From 4/20 to English Teacher: The Story That Changed My Life
"Failure gives you two choices: stay where you are or become the person you're capable of being." People often see the result but rarely the journey behind it. Today, I'm an English teacher with a Bachelor's degree in English Studies and a TEFL teaching certificate. I teach students from different backgrounds and help them achieve goals they once thought were impossible. But my journey didn't begin with success. It began with failure. The Day I Scored 4/20 I still remember my first year of high school, the first time English became one of my school subjects. Walking into the classroom, I had no idea what to expect. The teacher spoke almost entirely in English. Every lesson sounded like a foreign language which, of course, it was. I understood almost nothing. When the first exam came, I scored 4 out of 20 . I was disappointed, embarrassed, and frustrated. After class, I gathered enough courage to speak with my teacher. I explained that this was my first year s...