My kids make me laugh. Lol.. Found after the first page of one of my grade 2’s composition.. He ended his composition with ‘the end. Thank you for reading!’ So cute!
They really make me laugh! :):):)
April 21st, 2012
April 17th, 2012
My kids’ group writing final masterpieces that I finally put up today! :) I got them to write about different creatures with shells. Even though it was quite guided, I got them to research the facts about these creatures at home on their own.
Totally made my day putting it up! So proud of them!
If there’s anything I love about this school, it’s these noticeboards that we have outside our classrooms to showcase our students’ work! :)
March 21st, 2012
Lessons
I still get demoralized very easily when lessons don’t go well. And honestly, they haven’t this new term. 3 days of battering my confidence in teaching. What’s worse… to spend a lot of time planning and preparing for a lesson, and then watching it FAIL right before your eyes.. I don’t think I can describe the dejection and disappointment I felt.
Thankfully, I thought today’s class with my P2s went rather well. I know it when I complete my tasks (at least most of them), have the kids under control, and when I enjoyed myself. I enjoy the interaction with the kids… they make me smile, they make me laugh. Nothing beats an attentive, participative and engaged class. :)
Unfortunately, my rapport with my P4s seems to have disappeared over the March holidays. I’m not sure what happened, or if its me… But both classes on Monday and today I felt were terrible. :( And I feel like I’m losing control of that class… SIGH. They break my heart.
I hope tomorrow will be a better day. And that the next 6 weeks will be better. *crosses fingers*
March 10th, 2012
‘To be future-ready, education must develop the whole person,’ he said.
This was less about content knowledge, as content will have to be re-learnt and even un-learnt during one’s lifetime.
Rather, he said, it was more about how to process information, discern truths from untruths, connect seemingly disparate dots, and create knowledge even as the context changes.
‘It is about developing an enduring core of competencies, values and character to anchor our young and ensure they have the resilience to succeed.’
- Minister of Education Heng Swee Keat, Budget Debate 2012, from The Straits Times.
Even though I’m not sure what I feel about the new minister. I think this quote sums up what I feel about education, especially after my experience in university. The world is changing too quickly. What is the point in focusing on content if we cannot even be sure that it would be the absolute truth? Naturally, I feel that it is far more important to acquire the skills necessary to acquire new knowledge and think critically about what we learn.
February 28th, 2012
Lol… I got my kids to create an intro card for me last Friday during my first lesson with them so I could get to know them better… And this was what one of my kids wrote!
Its super funny because it sounds more like a goodbye card.. he actually wrote ‘bye!!’ on the other side of the card! poor boy is so confused! lol.
In any case, I still think my p2s are easier to handle than my p4s. BUT I already feel more attached to my p4s and I think they have accepted me more readily than my p2s have. Perhaps it is their weaker and more complicated backgrounds that tug at my heartstrings and make me find them more endearing. I hope I can win them over and successfully manage them well over time. *Crosses fingers* First official lesson with them tomorrow…wish me luck!
