Sunday, January 28, 2007

The month of January is almost over and the year is in full swing. I have a new form class - very different from my last - they are very studious and have ano life - As individuals there are many warm and friendly people in the class but as a class they don't voice out what they feel and are very passive. Will really need to work on them. But I must say the class committee is very good - they take initiative and are self-starters.
My CCA is doing well with more recruits - Not sure how many will stay though. But I love my present lot who are so passionate about their CCA. Hope we do many outstanding events this year.
As Subject Head, there are more responsibilities and more projects. I like the challenges that come with the new job.
But in recent days I haven't been able to sleep coz of the impending "O" level results. The sec 4s go through it once a year - but we teachers go through it every year around this time. Did I do enough? Did they learn from all this practice? Should I have pushed them harder? And with English, it really is very unpredictable compared to the other subjects. And it is the deciding subject when they go JC. So all that power in my hands is a bit scary. I wish and hope they will do well. I will be praying hard!

Sunday, January 07, 2007

A Brand New Year
2007 - A new year with new beginnings and new experiences. Also a busy year with a new role in school. Most of all the classes I teach are new this year with new faces. As I try to build new relationships I find that I keep looking back to look for last year's classes. Maybe its just that its a lot of new faces.
On Sat there was orientation of CCAs for the Sec 1s and the whole of StageArts except for the change agents. Most of them had just gone through the camp and I felt that they would be too tired so didn't force them to come. But I did see that some of the leaders for the other CCAs had come so that got me thinking. We really need to expand change agents to have more people. I cannot keep relying on the same few people. Well A new year brings with new chances and new approaches. We shall see...