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 =)

workshop day 5 - 6

workshop now has grown into my daily routine and i think i am started to miss my students already.... crap..

I can control the 3 classes now. the way is = different kind of approach for different classes. phew, at last, i am able to find them now. happiness is in the air!!! wahahahaha

ok.. ok.. what have i learn after 6 days of shouting talking loudly.

1) balloons bring joy to all age group.
i still haven't discover why, the brightly rubber bag filled with air, is an eye catcher. all kids love balloons, most of the teenagers like balloons, some adults likes balloons. as i started this workshop, i didn't expect students to be so attracted to balloons. of course boys will have many ways to make a balloon interesting. and as for girls, all i can say, a balloon can make any quiet girl smile and laugh out. ahh.. the wonders of balloons.

2) Boys Vs Girls
have you ever heard primary school teachers complaining how naughty a 'boy' student will be and how good a 'girl' student is?? well its true. Boys are usually more active and hyper compare to girls. this usually apply to older pupils. as for primary 1 and 2, girls can be as hyper as boys if you know the method. Boy students need more attention compare to girls. i was actually surprise to see its the boys that need the attention i am giving. and the girls can always be left aside... hahaha..

alright. my observation skills are not as sharp as before already. so that's what i have so far.

on the other note, one of my student celebrate her birthday today. and guess what i gave her??
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a pink balloon =) and i also taught her how to strike a match. yes, light a fire with a match stick. don't be surprise to see children now a days don't know how to strike a match. i remember i have a friend that don't dare to strike a match at the age of 17 years old. and i made her to strike it.. hahaha..

as for the rest, i guess they are now starting to open up now. they now dare to speak and shout the answers and also dare to approach me to ask for questions. which i think is good =) asking is good. although some students still have the 'you ask.. you ask' syndrome.. but, i will to force them to ask anyway.

anyway, i got the pictures of the moldy bread, but i don't have the cable or a flash card reader in hand =( so i can't upload them. maybe i will get the photo shop to burn them into a CD for me.

So i guess so far.. after 6 lessons.. i am doing some thing right... i hope i am. and i will get a feedback from my boss.

till then.. 4 more lessons and counting =)

chicken little.

Everyone, this is Chicken little. Chicken Little, this is everyone. This is the chicken that made to the spot light of hollywood with the quote:

"the sky is falling!!!"

And once we see chicken little, of course the 'numa numa' song comes in to mind..

Earlier this year, my EB family members had gave me a nickname,


'chicken little'


my 1st reaction will be like this ---> o.o --> o.O --> O.O --> -.-'''


WHY??


"erm.. because you really look like chicken little. with the specs and the cute face" [double swt!!]



and i still don't belief that i look like chicken little. And you know what i am going to do....
this time going back Penang, i am going to hunt for a t-shirt with green stripes and wear it with a brown shorts. HA HA HA. then we will see... muahahahaha..

as for the time being, lets compare the face..

hmmm you be the judge...

the orange ~ weekly

i have been now upgraded to work 8 to 5 from monday to friday for the whole week. its kind of tired and also quite fulfilling. and in that 9 hours, i need to talk for about 6.5 hours. and having 2.5 hours break. At last, after the long holidays, something to challenge my stamina i once proud of.

Holiday workshop updates!! workshop has begun, and 4 lessons, 24 hours of talking has past. Wow, its kind of fast and interesting. teaching now is getting more and more challenging. my patience has been put to great use. i now understand why teachers always complain about a teaching so much. i guess you really need to pull yourself down to earth, be humble, patient, and also give the very best you have to teach. One thing i notice, girls are so much better to teach than boys. more updates in workshop day 1 - 2 and also 3 - 4 posts. i will post an update everyday 2 days.

