Hello again....I think it's been super long since I last wrote.... already one week has passed! anywayz, school is alright.....i do get discouraged sometimes coz the kids just don't seem to get it... they just don't seem to listen....but then again, i keep reminding myself that they are kids.... and well, it's just in their nature....
The work load is insane...coz there's reports to write, lessons to plan, class decor to do....and ENDLESS admin to do!!! i just thank God that I have the smallest class in the whole school...i only have like 20 students for now....so...they are like quite easy to handle coz I can pay attention to all of them.....am trying to settle down as quickly as i can.....it's just that...when it comes to discipline, it'll take more....and learning how to teach my kids....that'll be even more!!! hahahah.....
The good thing about this line...man, there's just so much.....time passes so quickly now, that i end up moving faster...thinking faster, planning every single step i'm going to take next...coz now, my time is measured in half-hour blocks..and half hour never seemed as fast as it does now!! hahahah.....in fact, we as teachers sometimes wish that time would pass by more slowly so that we would have more time to rest and prepare for the next lesson... =) even when school finishes and we are marking books, etc, time passes so quickly too......just marking one set of books will take you more than half an hour already! But then, your day passes very easily and very fast. Though you have to bring some paperwork home, but i guess that's just inevitable...
All my Teachers' Prep Programme Coursemates, we're exchanging our thoughts every single day....especially coz sometimes we get so discouraged and so stressed out....and i guess, knowing that you're not standing alone just makes you feel better......My Colleagues at OEPS have been absolutely helpful, and I really appreciate their help......other than a few, the rest have been doing what they can to get me settled in....and we share all our difficulties as well...so it makes the road seem less difficult.......
One thing for sure though, one of my coursemates said this in his email, and it's something that I think it's really good.....and worth thinking about everytime I ask myself, "WHY?" Ultimately, this line has helped me to become a far more patient person....a more conscientious person....it has also made me think of the consequences of my every move, it makes me treasure each moment, learn to love kids even more despite their naughtiness! Helps me be more considerate towards their feelings coz we have to remember that they are facing difficulties too...and most importantly, i'm consciously aware of every single word i say! and thus, amazingly, this entire week of school, not even once have i cursed or sweared! Can u believe that? And I haven't even used Singlish in my class! It just came naturally, like second nature...and i can't help but just be so amazed........
okay then...i wanna go spend some time with my darling now....gonna go catch a movie and have dinner together.........btw...that's another wonderful point....my weekends are FREE!!!! =)
6:45 PM
Life is Beautiful
I love you not only for what you are
but for what you make of me.
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