thought a lot about a lot of things today...
when you think of students in neighbourhood schools, ppl often look down on them because they do not fare as well in studies. but as i mix around with the kids, i have grown on them bit by bit. although the may not be the future psc scholars or your big lawyers and doctors, they are really the kind of ppl you want to make friends with and those that will be your friends for life. i really appreciate their innoncence, comradary, loyalty and honesty. i like this school so much better than rj, with all the competition, back stabbing, sabotage and fakeness. although i must say the kids here really can qi si wo sometimes, and it may be frustrating to teach them cause they learn slower, but at least i feel appreciated sometimes. like the students care for their teachers and see them also as human beings and not merely tools for them to get their As and get to the top. compared to where i was in the past 2 years, they are amazing people with great character. although not your best student academically, but amazing people with great hearts.
ok i didnt think of all this randomly k ahha. it was cause of something that happened in class today. this student was upset during math lesson when the teacher scolded him for not knowing how to do his work and he cried. ok i mean sec 3 boy so should be teared. immediate reactions to hearing this would be prob something like "sissy! or gay!" but i really admired this boy. i found out during recess that he was really upset cause he just broke up with his gf and he thinks that its because he is not doing well in his studies. so with the teacher's scoldings about him incapable of doing math probs, he was really upset and teared. ok this may sound lame to you, but i was really "touched" by this. as in ok its not exactly touching, but it just made me think a lot about stuff. in rj, if ppl got scolded by a teacher for not knowing how to do, the student would cry because he is worried he will not make it to a good school or wtv. but ok most of the time the student would be feeling pissed and swearing Fs in his mind cause he thinks he is way too smart for the teacher. ahha ok shall not dwell too much on suaning. but in a neighbourhood school, when a student gets scolded, its because of someone else. as in sort of. i dunno. this may sound really illogical and stupid and lame, but i really thought a lot after this! and guys who cry are not gay k! guys who cry are brave cause they have the guts to embrace their true feelings and not act noncholant about everything. this shows he has feelings man. ok but yes everything in moderation too much crying is er, not too good either. i shall root on for that boy secretly! and help him ace his next test:) hopefully he will chase back his gf. i think they make a damn cute couple. oh yea not gf. its state. lol. i'm so into their lingo now.
ok may not sound really thought provoking or interesting and may even sound lame, but i feel like i've EXPERIENCED a lot of stuff today! i MAY just stay on to teach. ahah. ok no promises to anyone. i keep changing my mind. it really ALL DEPENDS ON RESULTS. oh shit. i just freakin had to remind myself about it. i freak out everytime i think about it! rahh. shoosh shoosh no more talking about unpleasant stuff. american idol soon! ellen!:) half day tomm!:) shopping tomm!:) survivor tomm!:)
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Thursday, 11 February 2010