I've been blogging the tumblr way. Posting pictures followed by caption. So it's not fair. Blogs should be written in lengthy posts.
I think I'm doing fine. On the outside la haha. Everything seems to be overwhelming. School just started three days ago. And like I've always known, it is very exhausting. Last week, I had a hard time with two of my students. They came to school crying and wailing for almost two hours. I was puzzled how they can behave in such a way when they used to be happy, smiley kids. The first kid fell sick for nearly a week so when she stepped into the classroom, she wanted to go home and see her mother badly. The second kid refused to come to school just because I scolded him. And the mother seemed to be quite unhappy with me. Ahhhh pampered boy. I had a good laugh about it.
Oh yeah just to add on, my kids are wayyyyyyyyy smart. At the age of four/five, their knowledge and usage of vocabulary are remarkable. Also the way they phrase their sentences is undeniably jaw-dropping. Some examples based on my observation today:
Mikaail: Maybe your helicopter is broken because the
propeller is not strong enough Clarence.
Mikaail: I feel so strange today. Like a
frustration, but I don't really know what it is.
Nurul: Look teacher Huda, I'm
conducting an experiment.
Nicholas: Yes I know! It's called
webbed feet. Ducks have
webbed feet to help them paddle in the water.
Nicholas: When there's a fire in the building, people should
evacuate immediately.
Horace: You didn't say thank you to teacher Huda. Where is your
manners and respect?
Oh dear. Can't remember the rest. I should've noted down almost everything they say.
This week started off good, no tantrums from the children except some whinings. But then school is thrice a week. I have to knock off from work at 5pm on the dot and reach school by 6pm. The one-hour journey is a total rush. Thank god my colleague is also my classmate so we can look out for each other. Assignments are piling up since day one and I haven't even touched any of those. (And parents-teacher meeting/conference is just around the corner yet I'm not prepared. PANIC.) Most of my classmates are around my sisters-in-law's age and some I regard them as my mother. It's kind of awkward to start off a conversation with them but just as I thought, pre-school teachers are fun-loving people. Too approachable. I feel like I don't have enough of sleep. Like duh, I reach home at midnight. I hate the dreadful feeling, waking up the next morning and face the kids, again. I've to keep reminding myself to endure this process for another two years, then my life will be awesome, surrounded with children, again.
Tomorrow: School from 9 am till noon then gonna rush to cousin's engagement.
I'm really so happy for you Kak Atik. <3
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