Breaking Barriers in the TEFL Industry: My Journey and Why TeachAsia Connect Was Born
In most cases, people who have the best chance of finding placements in the TEFL industry are native English speakers. However, that doesn’t mean everyone else doesn’t have a chance. Before I started my TEFL journey to teach in Japan, I believed that I had to be white or South African to find a job as a TEFL instructor. That belief became my first barrier in the industry. I kept applying, but because of that limiting mindset, I never gave my all. I doubted myself constantly, and there was...