It's the End of TOEFL
- Kirstyn Lazur
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min read
I think it's fair to say that we'd all like TOEFL to come to an end. We want to get our score and move on with our life.
I've helped many students do just that and you can hear their testimonials here.
I've also decided to end my teaching TOEFL journey this year. As I announced a few months ago, I am no longer teaching live classes or working with one-on-one students.
I AM, however, keeping all of the TOEFL resources on our toeflland.com website and a reading strategies course, an academic reading course , and a writing task 1 course available to you.
I want to explain a little bit more about why I am personally ending the TOEFL journey for myself.
As many of you probably already sense, our earth is undergoing a massive shift. There's an awakening of consciousness arising and with that, a new earth. There will be new ways of being in the world, new ways of interacting, new soul-led endeavors that will result in the extinction of the TOEFL test all together.
Now, there is also a split in consciousness that is happening in our world as well. On the one hand, there are people who see the new world that's coming as one that works with AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this case, humans could merge with the machine and acquire superpowers. One superpower might be mastery of all languages, including English, again, making the TOEFL test or learning another language obsolete.
On the other hand, there are people who envision a new world where humans access their dormant DNA, activating their own innate superpowers within. Communication would instantly happen telepathically and love would be the foundation of this new earth. This is what I envision.
Because I choose this vision of love and harmony for new earth, it becomes more difficult for me to uphold the old paradigms and false systems. TOEFL is an entity that would not exist if it were not for colonialism, imperialism and a system of haves and have nots. That is why I've had to end teaching TOEFL courses.
Is it hard to walk away from this way of making income? Yes.
Is it hard to walk away from the academic status of being a 'teacher'? Yes.
Is there a lot of confusion with this process? Yes.
But here's the thing: when your heart believes in a new vision of earth, you must let everything fall away that doesn't align.
Why am I telling you all of this?
Because I know some of you must in some way be feeling these changes in your own life too. Somehow, the old things you used to dream of don't excite you any more. The goals you once had are irrelevant. I want to say YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
We are going through MASSIVE SHIFTS!
I also know that many of you still need to take the TOEFL test to get to where you want to go. That's why I want to make my digital courses available at low cost as long as I possibly can!
But, I NEED YOUR HELP!
How can you help?
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Leave me a comment below about how you're doing. I care about you. That's the whole reason I got into teaching TOEFL to begin with! I am inspired by YOU and I want to hear how you are doing at this time of great change.
Sending you many blessings, Kirstyn
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