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Reference: Tumin, R. (2011, June 21). Language of the Love of Teaching, Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved June 21, 2011 from : http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?30546

Summary
This article is written by Remy Tumin. She did an interview with Barbara Reynolds, a teacher at Edgartown School. Barbara is an excellent teacher. She has been teaching for more than 30 years. She is going to retire next September. She has tried many different methods such as plays, pictures and so on. She has taught English as a second language in a separate class for English learners. Being involved in such a program was a personal challenge. However, it was a great experience to teach them how to read and how to write in English. She give them a hand by using her amazing skills in order to cope with English language and she succeeded in doing so. Barbara is a great teacher; she love her job, but she is not going to be here anymore but in Italy.

Reaction
This article is an amazing one. I like what Barbara, the English educator at Edgartown school, did. She loves what she is doing and I think this is the secret of her success. She knew the needs of her non-native students. She know that they need to learn English in order to be able to attend the regular classes. I think this is a great step to start with. So, whenever they make a mistake, they won't feel embarrassed or nervous because there are no peers to think about. It is a big challenge to start such a program but since she likes and enjoys teaching, the process is going to be easy. People who love their jobs, they develop their performance more than who work just because they have to work. They might create new and fabulous methods rather than using usual ones. They will probably be more satisfied and successful in their life in compared with those who did not like their work.