Friday, April 15, 2005
2 down, 1 more to go
dats the number of exam papers my fiancee has left for dis semester. she's been studying very hard for the papers, until she didnt have enuff sleep! but i hope all the effort would pay off when the results would be a good one in the end.
been scolding students quite often lately. one student even came up to me during recess time to ask y i've been looking quite moody dis week. i mean, which teacher wouldnt be mad if the class is not taking the lessons seriously, especially when there were students who talked while the teacher was trying to explain something. even more so if the students actually come from the express stream, n thinking they're soo damn smart enuff not to give a damn to my explanation! well, at times, i just tell myself not to care for them, but if i were to do so, then im not being a good responsible teacher. so here's every teachers' dilemma. we as teachers, can only do dis far, the rest of the effort must come from the students. if all teacher were to do the homework chasing, scolding, and become a nanny to all students, one fine day, we all will collapse... n even when we do, we are still not appreciated, instead, being labelled for not having proper time management, or not putting enuff effort in our teaching. in addition to dat, we have to make students think critically, especially when maths is concern. but, if students are not able to grasp the basics of a certain mathematical concept, how can we make them do some critical thinking? its like we ask a toddler to run before he can even walk properly!!...
sigh, dats life... still, teaching is a calling for me, just like the rest of the teachers n fellow colleagues i know. may one day, we will get the respect we deserve, not just from our students, but also from their parents, n fellow colleagues!
good night, friends.
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