How to disrupt & resist grind culture for teachers
On Instagram, we’ve been discussing grind culture a lot. While the discussion about it started relating to students, I’d like…
Tag: teach in middle east
Why I stepped back from full-time teaching in the Gulf
After four years of teaching in the Middle East, I walked away from teaching as a full-time career. My partner…
Inside the classroom of a public school teacher in the UAE
I’ve been at school for the past 4 weeks and since I began teaching, my most requested topic has become,…
Teaching abroad: Is it really what you think it is?
Whenever I tell people that I teach abroad, they look at me like I’ve struck gold. And in some ways…
High School vs. Kindergarten: 6 realisations of an evolving teacher
Earlier this year, I started my new teaching job in Kuwait and was informed that I would be teaching 5…
Life in Kuwait: First Few weeks
I arrived in Kuwait on the 14th of September, which means I have officially been here for three weeks. Time…
Life in Kuwait: First day at work
Yesterday was my first day of work… and what a day it was! I was told to report to…
Life in Kuwait: Starting off slowly…
I arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday afternoon, fatigued after 17 hours of traveling from Durban, South Africa. While waiting in…
From here to there… I’m off!
It took exactly 74 days, from the time I accepted the offer from my school in Kuwait till the time…
You’re moving where?!
My No Objection Certificate (NOC) FINALLY arrived- after 8 weeks of waiting- and I have sent off all my other…
