My adventures today

This is actually for those of you who check my blog regularly and find that my world moves very slowly... in fact, you might say it's stagnant. Rest assured it's not. It's just that I have too many adventures to spare time for blogging...

Teaching is one of these adventures and the reason why I am more alive nowadays compared to 3 years back. Tough and thankless, yet rewarding and stimulating. It's strange how students react to your lesson. Their temperament is as capricious as the weather nowadays (no thanks, Mr Global-Warming!) and often carry their emotional baggage with them. Or maybe it's their extra-curricular activities that are wearing them out? Like a certain student in my class... wonder why she's so tired lately, hands+head on desk becoming a familiar fixture... but I find there's so little time to complete I want to do, let alone check on how students are feeling...

But (don't start your sentences in essays with 'but', OK!) there's nothing more invigorating than seeing your kids enjoy their lessons and pick up something useful along the way. I enjoyed today's EL oral lessons. 4-6 was cooperative and more heartwarmingly, appreciative. 4-8 was sporting, thanks to those volunteered enthusiastically. Even Mr F gamely took the mike to present the weather forecast, something I didn't expect. I guess the most enjoyable lessons are those which students actively participate in. So (don't start with 'so' and don't use short forms like 'don't' and 'ok', ok?) for all students reading this, no matter you are from RI or RSS, please don't complain about your lessons being boring. Participate actively (in the relevant way!) and liven things up for yourself...

Gotta stop now or risk writing an essay again ... another of my adventures... but that's another story for another day...

Enjoy the weather today!! :)