Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Kids..pesky or cute?

Quick update on my newly minted status as cher-cher-cher.
Yes! That's how students call their teachers nowadays. Not just cher but cher-cher-cher.
Last Mon and Tues attended a course on how to tackle kids in school. Proved to be extremely useful. I swear that i pulled out all the stops i learnt in class to make sure that the kids listen to me.
And guess what? I didn't smile at all for two periods of class on the first day. Neither did i smile on the second lesson. I kept a straight face all the way. (We learnt during the course that class management is the most important thing in handling a class. Once you lose it, you cannot get it back. Don't pray pray.) I stared at kids who talked. Rowdy bunch of people who think that we're at the stock exchange. They don't raise their hands when they want to speak. They roar.
But guess what? I'm better than them when it comes to roaring. Ahaha. Don't forget i'm a Leo. But it's kind of funny. You scream at them but you know that they're just a bunch of kids who cannot sit still. Perfectly normal humans. I cannot sit still for five minutes too! So after scolding them, i'm back to my normal self again. Laughin and smiling and joking.
Something that i realise. All teachers are thespian kings and queens. They really know how to act. Strangely, i think i am getting the hang of it already even though today's only my fourth day of class with them. I'm actually enjoying performing the act every time i step into the class. Haha. I know this sounds stupid but yes.
I'm only taking one class at the moment. It's a sec one normal academic class. Lovely bunch of kids. They're so responsive that at times you wish that there's some form of sedative to keep them in check. Ahaha. I'm joking. I like it the way they are. Cute, lively, cheeky, naughty.
But markin their compositions is one BIG HEADACHE!! I marked only three today and i had a headache. I spent more time trying to figure out what they're trying to say rather than marking them for grammatical errors. Hey but i'm not complaining. If their compos are superb, then they wouldn't be in school and i'll be jobless.
But i gotta say that the past week has been really busy and tiring. I didn't have much time for my piano. Sobs. That's the saddest part. I felt as though i'm losing touch with my piano again. Losing it again is almost like taking a piece of flesh from me. Sigh, but what to do? Just learn to be a juggler. No, learn to be a super-juggler. Cos i still intend to go for my lindy classes too! And blading, gossiping, playing etc.

4 Comments:

At 9:01 AM, Blogger Yollev said...

fish, finally an update! haha...
good good... im glad you enjoy it! dun worry abt piano, blading, lindy blah... its jus a beginning now mah... later when you have better time management, then should have free time to play ba?? haha hopefully... eg maybe you take an hour to mark a compo now, next time maybe 15 mins! haha... i wan to take a look at their compo haha can??? kekeke....

 
At 10:17 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

hahhaa.... sound fun! Must Jia you!! p(^^)q

Become cher no more privacy... my friend Kenjin, also a cher had to move his blog af kana 'discovered'.. he started a new blog, a one with friender language for his students... machiam like big star...

 
At 12:10 PM, Blogger Slacker said...

ya lor.. let us read their compo can??? ehehheheh....

hmmm... good to know that you are adjusting well... my time wil come next yr... shit.. .

hope you will manage your time to learn your piano leh.. cos if not.. it will defeats your purpose of quitting your previous job in the lst place

 
At 8:20 AM, Blogger TwiNkleToEs said...

welcome to my world!! haha.. i absolutely hate marking compos!! i can feel my england become less powderful man! *&%$#@ anyway, glad tat u enjoy teaching! hehe.. we shall exchange pointers the nxt time we mit at JB!! dun worry abt piano n lindy n so on. once u adjust, they will come back to u naturally. jia you oh! *btw, its rach here! =)*

 

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