ThE rOaD nOt TaKeN.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
I'm finding it harder to blog. Not because nothing interesting happened but more that when I finally get a chance to do so, I want to rest instead. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
I've an assignment due tomorrow, so will be spending most of my Sunday doing it. So boring, but it can't be helped. This week has been packed with excursions and activities as it is Kindness Week and Friday was International Friendship Day.
I brought the kids to visit Healthzone at HSA and to the Singapore Discovery Centre for IFD. I think the kids had a lot of fun. Those who had cameras kept trying to snap pics of me, but being camera-shy, I dodged as many shutter bugs as I could. I should be honoured, but part of me is still shy. =)
On Friday, we had the IFD concert in school and some of the children came to school in their national costumes. It was quite colourful as we have many foreign students at LPS. It was really like a UN meeting! The students presented some information about the flags of Malaysia, China, Korea. And I had to raise my voice at three students in the hall. I think I was really loud as the students in the hall all stopped and looked at me. Later on, some teachers came over to talk to me about it as well. They were all surprised as they have never seen me scolding students. After that, I made it a point to talk about the incident in class to let them know that I was really saddened by the whole incident. I feel very sad that a teacher has to scold the class in front of the whole school. I can only hope that they will change for the better.
In the afternoon, the field trip to the SDC was fun and we had a chance to discover more about tae kwon do, gymnastics, the Paraolympics as well as the history behind the Olympics. We even had a chance to play some games on the Wii sets (not part of the programme, but fun nevertheless).
As I had to rush for the bus straight after my lessons, I didn't take lunch and had to quickly have some
nasi lemak at the cafeteria at SDC. The students were quite excited and they helped themselves to the snacks and hotdogs that were on sale.
During the gymnastics session, the trainer asked the class what IFD meant and one of the students, D, said, "International Fire Department!" with much confidence which caused everyone present to burst into laughter...
I noticed that during the tour of the Olympic exhibit, the children were starting to get bored and it made the tour guide's job very difficult. I couldn't help but empathise with her as I understood how short the attention spans of the children really are. I will need to always work in the element of fun in my lessons or risk losing their attention. Good luck to me!
Okie, enough blogging. I need to get back to work.
Labels: Healthzone, IFD
