假期了！懒洋洋的，好像什么事情都提不起劲！
今晚冲刺还是明天待战？
05 September 2006
03 September 2006
假期感言
明天将又是一个繁忙的一天。
早晨须要到中正总校上课，然后晚间与朋友吃饭。一位教师朋友向我投诉，说自己的假期几乎全部用在补课与课外活动上。他羡慕地对我说：‘你真幸福！’但其实我又何尝不想利用一些时间帮助学生把功课做得更好呢？
可惜的是现在的人都不重视华文。今天报章说道华文老师应该做汉语的监护人，可是却没有多少本地人愿意肩负这样的使命。
我想不是不愿意，只是现在的环境允许我们这样做吗？政策是否对我们有利？在这样的环境下打拼，是不是逆水行舟？
也许我是身在福中不知福，有假期却还在这里埋怨自己无法看到的愿景 :)
早晨须要到中正总校上课，然后晚间与朋友吃饭。一位教师朋友向我投诉，说自己的假期几乎全部用在补课与课外活动上。他羡慕地对我说：‘你真幸福！’但其实我又何尝不想利用一些时间帮助学生把功课做得更好呢？
可惜的是现在的人都不重视华文。今天报章说道华文老师应该做汉语的监护人，可是却没有多少本地人愿意肩负这样的使命。
我想不是不愿意，只是现在的环境允许我们这样做吗？政策是否对我们有利？在这样的环境下打拼，是不是逆水行舟？
也许我是身在福中不知福，有假期却还在这里埋怨自己无法看到的愿景 :)
许许多多的祝福
教师节前夕收到了好些同学的祝福与礼物。今天竟然有好多毕了业的同学回来探望……感觉非常的窝心。
与大家谈了不少的话，谈梦想、谈期盼、谈在初级学院的生活……时光真是如光箭般快速地闪过。才一转眼，大家都已是毕业了的学生。
今年的级任班也特别有心，竟然出乎意料地为老师准备了许多的零食与礼物。但，最喜欢的还是他们亲笔写的祝语 －－ 看了真是会让人欣喜若狂！
谁说男生就不会表达谢意呢？
与大家谈了不少的话，谈梦想、谈期盼、谈在初级学院的生活……时光真是如光箭般快速地闪过。才一转眼，大家都已是毕业了的学生。
今年的级任班也特别有心，竟然出乎意料地为老师准备了许多的零食与礼物。但，最喜欢的还是他们亲笔写的祝语 －－ 看了真是会让人欣喜若狂！
谁说男生就不会表达谢意呢？
30 August 2006
29 August 2006
Passion and Comfort Zones
What was school about today? Coming in early in the morning to print the Teacher Pen Pic document and trying hard to complete the CA2 scripts for the students in case holidays come. Guess i am probably not going to finish them in time although it would have already been done if i can just sit down and mark the moment i reach home and not do anything else.
But that was hypothetical. Tough for a normal human being to do the life-reducing maneuvers.
So as usual, i try to do the things that would not be life-reducing and trying my best to mark the assignments... made the 2 sec 3 classes do some exercises (wonder if i can ever find time to mark them) and then it was going home time.
Talked with colleagues over many things at work, how to instill discipline and make students achieve better results. It's indeed tough running a school nowadays, with the many awards and agendas running amok in the system. Passion clashes with comfort zones and you might just end up offending the whole world in your pursuit of excellence. Guess it is just not easy to even do the right thing.
And then we are young as we thought ourselves to be and thus my only conclusion is still to do all that i can within my own limits. Strengthening my own circle of influence is better than trying to enlarge it since i do not have the ability for the latter.
But then again, many things are easy to say but hard to execute. Can only hope for the best!
But that was hypothetical. Tough for a normal human being to do the life-reducing maneuvers.
So as usual, i try to do the things that would not be life-reducing and trying my best to mark the assignments... made the 2 sec 3 classes do some exercises (wonder if i can ever find time to mark them) and then it was going home time.
Talked with colleagues over many things at work, how to instill discipline and make students achieve better results. It's indeed tough running a school nowadays, with the many awards and agendas running amok in the system. Passion clashes with comfort zones and you might just end up offending the whole world in your pursuit of excellence. Guess it is just not easy to even do the right thing.
And then we are young as we thought ourselves to be and thus my only conclusion is still to do all that i can within my own limits. Strengthening my own circle of influence is better than trying to enlarge it since i do not have the ability for the latter.
But then again, many things are easy to say but hard to execute. Can only hope for the best!
