last week muz b the worst week at school…
i had running nose.. and sore throat… and i had work to do and i NEEDED to go to school
what’s worst is.. i havent completed what i need…
tell me how to rest and relax?
need all the strength to go on… 1 more week… nono… 5 more days to sept. hols…
btw, BH got me Corrine May’s new album… and i cld really identify with one of the songs “Green Eye Monster” :1up:
weekend are soooooooooo precious…. this weekend is esp. slack for me.. didn’t do anything much…
yar.. have to learn to take things ez…. though i’m worried of work 1/2 the time… well… have to do my best and leave the rest to God :smile1
i can blog today coz tml i’ll be on course… so i can afford to slp later… below are some photos which we took and i didn’t have the time to upload till now…
BH and i went to Canele@Paragon for tea today… really like it that we cld sit down and chit chat… it juz mks me feel gd that we cld talk openly abt many stuff… i had strawberry short cake and BH had chocolate cake ( which i forget the name)… the strawberries were super sweet and the chocolate was rich! we enjoyed it so much that we brought it for my sis…. and they packaged it really nicely even if it’s juz 1 cake! wah!!! btw.. we drank organic tea… haha… first time drinking such tea….
actually, i m rather disturbed tt after so long… i still do not know what i m gd at….like… i’m not gd in sports… not gd in studies…. not very sociable… so what am i gd at??? well… i asked BH what i was gd at… thought tt he wld be the best person to give an accurate ans…. but he didn’t know what to say.. frankly… i was disapted… coz… i knew a list of things that BH was gd at…. :blank1 hmmmm…. m i gd for nothing then….
anyway, these pics are my personal faves… taken at vivo… thought we look quite nice… haha
the next 2 pics were taken on National Day… my sis, bh, ym, fel and i went to watch fireworks together… before that we had ice-cream@central
tt’s all for now…
if you r thinking why amanda isn’t blogging… there’s juz 2 reasons:
1) very busy
2) no happy stuff to blog abt
hmmm… this time it’s juz a combination of both…
school is alright…. children are playful but still controllable… collegues are so far so good…work is nv ending but manageble… next week is gonna be a terrible week as i wld need to prepare portfolio for the kids… and also adminster GEP test on a saturday….
well…it’s BH’s bz period too… so we practically don’t talk until the weekends…. and weekends are also used for meeting friends, family and work.. honestly, i find it difficult to find a balance… and i feel upset with how my r/s with BH seems to be straying away…. the no. of friends i have or are keeping contact with cld be counted with my fingers too…
then i realised that i’m happy yet sad at the same time…
evrybody knows tt i’ve juz started and i’m not an experienced teacher… putting aside the time i spent teaching children… i think i taught at least 120 pupils so far! quite happy tt i played a part in 100+ pupils’ life! haha…. somehow after teaching so many children… i envisioned how my son or daughter wld be like in future.. some examples:
1) can spell properly and join spelling bee competition
2) expert in maths and join the maths olympiad
3) to be a team player
4) to show leadership in school
5) enthu in learning and have a curious mind
i thnk the list will go on…. and my sis thinks tt my children will be nerds… haha… well….. i even noe what primary school i’ll send him/her to can!! i thnk so far right…. but to add on… i even noe what wld be the 1st thing i’ll tell my baby… “i have waited many many many years for you!!!” :beam1
i’ll stop here ..will blog more next time..
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so glad it’s Friday again! have been telling myself to tahan till friday… coz i feel so tired…. teaching is physically exhausting! mentally too :psycho1 there is juz so much to do… for example, marking, scolding, remedial, CCA, lesson planning… the list juz goes on and on… if you thnk that teaching is juz English, Maths, Science.. you r wrong… there are other “extra” stuff that takes up curriculum time… like filing, Philisophy for Child (P4C) = talk-cock-must-conduct-cum-waste-time-lesson. on top of that, since my sch is very onz bt NE, we MUST allocate 1 period to play silly game.
well… i thnk by now… i am proud to say that i am super good at giving detailed and systematic instructions… haha… something complicated, such as the games instruction, i cld explain it only ONCE and they cld understand it ! :grin1 nah… my class isn’t a super smart class… in fact, they are very mixed ability… BUT i am glad to see the faster pp helping the slower pps… no discrimination at all…. i tell you… the feeling is good….some children in class are like mini teachers… they cld juz repeat the instructions for me. when i don’t feel like telling… for example “Miss Goh say hand in tml… don’t ask already” i take that as they are being attentive…
teaching also helps me to become optimistic…. though some children are really cannot make it… i still choose to believe that they are smart and juz need guidance… maybe tt’s y i am always so tired and bz…
the boys in my class can be quite naughty.. the type tt runs round the class.. come to the front and play with the visualiser… it gets on my nerves… but they are willing to listen…. i deliberately give them responsibilities… for instance, ” i give you an important job to count the worksheets… how can you disappoint me… i trusted you so much” i tell you… it works… :beam1 besides this, i also juz started on a “learning contract” with 2 boys who have never passed English since P1… after they signed the contract, there is an improvement in their behaviour in class :wink1 maybe their behaviour wont sustain for long but i can’t help it but to feel a little bit accomplished…hehe
last week, i had lesson obs by my P and VP. i told the class to change into their proper uniform during recess and line up 5mins before the bell rings… they did it! still nvm… as i went up to class for some last minute check, i saw the 3 naughtiest boys in class sweeping the floor for me! they even cleaned the tables for the P’s and VP’s use and helped to arrange the tables neatly… i was very touched… :smile1 though these children are not so smart and very playful, they are willing to learn and help…
as for now… i feel like i have planted 40 seeds and the seeds had yet to germinate… i need to give them more water, warmth and air..
last but not least… i came up with a quote… hope it makes sense “every minute is a challenge…but everyday is fulfilling…” to me, tt’s what teaching is all about! :beam1
My sister is coming back on this coming sunday!