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Idiom: Cut out for
All across North America, young people and even some adults are trying to decide what job they are cut out for and if it matches up reasonably well with careers or jobs that pay a liveable salary.
When I was in grade 12, the career counsellor in my school suggested I join the Canadian military.
Now that I look back on it, I probably was cut out for military service, but I became an apprentice sheet metal worker instead.
When you are cut out for something you have an affinity for or are naturally suited to do whatever it is, that thing is.
I like adventure, and although I have mellowed, I was pretty tough in my way.
I also appreciate neatness and order.
Somehow, life has shown me that I am also cut out to be an English teacher.
In some countries, it’s like being in the military.
Every day is a battle; peacekeepers are needed, and at times, you need to carry a gun!
While I was not cut out for teaching English in Japanese classrooms with 40 students per class.
Yes, I said 40.
Teaching online is a perfect fit for my current skill set and mentality.
How about you?
How did you navigate through the process of determining what you were cut out for?
Perhaps you don’t even know yet, or maybe you are in a transition process where you are reassessing your skills and where you are in life.
Some people stay in the same job or career for life, whereas others change multiple times throughout their lifetime.
What are you cut out for?
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 71.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.