Teaching Aussie Kids as a Migrant Primary School Teacher | Ep 3 S3 Chinwag Tuesdays

This week on Chinwag Tuesdays, I’m joined by Jeane, an Indonesian-born primary school teacher who packed up a decade-long teaching career in Indonesia and moved to Melbourne to start fresh, on a completely different continent, in a completely different classroom.We talk about what it’s really like to teach Australian kids when you’re still learning the culture yourself, the hilarious moments when her students became her teachers, and why she says her accent has become her strength, not her weakness.Jeane shares the moment a student corrected her pronunciation of “giraffe,” how she learned what Shapes chips are the hard way, and what happened when she tried to explain what a “rubber” is. We also get into the deeper stuff: what it actually takes to build confidence as a migrant professional, how she found her footing as the only Asian teacher at her school, and the advice she’d give anyone starting over in a new country.This episode is warm, funny, honest, and genuinely motivating. If you’re a migrant professional navigating a new workplace and a new culture, Jeane’s story will feel like a conversation with someone who really gets it.•      Why Jeane left a 10-year teaching career in Indonesia to start over in Melbourne•      The biggest cultural differences between Indonesian and Australian classrooms•      What it’s like to teach phonics and literacy in your second language•      Vocabulary surprises: rubber, Shapes, tuck shop, bubbler, grey lead, mark the roll•      Building confidence as the only Asian teacher at her school•      Why her background became an asset, not a barrier•      Practical advice for migrants starting work in Australia•      Why saying yes to the coffee invite matters more than you think⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻📲How to Contact Jeane1. Instagram : www.instagram.com/jeaneclint_ 2. ⁠LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeane-clinton-1ba3a0233/ 3. ⁠TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@doryfishteacher ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻Want to work on your own Australian English?Book an Accent Assessment with Amanda: https://www.aussieenglishwithamanda.com/accent-assessment