2008/03/26
2008/03/21
One Week Down
Having seen all the classes, i think most of them are quite ok. I dun really feel much abt lessons nowadays, cos of what had happened during one of the meetings this week.
Though the responsibility is there to ensure each n everyone of them does well, the passion has died.
What is the purpose in doing so much, going all the way out to print exam papers, to look for better ways of teaching ,to prepare the work n yet at the end of the day, it's not appreciated?Getting stressed n worried when students dun do well academically when it really should be independent learning? Is it really my job to go n search for past yr papers, my duty to force students to plan their study schedule n follow up on that? To mark GP n Econs outlines, check my students' exercise books to make sure they have done all the TYS questions n seek consultation?
Then what abt my admin stuff? What abt my own CCA? What abt the welfare of all the Performing Arts in school which i'm in charge of ? N now doing the admin for SAS Band as well? What abt the committee set up just to work on the allocation of funds for trips?It's such a heavy responsibility cos it is concerning the finance of the entire school.
To me it is not the workload that makes me tired n upset. The reason y i said i'm damn irritated by students who say my timetable is slack is cos it gives the inference that i have lots of time to kill. N yet they r the ones at the receiving end of things that have be done for them. So in a sense, they do seem to be taking things for granted. As this is the general attitude of generations to come, it is fine by me. If u dun know how to say "thank u", it's ok. But just shut up n dun make so many comments.
I just dun want to go to school onw day to find out that cos of all the hurtful remarks some students make,i have lost the ability to love n care for the rest. The result of a hurtful remark is like someone driving a knife slowly into ur heart. U can't forget n never will. U may think it is fun but it's not.
Having seen all the classes, i think most of them are quite ok. I dun really feel much abt lessons nowadays, cos of what had happened during one of the meetings this week.
Though the responsibility is there to ensure each n everyone of them does well, the passion has died.
What is the purpose in doing so much, going all the way out to print exam papers, to look for better ways of teaching ,to prepare the work n yet at the end of the day, it's not appreciated?Getting stressed n worried when students dun do well academically when it really should be independent learning? Is it really my job to go n search for past yr papers, my duty to force students to plan their study schedule n follow up on that? To mark GP n Econs outlines, check my students' exercise books to make sure they have done all the TYS questions n seek consultation?
Then what abt my admin stuff? What abt my own CCA? What abt the welfare of all the Performing Arts in school which i'm in charge of ? N now doing the admin for SAS Band as well? What abt the committee set up just to work on the allocation of funds for trips?It's such a heavy responsibility cos it is concerning the finance of the entire school.
To me it is not the workload that makes me tired n upset. The reason y i said i'm damn irritated by students who say my timetable is slack is cos it gives the inference that i have lots of time to kill. N yet they r the ones at the receiving end of things that have be done for them. So in a sense, they do seem to be taking things for granted. As this is the general attitude of generations to come, it is fine by me. If u dun know how to say "thank u", it's ok. But just shut up n dun make so many comments.
I just dun want to go to school onw day to find out that cos of all the hurtful remarks some students make,i have lost the ability to love n care for the rest. The result of a hurtful remark is like someone driving a knife slowly into ur heart. U can't forget n never will. U may think it is fun but it's not.
2008/03/20
Congratulations to my juniors :)
In Knowledge & Inquiry (KI) - a new A-Level subject - an impressive 7 out of 10 Hwa Chong students obtained a Distinction, twice the National average, with a 100% Pass rate.
98% Pass in General Paper, with 3 out of 10 students scoring a Distinction, again double the National Average.
3 Hwa Chong students scored 9 Distinctions (12 AUs), with an impressive 60 students scoring 8 Distinctions (12 AUs).
141 students scoring 7 Distinctions.
Nearly half of the 447 Hwa Chong students who read H3 scored a Distinction.
Seven out of 10 students scored 3 H2 Distinctions and better.
For 3 consecutive years, 9 out of 10 students scored Distinction in Biology.
For 2 years running, 8 out of 10 scored Distinction for H2 Chemistry.
8 out of 10 students scored Distinction in H2 Mathematics.
7 out of 10 students scored Distinction in H2 Literature, H2 History and H2 Art.
2008/03/19
Code Red
I was quite, no, very irritated when i have students coming to tell me that e timetable i have was damn slack or they believe it is cos they often see me in the cafe with my students.
