25th sept 2008
hmm, i dunch noe why but quite a number of collegues said that i have a kind-hearted face and they think that i wont be able to handle students on my own. HAHA. i think if my cliques see this, it'll be hard for them to believe as they always believe that i have an 'ah-lian' face. LOL. i know a male collegue in that sch and he said that he couldnt believe that i was able to handle the normal tech students because i have a very kind-hearted face and he thought that i'll be bullied by the kids. well, of cuz i have my ways. muahahas!

i always believe that being a friend to them is very important. everyone's saying that we've got to be firm, but erm.. i just cant do it? i play with them whenever i can. hahas. well, if they still dunch listen to instructions, forget about being a friend. i told them sth like, "do you want me to treat you all as animals or as human beings? human beings sit but animals do not have to sit at all. you all want me to treat u all as animals?" and somehow, this sentence worked pretty well ytd. and lastly, sec 1 students love chocolates and chocolates really can make them go gaga. LOL. so chocolates are important in NT classes. LOL.

oh yea, a boy talked back to me in a very ah-beng manner and i was sort of intimidated by what he said. he gave me a stupid face and started to fly into a rage when i used a firm voice and questioned him why did he show me that face. he said, "i where got show face. i never show you MY face what!" everyone laughed when he said, "i never show you my face what. how to show you my face." didnt know what to do, i started showing him the expression he showed me and he actually laughed tgt with the class. i guessed the face i made was really ugly man. but who cares, it did help in the nutshell, so i dunch mind((: overall, lesson with them was pretty good and im starting to like that NT class alr! most of them are willing to learn, really keen in learning. but becuz of the naughty ones, they got distracted and didnt care much for their studies. but i still love their learning attitude. way to go, 1P1!((:

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26th sept 2008

I'M HAPPY, HAPPY TO THE CORE I'M TELLING YOU! i'm extremely jubilant/exuberant/happy/elated/on cloud nine. hahaha. work was fun and successful today, and i just feel extremely overjoyed over this. though i spent money on cab today, my mood wasnt in the least affected cuz of this happy incident. now, let me tell you what had happened :DD

today is the grading day, meaning my supervisor will be grading over my ITP by observing how i'm doing when i'm teaching the class, and this class is actually sec 1S5, the class which i loathed the most initially when i first stepped into this sch. what do i say, i'm loving this class till bits now, and i really mean LOVE, not just like. ((:

it isnt the first time i'm teaching as i taught the normal tech class ytd and i had a little bit of experience i should say, so things didn't really get screwed in this class when i'm being observed.( but i did screw things up a little bit?) ^^

i would say, teaching is really fun especially in the class where you know everyone loves you. hahahas. i treat the students in this class as my friends, and i reckoned they treat me like a friend as well. so, teaching was fine and they responded to every question i asked. perhaps i didn't pace myself slow enough for them to catch what i'm putting across, the students kept saying that i spoke too fast. =X okie, im nervous, tt's why. hahas. teaching them was nice, getting response from them was cool, playing the game for recap session was great too. the only thing that i didnt do well in today's lesson was, i didnt get the facts right and i think i seriously spoke too fast.

when the lesson is over, i felt so relieved and happy. my teaching supervisor, Mdm V, discussed a few points for me to take note of- bad ones as well as the good ones. i made her say the bad points before saying the good ones as i think if i hear the bad points after the good ones, i wont be feeling really happy. ahhah. she said a couple of things.

bad points:
-should get the facts right
-if dont know the answer, gotta phrase it in another way such as "i'll get back to you" instead of "you go find out yourself".
-time management
-a little bit of singlish used (this one i can explain! i purposely one, liddat can mingle better with them ^^ )
-should raise voice a little bit higher if they're starting to be noisy

good points:
-projection was fine and quite ok
-good interaction with the class
-the rapport with the students was there
-good that you walked around the class and asked them to answer questions
-there was more confidence shown
-overall quite good as this is the first time you're teaching

well, im quite contented with the comments she gave. anw it's over alr. hahas. but THIS ISNT THE MAIN REASON why i'm still so happy at this point of time. she said something which really made me go "awww.."

this is what Mdm V said.

" you know just now before u came into the class, jy was asking me, "cher, Miss Liew got come today or not?" i said, "yes, she'll be coming later" and he placed a chair next to the teacher's chair at the teacher's table. i asked him why is there another chair here and he said that chair is meant for Miss Liew to sit. "

after hearing it, i was like.. OMG, aww.. so sweet! apart from the chair incident, what made me comforted was that he actually asked whether i'll be going to his class! seriously, i feel so touched, really. the feeling of being popular with the students is great. huifen loves this feeling too becuz girls in her sec 3NT class loves her((: i told huifen about what Mdm V told me and she said jy placed the chair there because he wanted to sit next to me at the teacher's table. i was like.. wahh.. LOL. hahas. during his cooking exam, i helped him in cutting the tomatoes and i didnt notice that he actually placed a heart shape on the serving plate. he even asked me several times to try his dish and wanted to find me after school but i didnt eat it. hahas. huifen mentioned that when she was at the back of the class today, she asked him about that heart shape and he was smiling to himself in a very shy manner. LOL. oh, i remembered that he once told me before if next yr, i still happen to be in that sch, he'll give me teacher's day present. hahas. but i wont be around alr, attachment will be over by the 2nd week of october. seriouly, i sort of dislike him the first time i went relieving his class as he was VERY noisy. BUT he isnt that bad afterall, on the account for the things he did for me? LOL! he merely seek for my attention.

i also hated that class and even blogged that out before. but for now, i really LOVE this class because of they could respond very well when it comes to lessons! and perhaps i'm teaching their class for the first time today, jy wasn't really noisy/hyperactive(not as noisy/hyperactive as in Mdm V's class), which is good i guessed. easier to manage the class. hahas.

i'm not saying trying to be thick-skinned here so please dunch misunderstand. i just feel very happy and comforted. hahas. and please note that i'm not sick as to fall in love with a sec 1 boy. i love him as a student((: till now, im still smiling because of chair thingy! so touched larr. hahas. ^^

gosh, i'm so in love with sec1S5. it's like how Miss Lui loves 5N1'06.

the greatest comfort i found in teaching is when i see students smiling and waving to me, leaving me with much love. i guessed you wont be able to comprehend the feeling i'm having now unless you have a taste of how teaching is like.(:


i think i'd wanna be a teacher in the future, if there isnt any job for me. XD