Mid Year Update

This blog has been so abandoned that i can almost taste the hint of  dust and see cobwebs hanging at all corners.

In a glimpse of an eye, i’ve already been on my teaching career for almost 6 months, that includes the holidays of course. All i can say is  how time flies.

Each day is a learning curve for me. Even though it has been 6 months, i have not fully grasped the teaching technique and how to be a good educator. I find myself being quite disorganized in everything..from planning the lab work, to the homework to the teaching in class. There are a zillion things to be done and i only see my students for 4 periods per week.

Each day is also a special get-to-know day for me. Every encounter is an opportunity for me to get to know my students more. Every day is also full of surprises.

I have this student in my class whom i have labeled as a kurang ajar and biadap girl. She has this air of nonchalance and arrogance about her and can be very rude when talking to the teachers or frens. One day, her classmate accidentally hit her on the head with a mechanical pencil and she responded by grabbing it and stabbed the eye of her classmate. My initiate response is to raise my voice and reprimand her for what she had done…and yes, i did that. When i was reprimanding her, i noticed a ring of bruises on her arms. It did not occur to me to be concerned. I was so caught up with my anger at her. It was later when i went home that i thought about it again. I realised that i should’ve shown my concern instead of anger. My manner of approach is wrong rite from the start. When i enquired the next day only i found out that it was her father who caused the bruises.

Sometimes, things are not as superficial as they appear. We need to probe further. Look beyond the surface.

I am still learning. Each day is a humbling experience.

~ by erica-ca-ca on April 21, 2009.