I had done a survey across depts n the outcome is the number of teaching hours i have is 16.5 as compared to the most in other depts which clocks up to 12hrs. I dun give a damn whether it is a H2 or H1 subject. In fact people teaching H2 subjects obtain more respect than H1 lang cos theirs are included in the rank points while the latter is not.
N i need to be with my students cos i want to know them better, to provide support n help if need be. I dun like to leave them in the lurch. N the more time i spend with them, it means that the work on my table is continuously piling. N i still need to clear them. But i can't sacrifice the communication time with students, so i just need to do a better job of balancing time n higher rate of efficiency.
I have no wish to list out all the shit i have to do, but just stop irritating me with such stupid remarks esp when u have no DAMN idea what the hell i'm going thru. Keep ur mouth shut n i will be truly thankful. While i having been trying to understand what u have been or have to go thru, maybe it is time u mature n learn to understand what i have to go thru.
I can't wait for 2009 June to come. My bond will be cleared n i'm free to leave the service. N u will be free of this undesirable element.
I was quite, no, very irritated when i have students coming to tell me that e timetable i have was damn slack or they believe it is cos they often see me in the cafe with my students.
I had done a survey across depts n the outcome is the number of teaching hours i have is 16.5 as compared to the most in other depts which clocks up to 12hrs. I dun give a damn whether it is a H2 or H1 subject. In fact people teaching H2 subjects obtain more respect than H1 lang cos theirs are included in the rank points while the latter is not.
N i need to be with my students cos i want to know them better, to provide support n help if need be. I dun like to leave them in the lurch. N the more time i spend with them, it means that the work on my table is continuously piling. N i still need to clear them. But i can't sacrifice the communication time with students, so i just need to do a better job of balancing time n higher rate of efficiency.
I have no wish to list out all the shit i have to do, but just stop irritating me with such stupid remarks esp when u have no DAMN idea what the hell i'm going thru. Keep ur mouth shut n i will be truly thankful. While i having been trying to understand what u have been or have to go thru, maybe it is time u mature n learn to understand what i have to go thru.
I can't wait for 2009 June to come. My bond will be cleared n i'm free to leave the service. N u will be free of this undesirable element.
2008/03/07
Well Done 06S17!
When I first received a summary of your results at 12pm, e 1st column I looked at was ur GP results. I was really glad no one failed GP.
I think all of you have done very well, to some, this is the best set of results you had ever obtained in your 2 yrs in college. When I saw the distinctions u had, I was really pleased. Pleased cos your hard work was truly reflected in ur results. I’m happy for you cos this is the best testimonial of your hard work. For 2 yrs, you had slogged and had to put up with my nagging since Common Test to Prelims. Haha,n every time I must think of how to paraphrase my nagging so that it would be different from the last time :P
I still remembered how shocked u were when I asked u all not to study anymore after Prelims. I think I’m the only teacher who would say this to the students. I believe then all of u had already stretched urselves to the extent of almost burning out. I wanted u to relax so that u can refresh ur minds. I dun know how many of u actually did what I say but now it does not really matter.
I’m very proud of you, my dears, n I believe u will go far in life. Keep the fire burning in u and remember, never give up. U had already survived the merciless education for 2 yrs. There is now nothing which u can’t accomplish. Believe in yourself n take care. I may not be able to see u all again but I will remember you, love you n miss you!
When I first received a summary of your results at 12pm, e 1st column I looked at was ur GP results. I was really glad no one failed GP.
I think all of you have done very well, to some, this is the best set of results you had ever obtained in your 2 yrs in college. When I saw the distinctions u had, I was really pleased. Pleased cos your hard work was truly reflected in ur results. I’m happy for you cos this is the best testimonial of your hard work. For 2 yrs, you had slogged and had to put up with my nagging since Common Test to Prelims. Haha,n every time I must think of how to paraphrase my nagging so that it would be different from the last time :P
I still remembered how shocked u were when I asked u all not to study anymore after Prelims. I think I’m the only teacher who would say this to the students. I believe then all of u had already stretched urselves to the extent of almost burning out. I wanted u to relax so that u can refresh ur minds. I dun know how many of u actually did what I say but now it does not really matter.
