holidays

yay…school holidays have officially started today!

but then again, i’ll still have to be back to school on mon and tues for our improvement course. i think it’s compulsory for all teachers. we had one in august and it was so darn boring. all that trainer talked about was philosophy bla bla bla. i was hoping that he’ll talk more on how to apply these philosophies into our teaching lives. i’m more interested in courses relating to class management.

even though holidays have started, i won’t be spending my time idling away. there are much preparation to do. the teacher whom the school had for this year did a fantastic job despite being there for only 9 mths. all the students and parents had high praises for him. the standard had been set. the expectation is great. the least that i need to do is achieve his standard, or better still surpass his.

i’m both excited and nervous about the new academic year. anticipating the challenge and the difference that i can make in the life of my students.

congratulations!

this is the word that i have uttered for the whole morning! apart from the well done, great effort. from 10am onwards, my heart was thumping with excitement and nervousness. i could feel the goosebumps forming on my arms out of jitter.

“thirteen! thirteen!”

“you sure? wait…wait…let’s count again. yes!!! thirteen 5As!!!”

And the teachers started congratulating one another on their effort.

This was the scenario in my school this morning. The teachers were just as nervous as the students.

i was there. i wish i could be part of those who were congratulated for my effort. But no, i only joined the school when UPSR was over. And since i am the class teacher of Junior 6, i have to be there to give out the result slips to my students. Even if i am new, i can’t help but beam with pride and joy to see students from my class getting such excellent results. At that moment, i truly know what it feels to reap the harvest of what you have sown. It was amazing.

It was then that i was convinced. I have not made the wrong choice. The pay and benefit may not be as rewarding as the corporate world, but the satisfaction of seeing your students achieving good results and tremendous improvement because of your relentless effort rewards many folds more.

Next year will be a challenging year. The standard had been set. I need to at least achieve or surpass it. I am inspired. Will try my best to prepare all that i can this holiday.