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Monday, May 22, 2006
The joys of being a teacher (as learnt from a friend on Saturday night).
I had a good chat with a friend over the internet, who is a teacher in a secondary school last Saturday night.
There are lots of pitfalls befalling the teaching profession nowadays, as more attacks are rendered upon the teachers, and they are forced to defend the profession. I won’t give my opinion on this matter, as it is much too sensitive, much too complicated, and way too long that I won’t be able to articulate it well (I think).
Suffice to say, I can only say this: teachers are human.
Teachers are prone to human fallacy, but they have to uphold the teaching profession.
The teaching profession to come first and foremost before baring the human fallacy.
It was the teachers in the pre-Malaysia days who made a big impact, who were the driving force behind our Independence.
It’s the teachers who taught us, regardless whether it was in a shitty way or not.
Regardless whether we grumbled or complained or weren’t happy with how they treated us as students when we were somehow rebelling against the education system… Or how bad we thought their teaching method was (I can even name the teachers from 10-15 years ago who fell into this category today heh)
They need to know what’s in their heart, what makes them BE a teacher.
To save and salvage the teaching profession…. To bring it back to the glory days, to be in a high moral standing.
It’s way past Teacher’s Day, but I’d like to wish it to the teachers out there anyway.
I am digressing from the topic actually.
My dear friend, whom I cannot name, is enjoying herself in school.
Aahh… flirting with a certain particular student is definitely fun, ain’t it?
Come to think of it, any flirting opportunity (in which the comfort zone is not breached – read: the person that you flirts with won’t seriously pursue you afterwards) is good. As we get older, this opportunity presents itself less and less.
So this dear friend of mine is definitely motivated by the student who’s not even in her class.
Just a glimpse, just a smile, just a nod would make her day.
What else to have the student’s aunt as a colleague, keeping an eye shut (the aunt is sure a good sport!) to the obvious.
Well… this is Malaysia, after all….. Nothing would come up from flirting with students (I know my friend won’t anyways. Can’t say about the teacher who was caught in Kuching… that’s a whole different issue after all).
Back to my friend, I am sure the student’s having the time of his life too.
After leaving school for college / uni, I am sure he’ll be telling his circle of friends then about the crush he had on this teacher who didn’t even teach him.
The tell-tale signs of not knowing what actually is going on, the confusion, the heart skipping a little, beating faster… that’ll phase out in time.
Unless of course, my dear friend is able to wait, say another 8 years for him to finish studying, to get himself a job, to basically grow up….. AND ponder about his THEN school crush? That sure sounds like in the movies, eh?
Oi! Stop dreaming ah friend! :p
And so my dear teacher friend, whom will eventually read this entry, please be so kind as to correct any grammatical mistakes I have made. I know it may be irritating to you (heh). Can’t be avoided…
So how to end this entry?
Why…. Have fun flirting la! ;p
I had a good chat with a friend over the internet, who is a teacher in a secondary school last Saturday night.
There are lots of pitfalls befalling the teaching profession nowadays, as more attacks are rendered upon the teachers, and they are forced to defend the profession. I won’t give my opinion on this matter, as it is much too sensitive, much too complicated, and way too long that I won’t be able to articulate it well (I think).
Suffice to say, I can only say this: teachers are human.
Teachers are prone to human fallacy, but they have to uphold the teaching profession.
The teaching profession to come first and foremost before baring the human fallacy.
It was the teachers in the pre-Malaysia days who made a big impact, who were the driving force behind our Independence.
It’s the teachers who taught us, regardless whether it was in a shitty way or not.
Regardless whether we grumbled or complained or weren’t happy with how they treated us as students when we were somehow rebelling against the education system… Or how bad we thought their teaching method was (I can even name the teachers from 10-15 years ago who fell into this category today heh)
They need to know what’s in their heart, what makes them BE a teacher.
To save and salvage the teaching profession…. To bring it back to the glory days, to be in a high moral standing.
It’s way past Teacher’s Day, but I’d like to wish it to the teachers out there anyway.
I am digressing from the topic actually.
My dear friend, whom I cannot name, is enjoying herself in school.
Aahh… flirting with a certain particular student is definitely fun, ain’t it?
Come to think of it, any flirting opportunity (in which the comfort zone is not breached – read: the person that you flirts with won’t seriously pursue you afterwards) is good. As we get older, this opportunity presents itself less and less.
So this dear friend of mine is definitely motivated by the student who’s not even in her class.
Just a glimpse, just a smile, just a nod would make her day.
What else to have the student’s aunt as a colleague, keeping an eye shut (the aunt is sure a good sport!) to the obvious.
Well… this is Malaysia, after all….. Nothing would come up from flirting with students (I know my friend won’t anyways. Can’t say about the teacher who was caught in Kuching… that’s a whole different issue after all).
Back to my friend, I am sure the student’s having the time of his life too.
After leaving school for college / uni, I am sure he’ll be telling his circle of friends then about the crush he had on this teacher who didn’t even teach him.
The tell-tale signs of not knowing what actually is going on, the confusion, the heart skipping a little, beating faster… that’ll phase out in time.
Unless of course, my dear friend is able to wait, say another 8 years for him to finish studying, to get himself a job, to basically grow up….. AND ponder about his THEN school crush? That sure sounds like in the movies, eh?
Oi! Stop dreaming ah friend! :p
And so my dear teacher friend, whom will eventually read this entry, please be so kind as to correct any grammatical mistakes I have made. I know it may be irritating to you (heh). Can’t be avoided…
So how to end this entry?
Why…. Have fun flirting la! ;p
Labels: ramblings
posted by dee3 @ 11:55,
