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JOY!!!
One more week before Uni ends and Teaching starts. Finally, my classroom with my groups of students. Granted that my supervising teacher will be there, but since he is the same person I had for my first prac, he would have known that I can, when required to, hold a class myself.
I went to the school last week on Thursday and was happy that students were glad to see me and they could actually remember my name!! What surprised me even more was that they wanted me to teach them there and then, doesn't matter that I didn't have anything planned and don't know what they were learning then. They preferred me to their own teacher. FEELS GOOD!!!
Tempted to run a challenge thing this prac of 6 weeks. Maybe have a big prize for the students who can provide me with a best of something. I'll have to come up with a task soon then.
Well, that's it for now. How's this for a change huh? Some happy news!
Till next time folks Posted at 10:07 am by waterspirit
What can you say when things turn weird with somebody?
What if you feel taken for granted?
Possibly a token person? A trophy?
Well, just saying a few of my feelings right now coz i'm bloody irritated. I have taken as much effort as possible to keep in contact. However, i do not feel like it's coming back this way. Sure, not all people can call none stop due to limiting phone funds (god knows we all can't afford couple hundred dollars a month phone bills) but is an alternative that hard to find? And computer problems can't stand for it all. I have it, others have it. Seems like effort isn't there at all, hearing the same damn phrase won't just work anymore.
Shannon Noll says it clearly i feel.
What about me, it isn't fair
I've had enough, now i want my share,
Can't you see, I wanna live,
But you just take more than you give...
How about when you call someone and you are all happy then after hearing a half-hearted "hi". What does that say when you hear that response after a energetic sounding hi? what do you think tells you about the other person when they talk to you like this? Kinda makes you feel like you are disturbing something, that you are not welcomed.
Changes have occured so much that it is almost like i do not know exactly what is happening anymore. it used to be an extremely happy thing to hear from them. well, thinking back to ages ago, maybe not really.
I am so confused. Is it a fuck lot to ask that things get better? Posted at 08:36 pm by waterspirit
Severe Complain here, if you don't like reading those, don't read on. I'm just venting the remainder of my anger from the 2 hours of arguments we had.
Here's something interesting from somewhere on the net. you can stop after reading this. :)
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with "quit while you're ahead"?
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do...write to these men? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they delivered the mail?
Ever wondered how much faster the speed of light from lightning would be if it didn't zig-zagged?
Still reading? ok then, you're in for a lot of complaining and whinging.
GODDAMN IT!
Can you believe that considering a university course co-ordinator fuck up, all students are getting the brunt of it?
Just because one teacher can place all the requirements on the goddamned assignment sheet and not providing us with a criteria sheet, everyone had a different take on what was required from the assignment of critical analysis of complex reasoning questions.
Within the question, it said to critically analyse the Complex Reasoning Problems (CRP) questions from either homework, class work or assessment. From that, I am supposed to be able to write a hypothesis about how students solve CRP questions. In nowehere did they ask for a theoritical background or the processes required to write a CRP question nor matters concerning the problems with CRP problems (CRP questions are not meant to be seen before).
Now, due to the changing of co-ordinators and due to countless mistakes in the course outline from the beginning, no one knows exactly what else is required. Most students in my class wrote it as a relaxed paper where we just talk about what we noticed, common mistakes .... but suddenly, today, we were told we apparently were told that we needed to include the background and other information to it ("THANKS" again to the fantastic work of the university).
Quite interesting how the lecturer said that the background is not important for the grades coz it won't have any implications on the final grade BUT, then she goes on how if you didn't put it in, you will be dropped a grade (eg from 7 to a 6). and that it is not that important coz it's only 10% of our final marks. (Sure, if you are just aiming to pass the course, 1-4% won't make a difference).
The debate in the class got really heated, everyone was so on edge today. I was surprised that no one took chairs and started to pound people. GOD KNOWS I WANTED TO. We had so many complains that we needed to include this coz somehow it was mentioned somewhere but a majority of the class didn't hear it.
At the end, someone mentioned "just do it, we can't win arguing against a person who's gonna mark our essays". Says something about how the uni throws their weight around and even when they make a mistake, students have to bear the brunt of it. Of course, it's not like it's gonna change the amount of money they get, and they DON'T CARE if you do well or not, Contriar to what they have been saying. If it was true, then time and time again, I would not have been let down.
So, now, a very big majority of my peers have to re-write the whole damn assignment on top of what other presentations and assignments we have for other subjects, on top of getting our CV, registration forms, unit plans and heaps more things done. Remember, we students are humans too, we need to have a little time for other things. No one I have met in my whole degree jumps up and down and celebrates when we have assignments to do much less re-do!