27 August 2006
Teacher's Day
一年一度的教师节即将来临！
朋友问我，学生有表示吗？我说今年两位毕了业的学生竟提早一周向我传达了教师节的祝福。还有学生对我说在庆祝活动当天会回来找我。
我想身为一名教师，最重要的并非是否收到最昂贵的礼物。记得我的老师曾对我说，如果你想要在短期内就看到自己是否能够的到所付出的回报，那么你将会非常失望；因为真正的回报往往要到了多年后才能看得清。
所以这次的祝福对我来已经是最好的礼物了。
朋友问我，学生有表示吗？我说今年两位毕了业的学生竟提早一周向我传达了教师节的祝福。还有学生对我说在庆祝活动当天会回来找我。
我想身为一名教师，最重要的并非是否收到最昂贵的礼物。记得我的老师曾对我说，如果你想要在短期内就看到自己是否能够的到所付出的回报，那么你将会非常失望；因为真正的回报往往要到了多年后才能看得清。
所以这次的祝福对我来已经是最好的礼物了。
22 August 2006
Right or Wrong?
Somehow i have the impression that nowadays, students are not paying attention in class during lesson and they think that it is perfectly fine.
If a teacher does his or her duty, the student will just give a very nonchalent or negative response. Let's take for example that a teacher is going through a passage and asked a particular student to carry on reading from where his classmate has stopped. -- The former is not able to read and attempts for the teacher to guide him to the exact spot of reading.
Teacher gets the impression that he is not listening, and asks him to stand up and wait for redemption.
He stood up and walks around!
Teacher asks him to quit walking around and stand properly with 2 legs and hands behind his back as it is a punishment for being inattention. He carries on behaving the way he was.
Teacher raised his/her voice, he responds with a simple one-worded answer, "what?"
Although it was looking quite innocent as was written in his face, was that an innocent mistake?
Baffling are students nowadays... ...
If a teacher does his or her duty, the student will just give a very nonchalent or negative response. Let's take for example that a teacher is going through a passage and asked a particular student to carry on reading from where his classmate has stopped. -- The former is not able to read and attempts for the teacher to guide him to the exact spot of reading.
Teacher gets the impression that he is not listening, and asks him to stand up and wait for redemption.
He stood up and walks around!
Teacher asks him to quit walking around and stand properly with 2 legs and hands behind his back as it is a punishment for being inattention. He carries on behaving the way he was.
Teacher raised his/her voice, he responds with a simple one-worded answer, "what?"
Although it was looking quite innocent as was written in his face, was that an innocent mistake?
Baffling are students nowadays... ...
24 July 2006
A Friend Who'd Passed By
Some part of me was made to think of a dear friend who had left us at the day when the caring teacher awards were announced.
When we were all fresh and new from NIE, it never occurred to me on how a teacher could have sacrificed for a class that she barely even knew. Staying back almost everyday when exams were near was something i could have never perceived then.
A good deed? A sincere will to do good from the heart?
A tribute to you, my dear friend.
When we were all fresh and new from NIE, it never occurred to me on how a teacher could have sacrificed for a class that she barely even knew. Staying back almost everyday when exams were near was something i could have never perceived then.
A good deed? A sincere will to do good from the heart?
A tribute to you, my dear friend.
03 July 2006
Passing Out Parade 2006
This year was sorta messy for me... having to coordinate the Marist Youth Day with my form class duty as well as managing assignments all at once. In the end i did not even go one round the stalls to buy or look at anything.
By the time i was done with the arrangement of the assignments, it was time for lunch and then the big O level oral exams.
Again another excruciating 3 hours of pain, or deciding peoples' futures and then the rush to be back at school for the passing out parade for the sec 4s.
this year was kinda different.
we actually spent a lot of time on the photograph-taking session and much lesser time on the concert itself.
could also sense the feeling of pride and happiness and sadness.. .and could sense the sincerity in the planning of the event also.
was glad that it was a great event to end the day with, although the body has been through 16 hrs of non-stop work and responsibility. The sec 3 dance item was very nice, the speech by the outgoing chairperson was touching and the ending talking session was nicely done.
but though the heart might wish for many things, reality may not turn out as forth.
wonder how things are going to be done when school reopens on tuesday, when OC is out for reservist, adjutant is out for oral exams and the rest of the TOs are not really familiar with the newly established SOPs.
lets hope all will turn out fine.
By the time i was done with the arrangement of the assignments, it was time for lunch and then the big O level oral exams.
Again another excruciating 3 hours of pain, or deciding peoples' futures and then the rush to be back at school for the passing out parade for the sec 4s.
this year was kinda different.
we actually spent a lot of time on the photograph-taking session and much lesser time on the concert itself.
could also sense the feeling of pride and happiness and sadness.. .and could sense the sincerity in the planning of the event also.
was glad that it was a great event to end the day with, although the body has been through 16 hrs of non-stop work and responsibility. The sec 3 dance item was very nice, the speech by the outgoing chairperson was touching and the ending talking session was nicely done.
but though the heart might wish for many things, reality may not turn out as forth.
wonder how things are going to be done when school reopens on tuesday, when OC is out for reservist, adjutant is out for oral exams and the rest of the TOs are not really familiar with the newly established SOPs.
lets hope all will turn out fine.
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