Thursday, January 06, 2005
today is my forth day in school. well, i am starting to enjoy myself. as in the times that i spent with the children and surprisely, i am very looking forward to start teaching next week. abit can't wait even though i know that i will have to really work very hard. but you know, sometimes the time that you spend with the children are just so great that you forget about all the tireness. yes i felt that way today. and it just makes me feel so good. somehow i feel that the children that i worked with are the medicine to my depression.
and i am praying very hard that things will remain this way. but i think i have to foresee obstacles along the way too, look at it positively, i will learnt along the way and be a better teacher for my students in the future.
after observing a few lessons, it really makes me wonder why do some teachers want to become teachers. some teach for the sake of teaching.
even i feel like sleeping while listening to them. cause their lessons are just so dry. i mean children have a shorter attention span than us, and if the materials and the method of teaching is so boring, why should they be interested to learn? the very common problem faced by a lot of teachers now is to get the students interested to learn. but it seems like some teachers just can't be bother.somehow what i saw today provided some motivation for me and opportunity to set myself a goal as a teacher. i should never let myself deterioate to such a level and affect the future of my students. well, i really aspire to be a good teacher. not everything is bad. i spoke to a very passionate teacher today too. from the way she presented us with her english department's program, i can sense her passion and enthusiasm in teaching. she is so creative and innovative with the way she teach. and seriously, i really admire her for that. in this era, it is not easy for young teachers to continue working beyond their bonds.
well, for me, i evne thought that i will just finish my bond and be a air stewardess. whahah dream on rachel yim!but that was before prac. so things have changed. sometimes, i also meet people in nie that i really wonder,
why the hell do you want to be a teacher? i mean, your character and personality is *don't know what words to use*.. and your values are so *again don't know what words to use*.
hope you guys understand what i am talking about. i think this problem is very common in the education system in singapore, maybe even in other parts of the world.well, it is like a virus that is so highly contagious. i mean, it can spread on to other teachers. nvm think i am like blabbering on and on. it is just an after thought that i have after i went for a class. i am just praying hard that this day will never come into my teaching life.
i made it known at 1:09 PM
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