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Julien

Welcome Sencer!

It sounds like you have interesting plans! Working for an organisation like UNESCO would certainly be fascinating. I've thought of similar things for when I'm done my PhD - although I'm sure I'll start off mostly working in a university.

When are you moving to Morocco (or have you left already)?

Sheena

Thank you Julien, and Sheena for your welcome messages,
I always wanted to teach and do research at university level, but kept postponing it for the last 4 years. I guess I really like teaching in middle-high school level. Two more years then either I start it or will do it never. 
Sheena: What are you studying? Education?

I will leave Istanbul on the 5th of August. That gives me less than 40 days to complete my master's thesis. Time is running fast.

Welcome Sench!

I always wanted to teach and do research at university level, but kept postponing it for the last 4 years. I guess I really like teaching in middle-high school level.

Funny, I've always wanted to teach middle school, but fell in love with linguistics. So now I find myself doing a PhD instead!

I think middle school teachers are amazing! It's a tough age to work with and a real challenge. And there are so many people that don't have the skills to do it. I think it's a great job!

If you do go back to school to do your PhD, then I'm sure you'll miss teaching. But I'm sure you'll also enjoy the research.  Either way... But your doing your masters right now? Plus teaching? Are you doing it part time? That must be a lot of work. A friend of mine just finished her MBA while teaching full time. I would never have that kind of work ethic!

Sheena: What are you studying? Education?

No, actually I'm studying linguistics. But I'm really interested in the education side of things. I do fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, and I've fallen in love with the country and the people. A friend and I are currently working to set up an NGO to help the people with writing/documenting/archiving their languages - whatever they want, really. It's kind of a big thing, because they are supposed to have their first three years of education in their own languages, but many languages don't even have an alphabet! There are over 800 languages in Papua New Guinea, so the whole thing is a pretty big task!

Anyways, I won't go on and on about this (because that would take forever!). But welcome again! good luck finishing your thesis! I had a similar time crunch when I was doing mine - it's certainly a motivator! What is your thesis on?

I think middle school teachers are amazing! It's a tough age to work with and a real challenge. And there are so many people that don't have the skills to do it. I think it's a great job!

It was so tough that I had to pretend to be Bon Jovi with a bottle of water at hand in order to teach fractions by using musical notes,



or dealt with pupils healing the world at their break time,


or wored along with colleagues, who could not stop themselves to amuse others even at a graduation photo.


That is what I think after two years of teaching at an international school in Istanbul.
My thesis is on this environment, on this unbeliavably fun but challenging and rich experience. I am referring to a lot on studies from ethno-mathematics, which simply says culture and mathematics affect each other, thus maths is not a universal language, but spoken differently at different parts of the world.

I will comment on your work at my later posts, I always had a keen interest on etymology of words. Who by the way knows what "MATHEMATICS" means?

You like a teacher which I would loved to have had teaching me in highschool! My teachers were very formal and boring.

I had to google to find the origin of the word 'mathematics'. I found it ( I won't tell where not to spoil it )

Looks like it's possible to teach & have fun at school

The difference between national schools and International schools is like black/white TV and a colour TV.

Actually international schools are like colour plasma TVs with SubWoofer sound systems. .

I have only taught at two schools so far, one of each kind, I hope my ideas never change.