We’d like to introduce you to the internationally acclaimed Six-Word Memoir project and challenge you to create one for your international teaching career.
Literary legend has it, Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Extremely popular on a variety of topics, many of you may already be familiar with Six-Word Memoir classroom lesson plans.
Composed on every imaginable topic, Six-Word Memoirs distill our experiences down to the bare essence. Here are some examples on various topics:
On Love – Psychic girl left me before date.
On Life – Nobody cared, then they did. Why?
On Family – Almost a victim of my family!
On Joy – Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult.
On International Teaching (We created 2 of our own) –
Teach, travel, friends around the globe. / Left home, found my real home.
Now it’s your turn to display your creativity and compose/post a Six-Word Memoir about your international teaching career. Enjoy!
Eye-opening, life-changing, treasured experiences.
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Not a career, a professional journey
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A vibrant adventure with rainbow smiles
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These parents are holding kids back
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Eyes wide open, enjoying the kids!
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Love every second of my life!
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love the kids, hate the country
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Third culture kid finds his calling.
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Unpack. Teach, learn, grow. Pack again.
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Different students, different places, different me!
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A profound cultural experience for me
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Challenging, interesting, new love, exciting, memorable
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Impact new world citizens, be memorable
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Raining, Drinking coffee, watching TV
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Home is wherever my classroom is
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Lazy students, complacent faculty, unqualified administrators.
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Beginning Career of an International Teacher: Teach Me To See the World
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More interesting to myself and others
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Best kept secret in the world.
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Friendly kids, crazy admin, great adventures!
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Global home and family, great adventure.
Feel closeness to people and places.
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Rescued, challenged, acknowledged and living big.
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Friendships and memories for a lifetime!
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Don’t burn bridges. Burn the village.
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violent, racist, administrators and some staff
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Friendly chaos, lovely kids, amazing places.
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Left home, found my real home.
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We need a like button for these, so we can appreciate the ones that reflect our thoughts without having to comment.
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