Happy Teachers' Day!

A follow up to the previous post, muz not forget the teachers who still held on to their position, not an easy job... So here's a hearty Happy Teachers' Day to U! If students dont appreciate u, at least I do, cos we are in the same boat =D


Work is always piling up and can never be done. Sometimes I really think teachers are so silly, to give ourselves so much work to do then grumble abt it. And all is done for the students yet they dun appreciate it! Like yesterday, I only received 4 cards from my students, much less than what i'd expected. Not that I think I'm very popular, but i will think the students should be more grateful u noe.... I really did that much more to just make them more interested in my subj.... haiz.. forget it...

Despite all these, ystr's Teachers' Day celebration was a good one. Everyone of us received a 'personalised' gift from our Principal & Vice Principal. They personally handed it to me, and shaked my hand, wishing me a happy teachers' day! Was so touched... It is a baby radio with pen holder and magnetic clip holder... very cute, would post the photos here as soon as I download it from my phone.

After the celebration, i went gai gai with MM. That's the happiest day I had since the past few stressful weeks. I really enjoyed shopping with MM at Bugis Junction (not like some guys who will wait outside the shops, MM shops with me, looks at things with me and makes comments, I like the whole experience). We took one whole afternoon's time to comb those accessories shops selling all the cute cute stuffs. MM bought me a handphone strap with my star sign (while I excused myself to the washroom), so sweet!!! I like it a lot! Thanx MM! We also bought a finger pointing pen (also from MM), we have one each, hehe, so funny, next time during morning flag raising attendance taking I can point the 'finger' at the students --> "hey u! tuck in ur shirt!" o it's gonna be fun! keke haha hehe...

Other things we bought better not disclose here, in case MM wan to keep it private. (what r u thinking? it's for his... *zip*, keke). We then went to ECP to have a stroll. The breeze there was cooling... it's such a romantic moment @.@ haha... oops...
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Today is a school holiday, Had been looking forward to it since last week cos the past few weeks had been the most stressful weeks in this term. But holiday is always short... though there's only one more day to the one week's holiday, I'm not very excited abt it... 3.5 days of course awaits me =( and then I have one extra lesson with my S2 class... students are complaining abt coming back to sch during the term break but too bad, not as if I like it but we have to finish the syllabus cos they missed out quite a few lessons during the term.

Yesterday i brought home all the works to be marked. But i didnt touch them at all today, had been lazy... lazed ard the whole day reading some newspapers and chatting with mum. Yes, chatted with mum. Haven't had some good chat with her for a long time, since the term started. Almost everyday, I reached home at ard 7-8pm, after finishing dinner and shower, it's usually 9pm plus, and I will take some time to do a bit of miscellaneous work. Soon, it'll be bedtime. Time always pass so fast. Sometimes I hate this kinda life... it's all abt work n no life... reached home at 8pm and 10 hours later will be preparing for sch again. I guess I will die if there's no term break.

Alright, super long blog today, better go prepare for tml's lessons le...

Can u be a Teacher?

I was reading our Principal's weekly note and found the following quotes he posted quite meaningful...

TEACHER:
…must stand above all students, yet be on their level
... must be able to do 180 things not connected with the subject being taught
... must run on coffee, coke and leftovers,
... must communicate vital knowledge to all students daily and be right most of the time
... must have more time for others than for herself/himself
... must have a smile that can endure through pay cuts, problematic children, and worried parents
... must go on teaching when parents question every move and others are not supportive

Quite true... can u be one? Many people jump into this line because it's hard to find a better job with the same pay in the private sector, the question is... are u prepared for the job? R u fitted for the job? This is a profession that requires much more than just knowledge and skills....