I want to say this is imposter syndrome but I don’t know.
After living and working for 2 years in Latin America, I put that I was fluent in Spanish (tl) on my resume.
I interviewed for a job back in the US as a bilingual teacher. That means teaching in Spanish half the time. Not teaching Spanish, but teaching IN Spanish.
I‘m scared I’m not actually qualified for this job. I’m scared I’m going to be doing my students a disservice.
The facts are as follows: I can speak Spanish. I am not a native speaker, and I can’t pass as one. I make frequent grammar mistakes. I am a very competent teacher in English. My English is very grammatically correct, even compared to other native speakers. However, I will be teaching native *bilinguals* which is to say, their English will be as good as mine, and their Spanish better.
Am I a bad person for accepting this job? Am I failing my students?
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