Day 8 : Sit Down Class ! – Part 2 (21/2/2006)
Today’s timetable is quite challenging because I have to teach on the first periods. Unlike yesterday, which was too easy. The first lesson I had was Civic. (not again) And to add to my misery, the class I had to teach was the worst class in Form 1 . Furthermore, I failed to prepare for today’s lesson because I was extremely busy yesterday night. But anyway, the lesson was not good at all. I ran out of ideas to teach after 30 minutes and I had another 50 minutes to go before lesson ends. So eventually I came up with an impromptu exercise and asked the students to do it. I think I have gone from a bad teacher to a worse teacher. I am totally not motivated to teach today.
Another thing worth mentioning was that I was given an EPF form. Later, I learnt that , I had to open an EPF account because the government is kind enough to give me EPF.
Day 9 : Sit Down Class ! – Part 3 (22/2/2006)
A boy was caned today in the staff room by the discipline teachers. It was weird though, because this is the second time I actually eyewitness a caning ‘ceremony’. I think I didn’t mention it before but on the first day when I arrived to this school, 2 schoolboys was caned because they smoked . The whole caning incident happened in the staff room too. I am beginning to wonder if repetitive caning students will bring any effect into the mentality and growth of those teenagers. Will they use brute force to solve their problems later on in life? Who knows?
I was out of the school’s compound during recess. I had to go to the EPF’s office to open an account. Nevertheless, the experience of getting out if the office was great =)
Today’s timetable is quite challenging because I have to teach on the first periods. Unlike yesterday, which was too easy. The first lesson I had was Civic. (not again) And to add to my misery, the class I had to teach was the worst class in Form 1 . Furthermore, I failed to prepare for today’s lesson because I was extremely busy yesterday night. But anyway, the lesson was not good at all. I ran out of ideas to teach after 30 minutes and I had another 50 minutes to go before lesson ends. So eventually I came up with an impromptu exercise and asked the students to do it. I think I have gone from a bad teacher to a worse teacher. I am totally not motivated to teach today.
Another thing worth mentioning was that I was given an EPF form. Later, I learnt that , I had to open an EPF account because the government is kind enough to give me EPF.
Day 9 : Sit Down Class ! – Part 3 (22/2/2006)
A boy was caned today in the staff room by the discipline teachers. It was weird though, because this is the second time I actually eyewitness a caning ‘ceremony’. I think I didn’t mention it before but on the first day when I arrived to this school, 2 schoolboys was caned because they smoked . The whole caning incident happened in the staff room too. I am beginning to wonder if repetitive caning students will bring any effect into the mentality and growth of those teenagers. Will they use brute force to solve their problems later on in life? Who knows?
I was out of the school’s compound during recess. I had to go to the EPF’s office to open an account. Nevertheless, the experience of getting out if the office was great =)