Ytd was a damn draining day. Today too actually.
Anw one student jus had to spoil my mood first thing in the morning ytd n i had to send him down to the office cos he was simply beyond my control. N mind u it's a sec 4 kid, supposedly in the best class. Delegated work to the kids to do n he just have to conveniently forgot that it's a ss lsn n started doing chem work. Asked him to put it away, refused. Gave last warning, AP-ed. Ask him to stand outside the class, refused, n said that he wont listen to me. So i decided to treat him like transparent, facilitate other kids in answering qns, turned to look at him n he was busy talking. Hence, BAO! N sent him down to discipline mistress.
N guess what happened today. Apparently, the student told a diff version to the dm. Good job, u're in the wrong n u push the blame to the tcher. Checked with other tchers n wasnt surprised to know that other tchers had problems with him too. I wldnt have minded him not doing his work but it's his attitude that really got me. Even if he doesnt respect me as a tcher, im still many yrs his senior pls. What happened to moral values
Of cos, was damn apologetic for sending my boss's kids out of the class cos it's not very nice right... So explained to her what happened today when i finally see her. N she told me it's gd to be stern to control the class, but be careful not to provoke students, obviously in a really TACTFUL way. But still, i really minded actually. Im not the kind that puts ppl down when im mad nor will i sprout offensive words to agitate others, n i always make sure that i dun over-flare up n always choose to talk sense into them someway somehow. N then somebody comes along n say u shldnt provoke students. Like wthell! If contradicting/correcting students means provoking them den im probably doing that everyday. If that student uses tat kind of attitude to a tcher n i dun have e right to correct him or simply choose to ignore him, i dunno what's e pt of being a tcher anymore.
Anyway, the incident does indeed sets me thinking. If e sch doesnt trust e way i handle students/situations, den wat's the point of hiring me. It really does gets to me when ppl ask for ur help n afterwards question ur ability.
It also makes me wonder if a relief tcher shld just be somehow who's there to merely give out instructions and work to do, n not be bothered if they are actually doing their work or not, or be concerned with discipline issues. Maybe i shld just take a backseat in class from now on, not be bothered if they're really doing their work at all, n just chit chat n let time slip away with e students.
ya rite. Just whining. I dun think i can ever let that happen. Cant get over my own conscience. Anw went out to have big breakfast with my pe fren. Blissful max. Love big breakfast! =D N then it started pouring madly while we were eating. Good thing we had time to spare n wait out a little n e rain got smaller just before our lsns starts.
Had my first mini lsns with my 6 china kids today. Abit tiring but quite fun. Think my chinese getting sucky, abit stuck when im trying to translate eng geo content into chinese. Hahaha. I think lsns will be more fun when we get our own classroom. Heehee...
Anw i've survived the 3 lousy days of the week. Horray to thurs n fri!! im super slpy now alr. Shall have an early nite! =))
