Practical N° 5: Reflexion about Paco Cabrera's video

“Cuando a uno le pico el bichito, le pico el bichito. Por ejemplo, en mi caso, varios me preguntan si yo tenía vocación de ser maestro. No, me vino después. Después de ocho años de trabajo más o menos… empecé a descubrir tal vez otras cosas que no había visto antes. A querer lo que hacía, a desear mejorarlo, a desear mejorarme.”

First of all, I have to say that there are a lot of phrases that called my attention but I chose this one because it reflects my personal experience. When Paco Cabrera says: “Cuando a uno le pico el bichito, le pico el bichito.”, it is impossible not to think about how I decided to become a teacher. I agree with him when he says: “Por ejemplo, en mi caso, varios me preguntan si yo tenía vocación de ser maestro. No, me vino después.” because the same happened to me. I wanted to become an English translator when I finished secondary school but I could not go to a different place to study so I decided to begin the “Licenciatura” here in Santa Rosa. Many people (family and friends) told me that I had to start the “Profesorado” but I was not sure. After some years teaching at home and preparing students to sit for final exams, I decided to try and I began the “Profesorado”. My desire of being a teacher is related with: “[…] empecé a descubrir tal vez otras cosas que no había visto antes.”. Today I can say that it was the best decision that I could had taken because I like and I enjoy teaching. I also concur with Paco when he says: “A querer lo que hacía, [...]” because I believe that it is not possible to be a teacher if you do not love what you do. It is crucial to bear in mind the idea of “[…] a desear mejorarlo, a desear mejorarme.” because always a mutual learning exists between us and our students.