»A waste of grades,« they said when Kristian Martin Kjærsgaard thought about becoming a teacher after high school. Fifteen years later, he finally found his true calling
He went from tattoo artist to teacher: »I'm thankful I didn't follow the conventional path«
34-year-old Kristian Martin Kjærsgaard spent four years as a tattoo artist before enrolling in the accelerated teacher training program in Nørre Nissum. With two semesters and a river rafting trip in the Czech Republic left, he's almost ready to call himself a fully qualified teacher. Photo: Rocco Peditto Foto: Rocco Peditto
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There’s poor cell service on the bus in the Czech Republic. Here, 34-year-old Kristian Martin Kjærsgaard sits surrounded by his 9th-grade students on a field trip in the mountains, among pine trees and rock formations in Cesky Raj nature park. They’re on an ’active trip’ chosen by the students and have just finished a cave expedition.
This scenario, Kristian Martin Kjærsgaard admits, was not exactly what the former tattoo artist envisioned when he changed direction and became a school teacher.
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