TeAcHinG the New InZz..

If you have bothered to take a look at my profile, you will note that my ambition or rather I would say dream is to teach. I would prefer dream since I have not considered teaching as a career job yet. I was so 'onz' about teaching that when I failed my first interview to get into teaching, I tried again.

By the time I went for the 2nd interview, I was already working in the society for a year but I was still very excited about it. The moment I stepped into the cold interview room with 3 late middle-aged women looking at me, I was not scared nor apprehensive at all. I was thinking, "Hell, if you wish to fail me again, I am prepared to come again and again for interview till you agree."

Guess what? I got in...

The question posed to me was, "Why do you want to teach?"

That was also the question posed to so many would be teachers who passed the interview. I told them in short that I do not consider teaching as a job but rather a choice of life I choose to lead. In my opinion, a good teacher is really as good as giving his or her life away.

That is not what other teachers may think. They will be thinking the best teacher will be able to find a balance.... A balance between teaching, knowing the students, caring for the students, keeping in contact with the students, preparing lessons for the classes, preparing worksheets or written assignments, marking assignments, revising assignments with students, handle administrative (paper work) for their classes, handle school duties, handle CCAs (prepare CCAs' activities, knowing the students, caring for the students, keeping in contact with the students...), handle duties such as special event like carnival's organiser..., knowing the school's focus and values, knowing parents, handling parents....., not to say their families, their kids, their spouses (be it 'lao po' or 'lao gong'), caring for their parents..... ...... ..... blah and blah and blah.......

The list may never end and you readers will be rushing to the toilet to puke...

Be realistic... We need to know what we have to do. For myself, I have a theory for myself. I mostly will actually focus on my students. After all, teachers are there for the students... Lessons?? Well, for those who have studied for years, don't lie to yourself that you just need to read the textbooks and supplementaries and you sure can pass. Teachers are there to teach the subjects and more about life to the students....

However, then again, different teachers of course will have their ideals. It is good to have an ideal so that the teachers can draw strength from their ideals. Teachers can be weak as well, since we are still humans.

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Cheerz...