Today I attended my 3rd conference this year. Every time there is a conference, I bug my HOD to send me. Then as the date approaches, I regret signing up because conferences are, without fail, several days long and from 8am to 5pm or thereabouts. But I’ll attend it and then be quite pleased because… Continue reading »
Sep
07
Sep
05
Phew!
As part of a coaching/facilitating course that I have been taking, I have had to pretend-coach a session this week which has been very stressful! I’ve just sent in the summary of my coaching efforts to my coach and I’m feeling both relieved that’s it over and nervous because I’m going to get feedback soon.… Continue reading »
Sep
02
And sometimes it’s worth it
I found this really interesting, because I’m about to step into teaching, and even after practicum, you get a glimpse that teaching life isn’t all that it’s purported to be. I mean, even when we were just in schools for the school experience, you already got the feeling that all the advertisements on the buses… Continue reading »
Aug
17
Teachers’ Day
I am representing my school at the Teachers’ Day reception at the Istana this year and I’m quite excited since I’ve never been to the Istana before. My squee is a little tempered by the fact that photography is not allowed inside! :sad face: Still, I am hoping the food is good at the very… Continue reading »
Jul
09
Canteen Food
I always tell people what one of the benefits of working in a school is that I spend very little on lunch. Firstly, I often skip it because I have no time and secondly, canteen food is relatively cheap. It gets boring of course, since most stalls sell the same food every single day but… Continue reading »
Jun
10
The good and the bad
I guess today encapsulated the good and bad of teaching. In the morning, a group of students my colleagues and I were in charge of were told to report to us at a certain time. In the end, the whole group sauntered down half an hour later. Then when they saw us, they neither bothered… Continue reading »
May
31
No exams for P1 students
If a teacher told us that our daughter did not do well in her show-and-tell, we frankly wouldn’t be the least perturbed and motivated to take remedial action, as we are now about our daughter’s poor mid-year grades. Umm, and whose fault is it that you dismiss it when the teacher tells you your daughter… Continue reading »
May
28
Competition
Life shouldn’t be a competition. And really, it’s one thing to compete to see who has the better life. It’s ridiculous to compete to see whose life is worse. I read the comments on the whole teaching as a career issues on the ST online and I noticed a number of people whose main argument… Continue reading »
May
21
A Teacher’s Job
My initial response to this ST Forum letter? Edited because after referencing the letter she replied to, I realised she selectively used the information there! HAHAHAHAHA. Clueless people should not be allowed to write letters to the public. Then again, where would I get my daily dose of humour if not from them? So in… Continue reading »
May
15
School-based Drama
Lots of school-based drama these few days huh? Never realised how “exciting” being a teacher can be. I was on course with a whole bunch of teachers and everyone was speculating about all the drama that happened. Anyway, being a good civil servant, I am not going to comment on this. I will comment on… Continue reading »