I’m very proud of you, my dears, n I believe u will go far in life. Keep the fire burning in u and remember, never give up. U had already survived the merciless education for 2 yrs. There is now nothing which u can’t accomplish. Believe in yourself n take care. I may not be able to see u all again but I will remember you, love you n miss you!
2008/03/04
Friends
I was reading s story today n it was abt this guy who received a call from his Primary School friend when he was really down n things were not working out well for him.
After finishing the story, i started to think when was the last time i contacted my Pri School friend. When i was young, ok, i was young once, my parents used to tell me my pri school friends would be the 1st to be on the "Forgotten Friends" list. I did not believe them.
Every yr, during spring cleaning, i would read thru all my autograph books, from pri-JC. All the "remember me", "roses r red, violets r blue, u r my friend n i will remember u" stuff. It's quite ironical. Who would remember someone forever? Unless it's 1st love lah. Oh,i remember my puppy love quite well.Cos they quite handsome ah. Yup,all this mushy stuff.
As i grow up, i no longer believe in "keep in touch". If the contact is left in my phone for 1 yr n i used it less than 3 times,i would delete it. My colleagues had left n they did try to keep in touch with me, but seriously, life is so hectic, i really dun have time to entertain them.
Seriously, for 2 yrs, 2006-2008, except for wedding dinners, i no longer go out with my friends for dinner cos i'm already dead beat after work. Except for my senior who has left the country to work in US,i would go out with him when he comes back for hols.
Everyday needs to prepare work, talk to students to find out how they r,mark stuff, do lots of paperwork, where got time to socialise? Eric Ng was asking me how come i have so many meetings cos every time he sms me, i was in a meeting. Yup, I'm in 4 committees this yr, on top of band as CCA. 1 committee involves me taking care of the welfare n whatsoever not of all the performing arts in college, 1 involves the usage of a fund from HQ n we need to formulate guidelines to make use it is fully n rightfully utilised, 1 involves a competition on a national level, 1 is the department level. Band, needless to say, involves everything-human n non-human factor, mental well-being to academics. U name it, u have it. Yup, that's what i have for this yr. Actually as compared to last yr, it's off-load cos i dun have PW!!
Oh,my HOD wants to send me to China again at the end of the yr! Idun know y he always wants to send me to a country with no veggies. I love veggies. Last yr i went Beijing for 5 weeks. It's damn hot!!But quite fun cos the things r very cheap n i finally found my Starbucks!!!!!I can't live without Starbucks!!!My caramel latte!!!My raspberry frap!!!
Actually i quite enjoyed my stay in China cos i really have to be independent. I have a room to myself, msn my students every night, watched TV till 3am n had to wake up for lessons at 8.30am. But my day ends at 11.30am then it's free n easy. Shiok man!!then can go napping, shopping, sight-seeing.I dun mind going away but i admit i miss my students terribly then. esp my CG06S17 n my band. In the end, my band had to film their band prac on "Fairytale", my favourite song n put on youtube so i can download. I'm so touched!!!
Err, i think i digress too much!!Anyway, the last time i saw my pri school friend was in 2005 when we were still at Malan Rd. She was working in HP building. We went out for lunch once then we lost contact again. But never mind,at least we found each other once. haha!! I think the most impt thing in life is not so much abt keeping in touch but how these people impacted our lives, the things (good or bad) they had taught us n the times we shared. All these will not fade with time n they bear testimonies to our time on earth :)
I was reading s story today n it was abt this guy who received a call from his Primary School friend when he was really down n things were not working out well for him.
After finishing the story, i started to think when was the last time i contacted my Pri School friend. When i was young, ok, i was young once, my parents used to tell me my pri school friends would be the 1st to be on the "Forgotten Friends" list. I did not believe them.
Every yr, during spring cleaning, i would read thru all my autograph books, from pri-JC. All the "remember me", "roses r red, violets r blue, u r my friend n i will remember u" stuff. It's quite ironical. Who would remember someone forever? Unless it's 1st love lah. Oh,i remember my puppy love quite well.Cos they quite handsome ah. Yup,all this mushy stuff.
As i grow up, i no longer believe in "keep in touch". If the contact is left in my phone for 1 yr n i used it less than 3 times,i would delete it. My colleagues had left n they did try to keep in touch with me, but seriously, life is so hectic, i really dun have time to entertain them.
