What A Day!!!

Dear friends,

Did I get up on the wrong foot today???

Everything seems jumbled up and I’m waiting what will happen next …

The sun shines just like other ordinary days but things get so crazy.

The first time I entered the class for morning devotion … It was so quiet and we had to wait for other students to arrive. After waiting, I had to lower down my emotion a bit noticing that the student who was supposed to lead, forgot to bring the book. Soon, while I was planning to read something from the Bible, she said she would read something form the July’s morning devotion book. In the end, I told my class that I hate this irresponsible attitude and hope that they would change.

When the bell rang telling me to start my lesson, I went to the class on the second floor. Yup it was quiet too but some of the students were called by other teacher. While I was writing on the whiteboard (groups’ names for debate), they kept on saying that the speech hadn’t finished yet. I finally explained that the debate was for their test and not today.

After writing, I started calling the students name and the one making me so upset was that they weren’t well prepared. So, many of them kept on asking other students. It drove me mad that finally I chose to change the materials into listening.

Listening activity gained other troubles. Yup, the were wasting the time by keeping on excusing removing their answers that I finally burst out counting 1 to 5. Correcting became other problems. In IGCSE, we were asked to be exact and concise. However, sometimes I felt pity if I had to wrong most of their answers which are too many words or to short. Mostly, I gave them half score. Today, while giving half score, many kept arguing to get full score. I was so upset that I decided to give the haf score to no score as the IGCSE.

Finally, I left the class but so undoubtedly not in a nice mood.

Soon, spending the time writing this blog and read yours. One blog always caught my eyes but now it has ended maybe.

Good Luck Guys!!!

Life goes on, isn’t it … especially your life.

I do realize that I keep on looking for you after all this time.

I do realize that I might have disturb you so.

I do realize that I’m nothing … Just a dust in the desert and a drop in the sea.

I do realize that ……..

Really I do ……

As I said ….. May your life be great and may your days be bright …

GBU forever and ever ….

Types of Teacher!!!

Dear friends,

Previously, I attended a seminar held by Binus and in the beginning part we discussed about types of teacher. Well, I would like to share the several things we did but I left my handout so, I’ll continue later on …

Feeling of Being a Teacher

Dear friends,

Sometimes I think a lot about “Why do I become a teacher? Why can’t I just go on with my mom’s wish? etc”

Yup, this kinda thinking strike people’s mind almost all the time.

Is it because we never feel satisfied with anything?

Well, I don’t know whether it is the reason and it makes me tired just thinking about it.

Being a teacher is not an easy task. There are certain things you have to remember; they are:

1. becoming a role model (having flaws in their eyes will ruin their perfect model)

2. you can’t judge your students (for your judgement will also be measured on you-Bible)

3. you have to be able to explain clearly (so the students will understand your materials)

4. you have to be strict (caregiver – not simply having fun)

5. you have to correct hundreds of papers as soon as you can (for they’ll keep asking where’re their works, comments, and the scores)

6. on the report day (sometimes working day for problematic students) we need to meet their parents – listening to complaints and suggestions

7. and still many others.

Being a teacher is not always bad. One of the greatest side is when your students become successfull and they managed to recognize you and feel grateful having a teacher like you.

Yeah, being a teacher feels tiring and burdening. However, there’s one verse that makes me relieve and gain a lot of spirit when I teach. It says

“I choose you to be here … Not you who choose Me”

Yeah, let’s do our activities just to glorify His name!!!

PS: next will be about the ideal teacher!!!

Trinity College Essay Competition

Dear friends,

Yesterday, at 3p.m., I attended a seminar that was held by Trinity College. Moreover, I had to stay there to wait for the further information dealing with students’ essay competition.

Well … Let’s go directly to the competition!

Hm … Based on the form and others being sent to school, we could only send 5 best essays and we did send 5. However, the one that surprised me most was when I noticed that many other schools sent more than 5; it reached 20 essays for 1 school. Somehow, it disapointed me.

So, instead of fighting a hundred essays, we fought more than 200 essays.

The worst part was when I complained, one of the PIC just said “Well, then your school is the only one who stick to the rules!”. So, I smiled. For me, following the rules are unfathomably a must but now it makes me think. Why can’t everybody just follow the rules? Usually when others don’t follow the rules, there should be punishment or disqualification, but here???

Yeah, let it be! It would be better for me sending really best 5 instead of more but only 1 best.

Well, the result was predictable and I didn’t quite amazed about it.

One thing for sure, when I looked at my students cerificate, 4 of them got the appreciation as ‘excellent essay writer’. It makes me proud of them.

Well, at least when they chose best 8, I believe that their names were there.

Great job, Guys!!!