Which way?
I'm having a crisis!
I want to actually get a career. I have an idea what i want to do but don't know if i am capable of doing it or not.
I currently work in a primary school as a Luchtime welfare Assistant. It's good as it fits in with having school age kids (we get the same hols). But, I want to do more.
Part of me says " Yes, Go for it, of course you can do it! You arn't thick. You have qualifications. you are more than capable".
The other half of my head says " Are you havin' a laff? You know you are stoopid. You can't do this. People will laff at you!!".
I am considering training as a Teaching Assistant. I know it will involve lots of thinking and to be honest, the last time I had to do lots of 'book thinking' was a fair few years ago. I was 18 and at college. I did a course to train to work in social care, So training to be a TA wouldn't be that far removed really. Back then I had time to study - now I have a part-time job,3 kids, 1 husband thats hardly here and a house to look after.
It will be at the school I already work in and some times volunteer in doing gardening and trying to do some art journalling with some of the classes.
I need a confidence boost, to know that I CAN do it. And to keep comitted to it. I know plenty of women that do it, but at the moment i just feel very, very thick and old and past it.
Help me please, good friends of LJ, with your wise words.
I want to actually get a career. I have an idea what i want to do but don't know if i am capable of doing it or not.
I currently work in a primary school as a Luchtime welfare Assistant. It's good as it fits in with having school age kids (we get the same hols). But, I want to do more.
Part of me says " Yes, Go for it, of course you can do it! You arn't thick. You have qualifications. you are more than capable".
The other half of my head says " Are you havin' a laff? You know you are stoopid. You can't do this. People will laff at you!!".
I am considering training as a Teaching Assistant. I know it will involve lots of thinking and to be honest, the last time I had to do lots of 'book thinking' was a fair few years ago. I was 18 and at college. I did a course to train to work in social care, So training to be a TA wouldn't be that far removed really. Back then I had time to study - now I have a part-time job,3 kids, 1 husband thats hardly here and a house to look after.
It will be at the school I already work in and some times volunteer in doing gardening and trying to do some art journalling with some of the classes.
I need a confidence boost, to know that I CAN do it. And to keep comitted to it. I know plenty of women that do it, but at the moment i just feel very, very thick and old and past it.
Help me please, good friends of LJ, with your wise words.