A final good thing about the pandemic

I did say that I had counted three good things to have come out of the pandemic - for me, at least.

The third and final thing has been my experience of teaching English online. I had always been very sceptical and reluctant to do so, thinking that the classroom experience was the best for learning.

However, since I've been forced to use various video conferencing systems this year, I've become more relaxed about them. Skype for my private students, Zoom for the monthly story time session I do (not strictly teaching, I know) and the Big Blue Button for my evening classes, I'm getting use to what they can do.

What I find good about using these things to teach is that, when I am old and not working full time, I can teach rich Chinese and Japanese people English online. I have plenty of experience with Japanese people, and some experiences of Chinese and Korean children, so if I can't cope financially on my UK pension and savings, I can sleep easily, knowing that I'll be able to earn money from the comfort of my own home.

I'll just have to be careful about the time difference between Germany and Asia.