MAKING LESSONS COME ALIVE and see yourself half dead
Sunday, March 16, 2008 i know this is random.
anyway, i was thinking about some things this morning and i had a moment of epiphany!
from this 3 months experience as a relief teacher,
i realised...
1. it's frigging difficult to remember names
2. it's takes SUPER ALOT OF EFFORT to actually remember a particular student's style of writing, individual mistake and choice of topic. so if you recall, mr wong would tell xiaomeng: "i can predict what topic you will choose in your block test. rethink your choice..." -.- woah.
3. writing "see me" on the piece of homework or forcing the student to come down for consultation is actually a STRESSFUL TASK. you actually think teachers WANT to see you so much? hoho. and you wonder why teachers hound you for work, force you to write extra essays (Mrs Lee). and even presents you a consultation booking form that eases the whole process of robbing away the teacher's much-needed personal time. (Mr Chua)
4. to prepare interesting methods to conduct lessons is a BRAIN CELL KILLING activity. do you recall our j1 GP lessons where we had skits, role play, some nuclear war activity and deciding whether to save the old scientist or a young disabled man. and you wonder where ms yang's brain cells came from..
5. and you'll find students remember how many times they have gone to the toilet in a day much better than what you've taught them. and while you are refraining from pulling your hair out because you're repeating the SAME thing for the umpteenth time, they still expect you to be patient. OH WELLS.
not that my experience's been that bad, but i just had the opportunity to look into the staffroom to see how teachers are humans after all...
bottomline: let's spend a minute to observe silence and appreciate teachers!
yeah...i decided teaching is one of the most noble careers around, especially with students like us. too bad, if i were to be a student again, i'd be the best one ever man! but haha so sad, our classroom days are overrrrr!