayer thing?
So I was posted to a 'real' school. It was one where the students got into trouble with the police as often as with the school discipline board. It was a school where we had to deal with students who skipped school because they feared the drugs pushers and secret society gang members waiting for them at the school
In the midst of my days of rest and bliss, may I remember the words of David in Psalms 39:4 KJV: LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it [is; that] I may know how frail I [am]. Knowing this, may I offer a final word of advice that we …show more content…
Now recently, the Principal announced that we could apply to teach in MOE schools - It's not a bad idea. You never know what stories you might be writing from the experiences you gain in an MOE school.
In 1973 after I completed my NIE training, I was offered a place in ACS Br Road where i had done a short teaching practicum there. I declined the offer as I had decided to 'teach in a neighbourhood school to see what real teaching was like. That was a dumb thing to do as ACS was a elite boys school, a Christian school with hardly any discipline problems and being a Christian myself, wouldn't that be the ideal choice - a God-answered prayer thing?
So I was posted to a 'real' school. It was one where the students got into trouble with the police as often as with the school discipline board. It was a school where we had to deal with students who skipped school because they feared the drugs pushers and secret society gang members waiting for them at the school