My Kitten

As I watch my little Kitten hide out in my woofer box, I think of my students.

When I first spotted this kitten, it was injured badly hiding among the bushes near a very big drain. It was drizzling and when the water level rises, it would definitely drown.

As humans, it was very easy for us to see the predicament, the kitten got to leave the bushes or it will die. But for the kitten, it wasnt able to see the same. It was thinking to itself, im injured, im safe in the bushes, i will attack anyone that tries to touch me.

This is very much similar to parents and teachers guiding our students. We can see 10 steps ahead of you and we always warn you of what is to come. However, you can only see 3 - 5 steps in front of you and decide that you know what is best, and you react against your teachers and parents.

I climbed into the drain to pick up the kitten. It was ferocious. It bit me on my finger and i was bleeding profusely. Still i managed to bring it to a vet and now it resides in my home, together with my other 2 cats.

Heres a video showing how it is still very scared and wary and resorts to hiding in all places.

Gathering!

Hi all, I just picked out all the food for the gathering on tuesday! Hope you people will like the food i ordered.

Anyways, have you all decided which teachers your class wishes to invite? Pls let me know via sms so I can tell the teachers and they will save their stomachs and be hungry on tues.

Gangsters and Bullies

It has been a while since i posted.

It has been a tiring month with exam papers, and other administrative work. On top of that, there have been discipline cases in my class.

So much in my head, so much to say. I cant organise my thoughts.

If only my students could see my past. Like, if there was a projector where I can put my brain in, and my teenage years is replayed onto the white screen.

Thinking back, how did i struggle thru those times?

Gangs, fights, BGRs etc. I think in the centre of it all, God was protecting me and sheltering me. I remember the teachers that I had that guided me along during times when I was just trash.

And now I can only pray that He does the same for my students.



A scar that I have. Serves as a memory that God is looking after us all the time, even when things seem bad and that He has forsaken us, it is just that we are not seeking Him, thus we do not have the wisdom and maturity to handle the problems around us.

Surprise!

One of my Sec 2 students gave me a big surprise today!

It is nice to see how much my students have grown since Sec 1 and that now they are much more mature and able to think and judge for themselves.

I know my Sec 1 class is facing the same problems that all Sec 1s go thru. And I also know that at this moment, not all of them are comfortable talking about it to me.

Well, I pray that God grants you the strength to pull thru and that we can all follow in His footsteps that He came down to be a servant leader to us all.

I will be looking forward to the day all my 1-1s are able to think about what is right and wrong for themselves, be focused on their goals in life and ignore all the immaturity of the insecure individuals residing amongst them. =)

As for now, study hard for the exams! One more week left.

Sept Holidays

The holidays have started.

7 days is a very very fast time. If there is some work that you wish to catch up on, I would suggest you plan to finish it by Wed. That will give you some time allowances for all the distractions we have in our everyday lives.

Stop Procrastinating today, thinking that you still have time. Remember Stephen Covey's Table of Time Management. We should be doing the Important things, but NOT Urgent things as much as possible. =)

In this one week, as there is no reading period, I am going to share two of my favourite teenager stories with you all. Hope you can take time to read them when you are taking a break from work.

They are:

1. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

http://www.online-literature.com/stevenson/jekyllhyde/

2. Portrait of Dorian Gray

http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/dorian_gray/

The Chapter List are on the left side of the page.


Well, thats all for now. The BBQ we will have it after school reopens.

Punishment

It is a sad day that I had to suspend one of my own form class students.

I hope the others will learn something from this lesson and the class can grow from it.

Meanwhile, I hope the morning presentations and Notice Board readings will continue to groom you lot of fine young ladies and gentlemen.

"He who loves Discipline loves Knowledge. He who does not wish to be corrected, can never learn."

A lesson that I learned in Church.

1-2s outing gave me an idea to organise a BBQ for you guys. This way I can spend more time with you all as I only teach half the class D&T. However, as alot of you are going away during the Term Break, I shall organise one after the term break, to help you all relax before the exams.

Hope you peeps had a good rest. A new week begins!

Stray Kittens up for adoption

Hi people,

I have adopted 2 strays last week.

I have provided them temporarily shelter but i am unable to keep them long term.

Hoping to find a good home for them.

Two female Kittens. Toilet Litter trained (will be provided for new owner), along with some boxes and blankets that they are using right now.



Anyone interested and can give them a good home, pls let me know.

Thank you.