Well, this is it for now, if I am still pissed off later, I'll definately post more here.
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HEY! Maybe, that's why students like me. do this, do that. heh heh. girls i meet, RUN UP TO ME! umm, YESTERDAY!! well, NOW!!
Posted at 07:10 pm by waterspirit
she's gorgeous. gotta love those blue-ish eyes.
If anyone's wondering why i haven't posted for ages, here's the reason.
I have just finished 2 months with kids who shocked the living hell out of me in the beginning. The things they got away with, absolutely shocking. I think my teachers (back in school) would have long killed all of them. But, after I got to know them better, who cares if they misbehave a little. Kids are kids. RIGHT?? Well, I absolutely loved them. they gave me so much interesting experiences. The constant running around setting work for them to learn, planning lessons, planning practical sessions, writing exams and worksheets... TIRING!!
But, at the end of the day, when you see those smiles when they understand a topic they've been struggling with, or when they can just come up to talk to you about anything, you know that you've made a difference. I dunno how much the kids appreciate me being there. Afterall, i did do a lot of things differently from my teacher. I made sure i was not one of those Dictators in the class teachers. I love the way the kids' faces looked when i caught them passing notes, went up to them, then said, "have you done the work? yes? go ahead then, write notes, chat softly." THEY WERE SPEECHLESS!! :) i think they were expecting me to tell them to put it away and to not do things like that and not do this, not do that. BUT NO! I hated that when teachers told me not to do things. In fact, it usually makes me either wanna do it or do it even more. A little give and take in the classroom is fun. Especially when kids, who obviously are not too interested in studying, actually study and pass. Yet again, THE SMILE. Those of you who don't know it or haven't seen it, it's indescribable.
Now, even more interesting is the background the kids have. The life they live and what they like to do, who they like, unfolds when you chat with them. Even if you don't ask, they talk to you. I think this is where trust comes into play huh. Afterall, we teachers are during school hours in loco parentis (spelling??)
then, after that, the best bit that all uni students will either love or hate, ASSIGNMENTS!!!! HEAPS OF THEM! 2 weeks holiday? AS IF! i think i'll have 1 day off maybe when uni starts again.
ahh. the torture. can't wait to get back to teaching the kids again. even waking up at 4.30 every morning, travelling for 1.5 hours by the horrendous public transport and having a full day running after the kids can't turn me away from that.
Till next time...
Posted at 06:52 pm by waterspirit
it's kinda beyond believe my sleep cycle is so messed up now. i'm starting to fall asleep at 7 or 8 and waking up at 2 or 3!!! geez!
on the brighter side, i think i've lost 10kg over last 2 weeks. i guess climbing those hills and having small meals does help. :) i love the way things are going so far. like for this morning, 3 small sized buns, for lunch, a pear. now, if that continues, i'll be super thin in no time. :D
now, to the other side of things. last night was horrible. stupid hurricane like winds and heavy rain did wonders for the electrical system. after a short black-out later, things returned to normal. good thing that i didn't have the heat to deal with as well as full blown no electricity.
spent quite a bit of this morning cleaning the house aka mopping, vaccuming, wiping and washing stuff. feels good that things are starting to clean up. kinda wondering what is the thing with my gal. it is kinda weird how things keep her from talking long to me. what with the internet connection, the time difference, the hours of sleep, the sleep time . . . oh well. i'm surviving.
2 weeks and 3 days left to something big. i wonder if anyone knows. i need to figure out what i can do on that day. well, besides the 6 hours straight of uni i have of course. maybe i'll try to find something much more decent to eat unlike nowadays.
well, it's not too good a thing to not be able to see someone you love heaps. weird things happen i believe.
oh well. who knows what will happen exactly tomorrow, next week, next month? Posted at 02:40 pm by waterspirit
hey all,
first of all, i did the quiz on kyris' page and got this result
You're not bad. Just... keep your eyes on the
road, and calm down.
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how, back to my complaint. i seriously need a car. give me any car. i dun need those super expensive or super fast ones! and i definately dun need one that sounds like it's farting all the way down the road.
i'm am so fucking sick of the transport system here. on the way out of my place trying to go to buy some shoes, i had to wait 45minutes! simply coz the buses coming out of the damn uni is freaking full! then, when i finally got to the city, i can't find a decent pair of shoes for my feet! geez. you'd think that in this country, you can find shoes that fit your feet. but of course, there is, just be ready to cut your arm off and give it to them in exchange for it. maybe a car will limit the amount of wear my shoes get. afterall, i think i end up walking more than 5km a day! and no, i dun live in remote africa. nor do i live in the middle of the desert. when it was time to get back. again, no bus! i was waiting for 35 minutes for a bus that is supposed to come every 15 minutes. very good for a developed country.
i just want a cheap car! there's heaps here below 15k! geez. it's not like i'm asking for a lexus with the works. maybe a toyota or a honda. small 3 door one will do! but no..... nothing that makes my life easier considering i have to travel heaps this year. sure, you can spend a lot on other things but when i ask for somthing small, it doesn't happen. pity i'm too old to start slamming doors or crying. so, nothing else i can wish for except i wish someday, someone who is nice enough, to let me have a car!
bah, who am i kidding. nowadays, no one cares for each other. there's no them in myself.
now, why should i help other people, when no one helps me?
