3.03.2007
|4:47 pm|
2 months of relief teaching had gone and I had only one conclusion, that is kids are so different nowadays....
To my students reading this, do not feel angry about it, because this is from my observation. For my other friends, hope you can go down to your secondary school and have a look and see whether you have the same consensus as me.
Firstly, let me comment on their behaviour. From sec 1 to sec 5, the proper manner in them is no where to be found. Basic greetings, courtesy, all these are some of the qualities things no longer with them. Just take for example, in class, I needed to stare at them for 5 mins before they realised that they need to greet me and so they greeted me---- in their seats!! Ok fine, as long they did greet me. Then, as I was about to start my lessons, students started to go toilet, chatting and doing their homework. So I kept silence for awhile hoping they will give me their attention but to my surprise, NO!! Getting more and more frustrated, I began teaching. After teaching towards the end of lesson, then they would tell me: " Cher, I do not understand what you mean, can repeat everything again!" I was glad that the floor was not red in the end. The best part was that the students who asked me to repeat were those who were chatting.
Secondly, if you think the vulgarism you had experienced in the past were abundant, try the students now. I got a student whose vocabulary in vulgar was much better then her english. Some of the vulgars I heard were only those that should be used in army!!! And to encourage multi racial, the chinese used malay vulgars, malay used hokkien vulgars and indians used english vulgars. And they are not remorseful for the usage of the words. No wonder our english standard is constantly dropping.
Lastly, I think the students nowadays are joining the disabled society because most of them got hearing problem. Ever try standing at the rear of the bus? Now I doubt you will have a chance to stand there. Reason is that these kids practically become deaf upon hearing the driver requesting them to move to the rear and they will just stare blankly and act as nothing happens. Poor me, I had to force to wait for the next bus when actually the bus can take another 10 more passengers. Sometimes I am wondering why the students are so smelly nowadays, but now I know why, because they had become part-time fishmonger!!
To my students, do not give me the same excuses for not handing up your work, because Singapore is encouraging creativity, so I hope next time when it is time to hand up your work, you can give me reasons like I accidentally put my paper with the newspaper and sold it to the garang guni, maybe I will give you 5 more marks for your next test, maybe....
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