Grade 6... damn hard to arose their interest....
I assist to teach English in Dili Primary school.
And I am responsible to the Grade 1, 2 and 3.
Besides that, I also design something to do related to English in the mornings for Grade 6 and the second break (20 minutes) of Thursday.
For sure I need to do some general affairs in the office to help teachers, and I also have to arrange the library (It's only one classroom big).
When I stayed in the library, most of the time I will feel dizzy as I saw the mess on the shelf.
Ha~ In that case, I just try to pick one book up and read it.
I chose "Le Petit Prince (小王子)" this time.
Coz I read it long time ago, it's quite a perfect to re-read it.
And I am happy I did it.
Once, I was a kid who has a unlimited imagination.
Everything is possible in that moment for me.
I still remember I had a conversation with my professor's kid last year.
We are discussing what kind of house we want to have in the future!
He said to me he wanted to have one house which has a secret basement and library.
As he wanted it, he can take the house as a spaceship to the outspace.
I said to him, "Come on~ It's impossible! We don't have that technology now."
He answered me, "Well~ I am just a kid, why can't I just have that imagination."
In the 'Le Petit Prince,' the author mocks the all adults.
We are all the weird, selfish, boring, and always busy person who didn't know what we want in our true heart.
That is qutie correct.
Ha~
Most of the time, I saw the innocent and clean mind from those kids.
They taught me a lot!
They will never laugh at their handicapted (limbs or intellegence) classmates.
When the relay hold (whole students), the olders will always teach and take care the youngers.
I felt touched by that.
This morning, I taught Grade 6 kids to sing "Last Christmas." (Above picture 2)
I have taught it for 2 times before, but I have no idea that whether they hate it or feel ok.
I knew they are going to the age of puberty in the near future.
Some of their behaviours or words will really make you really angry.
But I still felt quite frusrated this morning.
I talked with their teacher jsut before, and she recommand me to be more open and active to them.
Right, I got to admitted that I am sort of childish as them.
When they gave me an ignoring attitude, I will not possible to give them a better one.
XD
Ha~ Got to change myself!
I still like my Grade 1 and 2 kids!
They are really like me I think~
I can see so many little prince in their mind still. :)
And I am responsible to the Grade 1, 2 and 3.
Besides that, I also design something to do related to English in the mornings for Grade 6 and the second break (20 minutes) of Thursday.
For sure I need to do some general affairs in the office to help teachers, and I also have to arrange the library (It's only one classroom big).
When I stayed in the library, most of the time I will feel dizzy as I saw the mess on the shelf.
Ha~ In that case, I just try to pick one book up and read it.
I chose "Le Petit Prince (小王子)" this time.
Coz I read it long time ago, it's quite a perfect to re-read it.
And I am happy I did it.
Once, I was a kid who has a unlimited imagination.
Everything is possible in that moment for me.
I still remember I had a conversation with my professor's kid last year.
We are discussing what kind of house we want to have in the future!
He said to me he wanted to have one house which has a secret basement and library.
As he wanted it, he can take the house as a spaceship to the outspace.
I said to him, "Come on~ It's impossible! We don't have that technology now."
He answered me, "Well~ I am just a kid, why can't I just have that imagination."
In the 'Le Petit Prince,' the author mocks the all adults.
We are all the weird, selfish, boring, and always busy person who didn't know what we want in our true heart.
That is qutie correct.
Ha~
Most of the time, I saw the innocent and clean mind from those kids.
They taught me a lot!
They will never laugh at their handicapted (limbs or intellegence) classmates.
When the relay hold (whole students), the olders will always teach and take care the youngers.
I felt touched by that.
This morning, I taught Grade 6 kids to sing "Last Christmas." (Above picture 2)
I have taught it for 2 times before, but I have no idea that whether they hate it or feel ok.
I knew they are going to the age of puberty in the near future.
Some of their behaviours or words will really make you really angry.
But I still felt quite frusrated this morning.
I talked with their teacher jsut before, and she recommand me to be more open and active to them.
Right, I got to admitted that I am sort of childish as them.
When they gave me an ignoring attitude, I will not possible to give them a better one.
XD
Ha~ Got to change myself!
I still like my Grade 1 and 2 kids!
They are really like me I think~
I can see so many little prince in their mind still. :)
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4 comments:
I had experience teaching grade.6 kids English right before I went to Australia. In the first 2months, I have to encourage myself everytime before I stepped into the class room. It takes time to bring them closed to you. It is necessary to find out the 'incentive' which could truly attract them. It is not easy but definitely worth! Good luck, my friend.
I used to treat my younger students like my kids, but the older ones like friends. Once you become their body, the relationship will be different.
Try to think about what will attract "adolescents'" attention, rather than "children's". Hope this will make differences.
You will be fine. I believe in you!
hahaa~~well, it's a 'give and take'...depends on whether u wanna conquer those kids in grade 6 or not... yes, ur teacher is true, try to be open-minded w/ them cause I've found it very useful when I was an intern. and yes, haha, I'm trying to find ¨Le petit prince¨ inside myself at the moment. :-) Allez allez allez! Bon courage! (u can check the english-french disctionary if u dont understand lol)
Thanks everybody!
I will try to adjust myself and make it teaching more interesting and meaningul.
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