workshop day 7 - 8

students can be very hyper at times. so hyper that it caught me off guard. students have simple sense of humor that they laugh at simple actions that you do. simple 'crazy' actions like drawing a smiley emoticon on the whiteboard. maybe they never expect a teacher to be so childish like me. and i was surprise to see that they are so happy. when they are happy, that makes me happy and also gives a lively atmosphere to the class.

there are a few things that my students told me today.

1) i don't blink when i teach. 0.O which means i can open my eyes for 3 minutes till i turn to the whiteboard before i blink the next time. is this normal?

2) i look 17 years old and bellow =/ Should i be happy with this statement??

its nice talking to your students after class. i don't know why, every time before a class, its teacher - student relationship, while after class, it will be friends. i like talking to them after class. as the teacher - student barrier is gone. they are more open and talk more naturally.

as for younger children, whatever that moves can take their attraction. simple to handle right?? if you want to get their attention, try out some experiments that involve movement of some objects. other than moving objects, experiments that produce sounds or light

on the other side, there are some parasites in my group of students. parasites here means they need the attention a lot more than other students. which means that i have to spend more time with them and less for the other students. sometimes i wonder whether they really don't know or just play the ' teacher,-i-don't-know' game. sigh~

on the lighter note, like they say, kids will always be kids. no matter what you do, they will still be kids =)

2 more lessons and counting =)

small talk: i met up with Leon today and we had a nice 1 hour chat at KFC in Giant hyper mart. so nice to meet up with him back =)