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Thursday, February 21, 2008 You can sense that im really reluctant to leave. . and really. . im very keen to be staying. .Today is the third day, the last day that im gonna be reliefing mrs carmen tan. . lessons ended pretty early, 11.30am was my last, as one of the form teacher actually offered to take over the relief for supposedly my next class, 3e2. . I slowly packed the things, got all the materials and things done so far sorted out on her table. . it was only right to do. . because even if i stay, definitely i won't be reliefing her again. . and deep in my mind, i hoping that someone do ask me to come again tomorrow for relief, any kind. . So, as i got all things done, i approached mrs sundram, i asked her how is the relief teaching things going. . it wasnt any good new. . she said that they are still getting certain things sorted out, especially the paying issue, although the principal had verbally approved. . this itself was ok, but she said that even when everything is approved, it will only start in term 2, and that will be somewhere in 17 or 18 of march. . Can i wait that long. . even if i can, i don't think i will wait. . i cant be prepared to sit without an income till then, it will be too taxing on my bank account and all my plans for holidays, laptop will be put on hold. . The next thing that she told me was the job, when offered, is basically acting as teacher aides for the secondary 4 express and 5 normal academics. . we will actually be helping those weaker students prepare for their O levels. . i will see it as a challenge then, and in a way im quite worried about my ability to handle them. . I've been a pretty nice guy so far. . i dont scold them, i close an eye on a lot of things during class. . they can change to PE tee, tuck out their shirt, do other works for all they like, i simply close one eye. . as long as the they don't get too out of control, as in the noise level gets too overbearing and affect other classes, i don't interfere generally. . There's no point in going to clashes with the students. . especially when i just gonna be reliefing for a few days, you don't know them, you don't have the experience of handling them, you most likely screwed up than getting the issue fixed. . So anyway, im more keen to interact and make friends with the kids than giving a black face and pissing them off. . there are some classes where i can go in there and mingle with them, and some classes where i go in, i walked around and around, waiting for them to get settled down so i can start. . students can read message from a teacher's face and actions. . there's one class today. 4e5, i was quite appalled that the monitor actually did got the class to settle down somehow or rather. . What i discovered about bowenians after these 3 days. . The impression for the e5 and e6 classes is that some of them are quite talented. . i see them doing their drawings for arts and i can see that. . they may not be a keen learner for other subjects but when it comes to arts, they could really do it quite well. . For the e1 and e2 classes. . as usual, some hardworking lots, mostly the girls though. . then a few intelligent ones, mostly the guys though. . typical of any top classes in any neighbourhood schools. . but one thing. . bowenians generally give me an impressions that they are still childish and naive. . I won't talk about the lower sec since all the classes i've been are upper secondary. . i talked to a few of them, most of them in e5 and e6, i asked them whether they like social studies or not, they all said no. . then i asked them o level how, they told me they don't care if it flunged, one guy even said he will just score full marks for his geography. . I can just conclude that many of them do not have a picture of the future in their mind, they don't see the consequences of failing their o levels. . and that maybe why the school cant really do well. . of course, in every case there are exceptions. . i went to 4e1 yesterday and a few were talking to me about junior college and even universities. . a few good signs. . alright. . i wished to go back soon. . but if times do not permit, then i have to seek other options. . teaching is not about money. . is about the passion to do well, to see the student you taught doing well, to see that he/she respect you as a teacher. . that is a success. . it's not an easy job definitely. . because teaching is not only about teaching, you needa get the fundamental of getting the students to sit down and listen to you, you needa pay attention to every single one in the class, you needa know how to deal with delinquent students. . i guess i've know that my greatest weakness now lies with my pronunciation and articulation of english. . As the chinese saying goes. . Pi Duan Yang Chang. . Do what you are best at and tried to hide your weaknesses. . Better stick to maths and science subject where there's no need for so much reading and lecturing to be involved. . |
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