Sunday, January 21, 2007
@12:05 AM
ZOMBIFIED
I've settled my CA1 paper...Yay! It's still undergoing many rounds of vetting. I just hope there won't be much editting to be done.
Currently I am slogging for Monday's observation by the VP and my RO. I hope the kids are cooperative esp my pets like Iman (oohh please don't go singing out loud like you always do!), Junwei and Yiming ( please cooperate during the group work) and John ( don't interrupt always but raise up your hands when you wish to speak ya).
I'm still in a dilemma whether to do up a powerpoint. You see, my classroom projector screen has totally came down. Thanks to one girl (not from my class) who went berserk and violent last Thursday and pulled down the whole thing (well that's what I heard happened). Poor Kat had to suffer MANY scratches and bruises trying to suppress her from attacking the other pupils.
What more do teachers got to put up with just to continue doing what we enjoy? People set high expectations yet they bind us with so many constraints. We get assessed by the quality results we produce in class, by the awards we win for the school. But is that really all that matters? Who is to blame for the deteriorating morale of the younger generations? Why are the pupils now not like how I used to be when I was one? I shall not put my opinions in print.... there's not much use rattling about it here. I don't think those who are not in the service will understand much either.
All they see is that... lucky teachers work half the day and get to enjoy long holidays!! Yeah you're welcome to take over my place for a month and we'll see what's really in store.
But yet, I prefer to think of the joy I derive from the job. Not everyday is a bad day. I've just got to think positively and think of my sole purpose joining this line.
This is my life. It's my 24/7 job.
By the way back to my observation, let's just do a good one on our first two periods this Monday ok 3D?
After that Miss Azah has to shift her attention to the Science Symposium competition. It hasn't progressed much and there's a lot to be done. We are left with only a week more and I forsee staying back in school everyday and burning my next weekend.
Hopefully after that, I have a little space to breathe. At least to keep up with my mounting markings. Oh no I've got to come up with better strategies and lesson plans so that I can cope with the markings.