Posted at 03:29 pm by waterspirit
howdy all,
well, after being lazy last night and sleeping early. i decided that i must come and at least post something.
i had an urge to finally go watch the Lord Of The Rings 3 yesterday. i believe it was quite a good show! but, as usual, when i was in gold class, at the stage where the king kissed the elf gal, i absentmindedly reached out for kyris (the seats in gold class are doubles). after reaching an empty armrest, i remembered that i am afterall watching it myself. i think this couple behind me noticed that. what they were doing looking at me is beyond my understanding. anyway, it was a good finish. when frodo finally tossed the damn ring into the volcano.
that, i'd say is a little bright spark of the day. coz after that, i went to DDR myself and on A, which i usually do heavy with kyris around, i crashed out. damn bit. one missed note and then everything falls away. oh well, after that, came straight back and being tired and sleepy, had a quick dinner than slept at about 8. 8! didn't wake up till 5. i'm wondering what's with my sleepy cycle. it's getting more and more random.
now, who likes what kyris done to this blog? i love it! the cute little dog. you gotta love labradors. man, i'm so gonna get one when i have my own house somewhere. maybe a huskie too!
i'm missing a lot of things. hmm, wonder what they are. i know my sanity is at the edge, my patience is on a tight rope; balancing, so, WHAT ELSE IS MISSING!!!! ARGHH!!
now, i can't wait to get this year over and done with. then maybe kyris and i will be together again. maybe. . . things pop up weeks before it actually happens anyway. . . never know what's gonna happen
anyway, i have a day off today. so if i do post tonight, it will be most boring. maybe just me talking about tv shows or something. well, offi go now. :D
well, for all that's worth, i love you kyris. Posted at 07:34 am by waterspirit
Hey all, checking in from my new blog. :) decided to start things new here. Also, since my gal moved her blog here. i thought, why not. :D
well, today was so tiring. in a slightly different way. We had all the introduction to the courses, introduction of each other (the usual, hi, my name is . . . , i come from . . . ,) but the interesting things is that we were told to write in such a way that we use words such as i believe, i think, i feel. Now, that's really shocking for me (and some other science students when i spoke to them later) as a science student as all the while in the science degree, our own thoughts and feelings on subject matters are left out due to the "formal, proper" way of writing the scientific articles.
well, also today, we had an intro into what it might be like to be a professional. most interesting i guess. Finally, i am learning something more useful than stacks of paper telling me the background and history of a teaching style.
And, if anyone is wondering, it is actually the 3rd month exactly at about 12.40 when my gal walked through the airport customs, away from me. yes yes. i'm so stuck on this girlfriend thing. but i guess, for someone who has been such a significant person in my day to day life for almost 5 years now, she has changed my life more than i can express here. i know, no matter how much i try to push for it, it is gonna be so tough for things to happen and for her to actually visit me while i have the time this year. i guess patience is the key. I assure you though, well, anyone who is reading this anyway, that there isn't an hour pass through a day which i dun wish for her here with me again. i miss those comforting hugs she used to give, or those lovely kisses. believe me when i say this, they can make a difference between starting a day normally and starting the day on a high note.
our anniversary is coming up this month, 5 years together. wow. i think that deserves a clap. first relationship i ever had, first person i've let so close to me. to you, thanks, thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me through tough periods of my life, for being there, even when i seem un-appreciative of it. although, we cannot spend the anniversary together, i hope, at least, you'll have a little fun that day. enjoy it a little.
well, i'll start posting my blogs here now. i'll get my gal to help me place links and things all over this blog to help link it to my older blog and her blog and what-not. she's a real wizz at this, pity no one pays her for her designs of websites.
well, that's it for now. will try to post again tomorrow night.
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also, i'm so starting a reiki session as soon as i can. with couple days off uni in the weekdays, i think i shall start running classes and sessions. if anyone is interested, i'll post some contact details.
c:/dos run *.*
run dos run, Posted at 07:26 pm by waterspirit
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