today was chaotic and lovely i would say. as my supervisor wasn't around, i have to do relief classes, alone and one with huifen, and it finally dawned on me how students can make life difficult for a teacher.
the teachers were right. NA classes were indeed difficult to handle. initally, i didnt believe what they say, as i was from a NA class too. i know how it is like and i thought i was able to handle that sec 1 NA class. however, that class proved me wrong. they were far too noisy, and no matter how fierce you are with them, they wont succumb. a caucasian teacher came in to the class to help me out. wow, when he came in, everyone was quiet, not a single soul figeted in their seats. come to think of it, a damsel in distress i would say. at that point of time, i really thank him for what he did. but after he got out of that class, the silence was broken once again. decibels given was more than 80.
students in that class reflected exactly how i was in class in my secondary school days. they talked loudly, shouting across the classroom as if it's their own apartment, walking about, and pulling each other's shirt and stuff. OMG, it's a total headache i would say. i tried to tolerate nonsense but after quite some time, that quick-temper of mine started to take control and i lost my cool. i shouted for the very first time on them, but to no avail. perhaps they think i'm a new teacher, and they dunch usually fear of newbies. what's worse is, the class monitor had total disregard to me. she was shouting across the class too -.- Alex came into my mind when i was taking that class. i was hoping she would be Alex, to be able to manage to class for at least a few minutes. well, wrong again. i was yearning for that one hr to pass very quickly, but it seemed that that one hour took years to move. and finally, when it was time to go, i was so glad that i finally get out of that class. i thought i wont be seeing them anymore, but again, i'd be teaching their class! zz. that class is Sec 1S5, another form of addressing sec 1N5 in that school.
however, on the other hand, the another NA class i took with huifen was pretty much fun and lovely. this class is sec 1S4. well, common scenerio i would say as they were noisy too, but not as disturbing as sec 1S5. we made the class stand at their seats, and everyone started to keep quiet when i allowed the students to sit down if they were obedient. soon enough, the class went into silence. there were a couple of "hyperactive" ones in that class, and huifen was extremely funny. with that fake fierce look of hers, the naughty ones were laughing their way even when they were standing.
well, she's got a knack of handling students. as they were laughing, she pulled out one extremely cute boy from that naughty bunch of kids and brought him to the back to stand and laugh at the wall for 20 minutes, since he kept laughing at huifen. hahas. i wasnt firm enough as i was mingling quite well with the kids, which caused them to be noisy. she was firm and the class went into silence, that is something good. i've got to learn from her, but i was laughing when i tried to give that stern face. okie, i went through the worksheets and some home econs topics with them. they were nice, as they were kind enough to throw me answers. overall, i would say, i'd wanna teach this class than the other chaotic class.
but well, i hope i'll have more chance to mingle with the kids next time so hopefully the rapport would be built. (: and oh, that caucasian.. my hero. *eyes blink blink* LOL.
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