Mount Kinabalu updates: sad news here, plans didn't work as there are unforeseen matters appear.[yinng, don't blame yourself k] .Anyway, like they always say, Mount Kinabalu won't disappear that soon( i hope its true ). so plan B will be going to somewhere else to 'sit-back and enjoy'. Friends!! what is your plans!! let me know k?? so i can do some arrangement and thinking =)

Personal life updates : Erm.. nothing much really happen actually. Doing my part with my best effort, looking forward to holidays,

count down: 2 months and 3 weeks to adelaide!!! 9 days to penang!!! can't wait. can't wait. can't wait!!!

comments to reply
carol: I also really want to go with you leh.... maybe in the future lorr ya =) naggy?? haha.. yeah i know its for my own good 0=) thanks ya
amelia: thanks ya.. i will remember to smile =)

yup that's all for this week, take care and be nice people. =)

workshops day 3 - 4

'all for one and one for all'
three musketeers

students in all 3 classes are now getting along well with each other which means, not much discrimination and also all of them have friends now. and in this situation, there will be the good side and the bad side.

the good side will be students will not feel alone and they are more willing to voice out as they are not as shy as when they just begin. i am surprise to see friends being made at this speed for children.

the bad side?? when the students unite, there will be a risk of trouble of losing control of the whole class. which means trouble for the teacher. What's worst is, pupils at this age make friends easily and also fight easily. When they fight?? it will be the nightmare of the teacher.

Anyway, there are cups of beans growing wonderfully and bread mold start appearing in today. surprises me is, there is a pink mold growing on my experiment set. looks so cute =) i had to change plans to planting green beans as most of the pupils had already planted spring onions.

out of 3 classes, i like 2 of them very much. as for the other one. there are pupils that give me a hard time. i still haven't discover the correct approach method for that particular class.

on a personal note, there are 2 voices in my mind every time i teach in the workshop. One of them is telling me to give all i have to help the students with patience and kindness.. the other one keeps telling me 'it's just a workshop.. students won't care to remember things that you teach'. This 2 voices seems to be getting louder and
louder..

6 more lessons and counting......

3 in a day makes.....

when was the last time when you wake up and feel that there will be something wrong with your day ahead? The bad feeling of so call waking up on the wrong side of the bed. As you procede with your day, you forgot your things like to comb your hair, get your watch, or maybe you took everything but there is a feeling of 'I-forget-something' lingering in back of your mind?

When is the last time when people start to take you for granted? when they ask for your help, you give them all you have. But when you ask them for help, they give you all kinds of excusses like 'aiyah.. no need lah.. they will know how to do want larr..' or 'aiyah, i lazy call larr, no need call larr, just send a sms will do...'. It always makes you worry about whether the important information that you want to tell get to respective people. Why i can give you my time during my breaks to help you do your personal things and you cannot help me do some official things when you are free?? I feel I am being used.

When was the last time that when you are drain and after a day that didn't go well as plan, and someone call you do something that takes your time. Things that are not important but urgent. Things that are suppose to be done by them but they get you to help without knowing how tired you are? i always wonder whether you know what i am thinking. Or should i say how do i feel when you call me to 'help' you. Maybe you think i have nothing to do and its give you a chance to call me 'help' you with your stuff but the fact is i have something in mind that i have to do.

when this 3 adds together in a day?? how do i feel?? like shit.

%&^#(%^#&*&(@!!!

p/s: this have nothing to do with my students.

workshops day 1-2

'it has begun'
LOTR 3

Holiday workshop for science and mathematics in english has begun. My number of students jump from 1 the previous month has suddently pop up to a total of 26 all together in 3 classes. So to give an overview about this workshop, its divided into 3 groups, standard 1-2, standard 3-4 and standard 5-6. Each group spend about 2 hours with me everyday for 10 lessons. The workshop starts at 9-11, 11-1 and 2-4. This means i have been speaking about 6 hours at average everyday.

For the 1st 2 lessons, there have been red and green beans growing and bread mould breeding projects running and most probably, spring onions will be planted tomorrow. Yupp, i have started with biology topics(animals and plants) and next will be physics topics. I can't do much chemistry with them as i don't have suply of the chemicals and also I won't want to blow a hole in the building =)

Anyway, preperations have been serving me well, and of course there are some bumps and holes along the way of the workshop. But luckly i am able to adapt to the situations. hehe.. and of course mental preperations have been working till a certain level. My imaginations seems to be working well for the time being.

Anyway.. back to my mental preperations for tomorrow's lessons, i try to get some pictures on their projects soon =)

8 more lessons and counting........