Annie Ridout

Annie Ridout

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But why would you share the secret to your success?

Because those who can, teach. They just can’t help it.

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Annie Ridout
May 03, 2024
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As a young adult, I occasionally asked my mum what she thought I should do for a career.

She’d always say: teacher.

I thought this was a bit vague, did she mean I should be a primary school teacher? Was there a specific subject that she thought I might like to teach?

But she never elaborated. 

I did a TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) course, an…

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