been awhile since i blogged. This is a little late, but happy teacher's day!
you know, i never really fully appreciated the hardships and pains my teachers went through in the course of teaching until i started teaching, be it percussion, drumset or just academics.
Teaching is tough, tons of essays to mark, ownership over their improvements. Teaching extends beyond the time you actually teach, from planning lessons (especially important for class based students) to tearing your hair out at the inane grammatical errors or careless mistakes they make when marking their work.
Even in teaching music, you feel the responsibilty to help them improve, trying all sorts of methods that will make them improve.
But the intangible rewards are simply satisfying, the mere improvement of their grades, the enthusiasm they bring to class, the rapt attention they give you, the fierce determination on their faces and their wondrous excitement as they discover the meaning i was trying to impart to them in that particular segment of music, and the sense of accomplishment from watching them grow in the process.
This passion may have faltered in many educators over the years from setbacks and stress, but nevertheless we must be thankful for all their hardwork and dedication to make us who we are today.
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On a sidenote, just had my wisdom tooth extraction surgery today. My biggest gripe? Eating suddenly become a tremondously tedious process.
and to end off, i made my students from english class write some haikus, here are some pretty interesting ones, basic they may be, but an awesome job at that :)
Mr Ho is here.
Sunday classes has begun
English lessons. Yawnz.
Sunday class was bored
Grammar always kill us all,
I don't want Grammar.
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(i actually like this one, its grammatical erros are interestingly apt)
and finally, their reaction to this assignment.
Each time i reach class
How I wish that my teacher
Won't be so random.
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very funny...
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