Posted on: Friday, February 05, 2010
Posted at: 10:14:00 pm
hi world :D

last weekend was sure as hell hectic and exciting. and it really drained alot of energy out of me, leaving me feeling really tired this week and sleeping at almost every opportunity i get. so i'm really looking forward to a much more toned down weekend.

work has gotten busier and now, i actually feel more like a teacher haha. i've been assigned to a CCA - Mass Dance which was my second choice. my first choice was Malay Dance but they didn't have enough teachers for Mass Dance but it's alright. Mass Dance is a new CCA which is specially created for Sec 4 and 5 students who didn't have CCAs. and so my first time at practice was also the first Mass Dance practice ever heh. practices are on Mondays and Tuesdays and i have to be present for Monday practices only which is the better deal cos practice is from 2.30pm to 4pm while on Tuesdays, it's from 4pm to 5.30pm haha. and Mondays are for Sec 4 N(A) and N(T) students so there are less students but not necessarily easier to manage haha. so yeah, basically, i just have to be present to take attendance and make sure the students behave themselves. and actually, the practice was quite fun! it's not really mass dance like what we do during orientation, they do hiphop-like or streetdance-like dance moves which is simplified but still uber cool! they were even taught how to do a body wave and hand wave. maybe i'll join in next practice! (: oh but towards the end of the practice, one of the girls suddenly collapsed on the floor. we thought she just had cramps in her legs but apparently, she dislocated her knee. luckily, it just popped back into place but she was sent to the hospital afterwards for further checkups. it was quite scary and it has been a long time since i've been exposed to such injuries.

and this week, i finally started actual teaching and not just relieving classes. i have three Sec 1 classes for History - 2 Express and 1 Normal(Acad). it might sound like a lot but they only have History lessons once a week so that means i only teach History 3 times a week heh. and for Math, i have 1 Sec 2 Normal(Acad) class but not the same one i relieved previously. and contrastingly, they have Math lessons FOUR times a week. it's quite obvious where the school places its emphasis on heh. but so far, all of my classes have been behaving pretty ok but that might be because my mentors are still sitting in and helping me to manage the class and co-teach for the time being. i can't quite imagine what will happen once they're gone especially my dear dear Sec 2 class full of little rascals. haha. they're mischievous but i enjoy teaching them all the same (:

other than teaching and CCA-ing, i have had to do other stuff too. like attend training for the school emergency evacuation exercise and whatnot. also, i have to set a test paper over the weekend and send to my mentor for it to be vetted. first time i get to set a test. cool! but abit burdensome :/

and i have 5 more weeks of my internship left. i'm not too sure if i want to continue the internship in Term 2 but it's most likely a no. not because i don't like the school, or teaching for that matter. it's just that i want to try something different. maybe relief teaching at a primary school? but then my mum advised me not to cos i'll still be with MOE but not under the internship so it might be quite strange and might not reflect so well on myself. cos it might seem as if i don't like the internship or the school or whatever. so i don't know. or maybe i might not do teaching anymore and try something completely different. since i have the time, i might as well experiment now. it's not all about the money luh, gaining experience is important too. and at least even if it's for one term, i tried my hands at teaching and so far, i must say i don't dislike it but more experience and skills will be needed for me to truly love it i think.

enough said :D

and ooh my hubby Seungri is no longer a baby anymore. he's all grown up and manly now! haha. no more strong baby, but strong MAN ^.^