Interviewed by Raquela Camilleri Borg Bonaci, Leah Carabot, Julia Mallia, Ruby Sammut and Arielle Frankalanza Year 9 Students.
How long have you been teaching?
I have been teaching for six years, so this is my sixth scholastic year. I spend half of them in a government school and half of them here. During my first year I taught Maltese and German but now I only teach German.
Why did you choose to teach German out of all the other subjects?
Practically I liked German since secondary school. In sixth form I chose German and Maltese and I graduated in both, but I preferred to teach German because I liked the language more.
What do you feel are the biggest challenges facing today’s education system?
I think that the biggest challenges are that we have limited time in class to teach, so we don’t have time to do activities which involve skills like critical thinking, creativity and so on.
What is a tip that you give to every student you teach?
A tip that I give them is that they must work hard in what they want to achieve and that although you may fail, you still need to do the best you can to get back on track.
What do you have to say to aspiring teachers? –
To aspiring teachers, I will tell them that even though society does not show that teaching is a beautiful job, reality is that it’s one of the most awarding jobs there are.
We know Ms. Marvic as a teacher but who is she as a person? –
As a person I live in Żabbar and I recently just got married. I have a brother who is younger than me and works in accounting but he doesn’t know German at all. I love to do Zumba and travel abroad so most probably during the holidays, you won’t find me in Malta. I have travelled to Germany, Austria, France, England, Scotland and last summer I went to Sri Lanka.
How did you get the opportunity to go to Sri Lanka?
Practically I wanted to visit a country that is not in Europe and have a long trip.
Do you like the culture in Germany?
Yes, I do. When I have travelled to Germany, it was always a very nice experience. I would love to live there one day.
Who inspired you to become a teacher? Was it always a childhood dream?
Yes, It was a childhood dream to become a teacher because when I was little I would act like a teacher…. but what inspired me the most was a german teacher, who taught me from year 7 to year 11. She was the one who inspired me and nowadays I’m still friends with her and we do Zumba together. I actually use to teacher her daughter who was a student here.
What are you looking forward to this scholastic year?
I’m looking forward to school because everyday is different. I’m looking forward to activities like Christmas, Eco week and in January we are going to have a language assistant at school.
If you would go back, would you change any decision you made?
No, I don’t think I would change any decision because I’m quite happy with all the decisions I’ve made so far.
How would you describe your teaching experience so far?
My teaching experience was quite nice so far with different situations. I used to teach only girls and both boys and girls. I also had some challenging times from which I learned a lot.
Thank you for your time.
Your welcome and thank you for giving us this opportunity to get to know you.