Dear colleagues,
Today I'm excited to share some of my lesson plans and classroom activities that have been successfully used with my students. These are practical, engaging, and adaptable for different levels.
You’re welcome to change the topic or materials to suit your learners’ needs.
And also I want to mention that this group is created for sharing ideas and supporting each other, so please don’t hesitate to:
✅ Share your own effective lessons or materials
❓ Ask for advice or help with any teaching challenges
💡 Offer suggestions or tips that have worked for you
Let’s continue to learn and grow together as educators!
Today I'm excited to share some of my lesson plans and classroom activities that have been successfully used with my students. These are practical, engaging, and adaptable for different levels.
You’re welcome to change the topic or materials to suit your learners’ needs.
And also I want to mention that this group is created for sharing ideas and supporting each other, so please don’t hesitate to:
✅ Share your own effective lessons or materials
❓ Ask for advice or help with any teaching challenges
💡 Offer suggestions or tips that have worked for you
Let’s continue to learn and grow together as educators!
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Today, for the first time in my life, I felt regret about being a teacher.
Not because I’ve stopped loving it — I still do. Teaching is in my heart. But because after everything I’ve been through recently, I just… broke a little inside.💔
Not because I’ve stopped loving it — I still do. Teaching is in my heart. But because after everything I’ve been through recently, I just… broke a little inside.💔
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Four months ago, I decided to apply for a job using my CV — for the first time in my life. It might sound strange, but I’ve never needed one before. After I graduated from university, I opened my own educational center and ran it for 10 years - preparing students for IELTS, training teachers, doing everything I could to help others grow.
Or at least… that’s what I thought I was doing.
Everything changed when I started my master’s degree at Westminster International University in Tashkent. That program didn’t just give me knowledge — it gave me a mirror. And what I saw shocked me. I started questioning everything I had done before. For years, I believed I was teaching, but in reality, I was just training students to pass tests, to memorize fixed answers, to fit into a box. There was no space for real thinking. No room for creativity. I had unknowingly narrowed their learning.
It hurt. A lot.
Or at least… that’s what I thought I was doing.
Everything changed when I started my master’s degree at Westminster International University in Tashkent. That program didn’t just give me knowledge — it gave me a mirror. And what I saw shocked me. I started questioning everything I had done before. For years, I believed I was teaching, but in reality, I was just training students to pass tests, to memorize fixed answers, to fit into a box. There was no space for real thinking. No room for creativity. I had unknowingly narrowed their learning.
It hurt. A lot.
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So I made a difficult decision — one that not many people around me understood.
I stopped teaching.
Not because I gave up, but because I no longer believed in the way I was doing it.
I told myself, “You’ll come back when you become a real teacher. Not just someone who gives tasks and prepares for exams — but someone who knows how to shape minds, to guide with meaning, to teach with purpose”.
I stopped teaching.
Not because I gave up, but because I no longer believed in the way I was doing it.
I told myself, “You’ll come back when you become a real teacher. Not just someone who gives tasks and prepares for exams — but someone who knows how to shape minds, to guide with meaning, to teach with purpose”.
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During that time, I still needed to support myself. So I started working at a Chinese international school, teaching English online. I stayed there for a year and a half. And do you know what touched me the most? They didn’t ask for any certificates or IELTS scores. No papers at all. Instead, they focused on the real thing — knowledge. Before hiring me, they gave me a live interview and tested my skills, my methods, and my communication. And even after I started working, they held regular testing every six months. Not to pressure, but to make sure the quality stayed high. They trusted the teacher, not the paper. And that trust gave me even more motivation to grow.
At the same time, I did some online accounting jobs just to stay financially stable. But my real focus was on learning. Healing. Rebuilding. Becoming better.
After graduating from Westminster, one of my colleagues encouraged me to take on a second master’s. And I did. This time, something inside me lit up. I felt ready again. Stronger. Wiser.
At the same time, I did some online accounting jobs just to stay financially stable. But my real focus was on learning. Healing. Rebuilding. Becoming better.
After graduating from Westminster, one of my colleagues encouraged me to take on a second master’s. And I did. This time, something inside me lit up. I felt ready again. Stronger. Wiser.
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I started teaching again — not in classrooms, but in online sessions for university teachers. Not just to exchange ideas, but to teach. I shared everything — methods, techniques, how to plan lessons with intention, how to stop copying and start creating. I worked with teachers who couldn’t afford international education, but deserved every bit of it. And for the first time in a long time, I felt alive again.
“Yes,” I thought, “this is it. This is real teaching.”
I felt proud.
“Yes,” I thought, “this is it. This is real teaching.”
I felt proud.
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So I decided to built my CV — finally. I included there both of my master’s degrees, articles I had published, materials I had developed, lesson plans, my conference certificates.
It wasn’t just paper — it was my story. My effort. My transformation.
I applied to an international private school. The next day, they called me. My heart skipped a beat. But the first question was:
“Do you have an IELTS certificate?”
I said yes, I did — and I had scored an 8.0. But it had expired just a few months ago. I told them I could retake it in August if needed. But they didn’t want to wait. They said no. They needed someone with a valid certificate right now.
That was it. No questions about my experience. No curiosity about my methods. No interview.
Just no.
It wasn’t just paper — it was my story. My effort. My transformation.
I applied to an international private school. The next day, they called me. My heart skipped a beat. But the first question was:
“Do you have an IELTS certificate?”
I said yes, I did — and I had scored an 8.0. But it had expired just a few months ago. I told them I could retake it in August if needed. But they didn’t want to wait. They said no. They needed someone with a valid certificate right now.
That was it. No questions about my experience. No curiosity about my methods. No interview.
Just no.
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I felt confused, but I stayed hopeful. I applied to other schools. But the same thing happened again… and again.
Nine places. Nine institutions refused me without even speaking to me — all because of an expired IELTS certificate.
At first, I told myself, “It’s okay. If they give me a chance, I’ll take the test again.”
But then I began asking, “Why do I even need IELTS? I’ve been teaching it for over 13 years. Isn’t my portfolio proof enough?”
I kept going. Then one of my online students — a university teacher — encouraged me to apply to the university where she works. “We need someone like you,” she said. I believed her. I trusted her words.
I applied. And they invited me. Finally, a real interview.
Nine places. Nine institutions refused me without even speaking to me — all because of an expired IELTS certificate.
At first, I told myself, “It’s okay. If they give me a chance, I’ll take the test again.”
But then I began asking, “Why do I even need IELTS? I’ve been teaching it for over 13 years. Isn’t my portfolio proof enough?”
I kept going. Then one of my online students — a university teacher — encouraged me to apply to the university where she works. “We need someone like you,” she said. I believed her. I trusted her words.
I applied. And they invited me. Finally, a real interview.
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