Being a speech therapist, in my opinion, is a profession that gives hopes to patients’ lives. Speaking and hearing are the essential components of daily communication.
However, some people have difficulties in speaking or hearing, like “tongue-tied” or stutter which would burden down their daily lives. Although the problem would not hinder their physical health, the social health and mental health could be affected significantly because of lowered self-esteem and impaired communication ability. However, with the help of speech therapy, patients would be able to regain their normal lives.
I am interested in speech and hearing science not only because of its meaningful nature, but also my passion in teaching. I have been a private tutor for 3 years. Teaching others has never been an easy task. Most of my tutoring time was spent on sorting out the underlying reasons students find things difficult, planning the training schedule, finding exercise resources, encouragement and also evaluation. Despite the hard work, I feel so satisfied when my students achieve improvements in their work. It would also be rewarding if patients are improving throughout different stages of therapies.