Seriously, for 2 yrs, 2006-2008, except for wedding dinners, i no longer go out with my friends for dinner cos i'm already dead beat after work. Except for my senior who has left the country to work in US,i would go out with him when he comes back for hols.
Everyday needs to prepare work, talk to students to find out how they r,mark stuff, do lots of paperwork, where got time to socialise? Eric Ng was asking me how come i have so many meetings cos every time he sms me, i was in a meeting. Yup, I'm in 4 committees this yr, on top of band as CCA. 1 committee involves me taking care of the welfare n whatsoever not of all the performing arts in college, 1 involves the usage of a fund from HQ n we need to formulate guidelines to make use it is fully n rightfully utilised, 1 involves a competition on a national level, 1 is the department level. Band, needless to say, involves everything-human n non-human factor, mental well-being to academics. U name it, u have it. Yup, that's what i have for this yr. Actually as compared to last yr, it's off-load cos i dun have PW!!
Oh,my HOD wants to send me to China again at the end of the yr! Idun know y he always wants to send me to a country with no veggies. I love veggies. Last yr i went Beijing for 5 weeks. It's damn hot!!But quite fun cos the things r very cheap n i finally found my Starbucks!!!!!I can't live without Starbucks!!!My caramel latte!!!My raspberry frap!!!
Actually i quite enjoyed my stay in China cos i really have to be independent. I have a room to myself, msn my students every night, watched TV till 3am n had to wake up for lessons at 8.30am. But my day ends at 11.30am then it's free n easy. Shiok man!!then can go napping, shopping, sight-seeing.I dun mind going away but i admit i miss my students terribly then. esp my CG06S17 n my band. In the end, my band had to film their band prac on "Fairytale", my favourite song n put on youtube so i can download. I'm so touched!!!
Err, i think i digress too much!!Anyway, the last time i saw my pri school friend was in 2005 when we were still at Malan Rd. She was working in HP building. We went out for lunch once then we lost contact again. But never mind,at least we found each other once. haha!! I think the most impt thing in life is not so much abt keeping in touch but how these people impacted our lives, the things (good or bad) they had taught us n the times we shared. All these will not fade with time n they bear testimonies to our time on earth :)
2008/03/01
Blogging on a Coldy Sat
Ever tried blogging with a live band playing "Beauty n e Beast" behind u? That's e situation i'm in now. N my conductor is a bit pissed.
Woah, the tags yesterday were so encouraging, as in,thanks for e support ah!! For "dropping by" :) Now waiting for the activitation of MSN. Haha. Oh,Facebook n Friendster as well :)
I was just thinking in the car,on my way to school today,as i reflected on the few hours i spent with e class over the past 2 days,i realised i can actually feel the generation gap! :P OMG!!!
When i embarked on this career path,the age gap between my students n I was about 7yrs n this gap increases every yr with each batch. Today, the age gap is acutally 13 yrs. Haha!!That's quite a lot n it sort of worries me cos the greater age gap n more difficulties i would face in understanding the mindset of my students. N i always believe understanding them is the most difficult yet essential part of moulding the future of the nation.
GOd,my bandroom is damn cold,without me telling lame jokes.Haha!!
Anyone knows what does the "b" in my url represent? :P
Ever tried blogging with a live band playing "Beauty n e Beast" behind u? That's e situation i'm in now. N my conductor is a bit pissed.
Woah, the tags yesterday were so encouraging, as in,thanks for e support ah!! For "dropping by" :) Now waiting for the activitation of MSN. Haha. Oh,Facebook n Friendster as well :)
I was just thinking in the car,on my way to school today,as i reflected on the few hours i spent with e class over the past 2 days,i realised i can actually feel the generation gap! :P OMG!!!
When i embarked on this career path,the age gap between my students n I was about 7yrs n this gap increases every yr with each batch. Today, the age gap is acutally 13 yrs. Haha!!That's quite a lot n it sort of worries me cos the greater age gap n more difficulties i would face in understanding the mindset of my students. N i always believe understanding them is the most difficult yet essential part of moulding the future of the nation.
GOd,my bandroom is damn cold,without me telling lame jokes.Haha!!
Anyone knows what does the "b" in my url represent? :P
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