Learning Points (Day 1 of TP)

There are a few things that I noticed today, and they can be summarised as follow:

(1) Another way of marking attendance could be calling out the register no. and getting them to response with their name.

Reflection: Hmm... Is this way reliable? What if a student could call out another person's name? To put this on check, is the teacher able to recognize the difference in their voice and pitch?

(2) Be flexible in the teaching approach and ways of interacting with the kids.

Reflection: I also believe that we should be flexible not only in dealing with people but also the approach in reaching out to them.

(3) Give the students a time frame of their work.

(4) The design process is taught together with the making processes at lower secondary level.

Reflection: I think this is a good approach rather than doing one after the other. I thought this might give the students a glimpse of what they are going to do if they choose to do D & T at upper secondary. This approach also give them a complete feeling of D & T, rather than just doing a project.

(5) Do not pin-point any students. We should learn to forgive and forget.

Reflection: I think not only with students should we do that, but to anyone who harm us in one or other way.

(6) Do not shout at them, just wait.

Long awaited post...

Wah, the last post was posted last sept. Hmm... That means that it has been almost 5 months that this tank had not have any fishy acivity. Hahaha... Well, today is the first day of my teaching practice. I was posted to this XXX Secondary, and this school provided me with an eventful day.

First Culture Shock
They dun sing the Naional Anthem!!! I can only hear myself singing with the music playing in the background. It was like they are observing a minute of silence, mourning the death of someone important. And you know what!?! The students need someone to lead them in saying the pledge as well!! Sigh, I was thinking to myself, 'they had been doing that for at least the past 6 years of their life and they still need someone to recite line by line for them???'

Second Culture Shock
All staff toilets are locked. Going to them require one to get the keys to unlock them. What's the reason behind this? I also dun know. And I have yet to find out!!!

Third Culture Shock
This one not really a culture shock but a pleasing surprise!! I saw two of my secondary schoolmates!!! How nice to be able to see after so long... Ops, did I say long? Actually, I am still very young lah... ok?