>Tuesday, 8 January 2008<
this morning, i got a call.
and happily, i set off to work, teaching in bt timah primary school
to my horror.. i came home, tired sianz..
i was told that they will put me as chinese teacher.
coz it is either you teacher EVERYTHING or you teach only chinese
obviously with my chinese better than my english, i would choose chinese
anyway.. its just P2 chinese, wads so difficult
when i enter the school, got my schedule.
i got EVERYTHING except chinese!
damn!
reached school at 12pm, do some admin stuff like filling application form.
then suppose to do patrol duty from 12 to 1.
but end up in canteen talking to ee wei.
coz ee wei is working in the canteen
ok... 1pm start school. went up hall show face then left again
first hour no lesson.
talked with ee wei again.
2-3 art and craft.
learning outcome for the student: Make simple body parts out of straws.
hello.. i don't even know how to make body parts out of straw and i am suppose to teach!
i just ignored and asked them to decorate their art folio.
some drew really nice.
first hour was indeen enjoyable.
3-3.30 recess(went back to staff room to slack)
night mare starts here
#1
3.30-4.30 Math lesson. Damn! They are 2 types of ppl in the class.
the really fast ones, the really slow one.
the fast one can finish given ws in 5 minutes
the really slow one will be still stuck in the first page after 30 minutes.
so.. let me ask you, wad can the fast one do!
i cant possibily tell the fast one to sit down and do nothing.
i cant possibily tell the fast one to cont doing more work coz the slow one will take longer time to catch up.
i cant possibily ask the slow one to stop doing coz it is being unfair to them.
i cant possibily rush the slow one coz they will be demoralised.
so i end up having to teach the slow one, letting the fast ppl shout scream run, chase fight in the class.
haix... it was horrible.
i cant teach new things. coz the fast one keeps ranting.. "this is so boring.. P1 should already know, why must we learn again."
then the slow on keeps quiet so i assume everyone know and give work to do.
the slow one then says"i dunno a single thing."
and the slow one and fast one are not small group.
they could be like 10-15 ppl in each cat.
#2
next the non stop. i will tellyou what i heard today.. i still can remember
Ms Yeo, can i go to the toilet!
Ms Yeo, he beat me
Ms Yeo, he laugh at me,
Ms Yeo, they broke my ruler
Ms Yeo, I didnt bring my TB
Ms Yeo, he take my paper
Ms Yeo, he laugh at my name
Ms Yeo, he scold me idiot.
Ms Yeo, they dun lend me ruler
You idiot! You stupid! You idiot! You go die!
Ms Yeo, he very smelly
Ms Yeo can i give out the paper (once one person mention this, whole class starts running towards me wanting to pull the paper away from me)
Ms Yeo, so unfair, he can go toilet i cannot
Ms Yeo, i want go home
Ms Yeo, can sleep in class
i nearly faint! they just repeat them non stop, adding to the shouting and running.
feel like telling them shut up and get lost!
#3
NX: Ms Yeo, JH really very smelly..
me: NX, dun be rude
NX: but its the truth, JH is really smelly
JH: You shut up!
NX: really mah.. you very smelly
JH: SHUT UP! (started crying)
me: (stunt!) NX, that is very rude of you, you cannot say that to your friend. i want you to apologise now.
NX: Why must i apologise!
me: becoz you are rude
NX: but he also got say JH (points to RS)
RS: where got!
NX: You also got say! why so unfair only i punish
RS: I DIDNT SAY! YOU LIAR!
NX: What liar, you got say! you liar!
RS: LIAR!
NX: LIAR!
RS: LIAR!
me: can you 2 keep quiet! (looking helplessly at JH) NX, i want you to apologise
NX: sorry(unwillingly)
me: BE SINCERE!
NX: sorry..
me: TO WHO!
NX: JH.
JH continue crying non stop
me: JH dun cry.. do you think you are smelly?
JH: (shakes head vigorously)
me: you are who you think you are. if you think you are not, you are not. okie?
JH: (nods vigosously but cont crying)
me: (roll eyes) boys do not cry so easily. you are not a boy if you cry, now, go wash ur face
immediately stop crying. end of story.
sianz diaoz.
and this often repeat.
student: Ms Yeo, He say i am idiot.
me: are you an idiot?
student: no
me: then ignore him.
student: okie(and left)
this scene repeats like thousand and one times!
and ofcoz.. many many more...
tired...
really tired..
went off school, rushed off to tuition.
school total earning.: $65 per day. in the school for 6.5 hours
but out of 6.5, 2.5 hours is spend in the canteen talking with ee wei or slacking away in staff room. so in another wards.
i am getting daily pay not hourly.
pray hard i dun get any school tml
one time i am scared.
but i met a very nice teacher! He guided me alot like, what to do at school dismissal, recess time, and told me not to be discourage by this bunch of ppl coz its not worth it.
and alot alot more things.
coz his class is beside mine, so always can get help easily.
tied.. off to slp!
missing you...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
