SAD! SAD! SAD!
This week had been a dazed for me. Was very shattered by a comment from one of my student (though that student may have apologized) but I am still trying to recover from that comment. It was a small comment but that comment had such deep piercing effect on my heart that I am still having trouble getting over it.
I had never ever realized that things which I tried to do for my students could be so badly interpreted. Never had I any intention of claiming credits or gaining glory for the work of my students and surprising, some of them think so. All I had ever wanted was that my students could find ways and means to progress in their studies and their studies in ITE will not be sufficient for them to survive in this harsh world, especially in Singapore, where they need a good certificate to achieve a better lifestyle. All the opportunities and all the competitions that I had encourage my students to participate were meant for their good so that it will better portray their position when they seek to progress on in their studies.
SAD! SAD! SAD! It caused me to wonder what was that that I do to make them think otherwise, thinking that I want their credit. I am already on my last lap of teaching life (retiring in less than 10 years) and I am not seeking for promotion, nor am I seeking to use my students to score points for myself. If ever I am doing it, then I DO NOT DESERVE TO BE A TEACHER!!! I do hope that if ever any of you grow up to be a teacher, you must always bear this in mind, students are there for you to mold, to shape, to challenge, never to be used as a tool for your advancement in your career!
With this, I would like to end this blog.
Mr Chu
I had never ever realized that things which I tried to do for my students could be so badly interpreted. Never had I any intention of claiming credits or gaining glory for the work of my students and surprising, some of them think so. All I had ever wanted was that my students could find ways and means to progress in their studies and their studies in ITE will not be sufficient for them to survive in this harsh world, especially in Singapore, where they need a good certificate to achieve a better lifestyle. All the opportunities and all the competitions that I had encourage my students to participate were meant for their good so that it will better portray their position when they seek to progress on in their studies.
SAD! SAD! SAD! It caused me to wonder what was that that I do to make them think otherwise, thinking that I want their credit. I am already on my last lap of teaching life (retiring in less than 10 years) and I am not seeking for promotion, nor am I seeking to use my students to score points for myself. If ever I am doing it, then I DO NOT DESERVE TO BE A TEACHER!!! I do hope that if ever any of you grow up to be a teacher, you must always bear this in mind, students are there for you to mold, to shape, to challenge, never to be used as a tool for your advancement in your career!
With this, I would like to end this blog.
Mr Chu
posted by Sebastian Chu at 12:24 PM
