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Teaching with a stutter, thoughts? I've stuttered and blocked my entire life. I'll save you most of the pity party and simply say that it has negatively effected virtually every aspect of my life for all 31 years I've been alive. I have a desire to travel and see the world. I am strongly considering teaching English as a second language and getting a certification to have a "passport to the world." Do you think people could learn English from a person that stutters? Do you think an accreditation agency would give their certification to a person that stutters? I'm terrified. I've already been accepted, but would have to complete a 1-month intensive course with a lot of public speaking. I spoke well in my phone interview and I have a tendency to fool people that I am fluent when I am not reading something. When I read a script or book, and I can't word substitute, the stuttering is bad. I'm at another crossroads in my life. I have very little going for me professionallly. I feel that if I don't do this I'll have to work in a factory somewhere and I'll suppress this demon within me for the rest of my life. I don't want to let it beat me; but I know that willpower does not make words come out of your mouth. I'm thinking of telling the certification agency that I stutter and allowing them to respond with whether they think it could work. I fear that if I don't tell them, I'll show up to the class and it will surprise everyone as per usual. Everyone will wonder what the hell is going on. I'm stuck.