Election Duties, then MARKING EXAMS

Election buzz is over and pass. Some Singaporeans (young and old) were happy that they got to vote, GRC, MPs won and lost etc. All that amount of media bombament on election and the aftermath on Gomez makes me sick. After all, I had to do election duties, spending one good saturaday in some school, entertaining jokers, as if I have nothing to do. I have stacks of exams papers to mark. even if i did not mark, I could have spend time with my family, like the voters after all it is considered a public holiday. #%#!@!%#&$#&$#&#$@@!$

On top of that, the amount of manpower is so poorly planned. There is 1 person for every roles and the person is expected to be there to collect the ballot box at 6am and return the ballot box after 8pm. PLEASE count the number of hours!! that is like 15 hours of work and no one to relief or do shift. Who cares about the extra pay and extra off???!!! Accountants will talk about the oppotunity cost between the two situations. DO you think that time for yourself and family is worth more than the meagre $200+ and 1 day that they give you????

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MArking exam scripts can be a pain in the ____________. So many scripts, so little time. Having the mark the exam scripts during this long weekend is low morale. If i am a office worker, I will be out enjoying myself, do shopping, karaoke etc, then facing the scripts. ARGH!!!

Teaching is a noble job. HAHAHAHA. Please excuse my grammer. After reading so many scripts with terrible language and the tiredness from the election duties, I can hardly think straight anymore. HAHAHAHA.

Classroom Management

It seems like a fellow blogger is finding difficulty managing his class. It makes me realised that I am not alone in this. I wondered how many teachers out there can amazingly manage the class. I know some really can. I can manage the trainees during NS, but in school(class) it is a different ball game.

But in any case, i advised as follows
"Be encouraged, u r not the only one in this. All other teachers have gone thru this difficult class thing. Your CT is also human and he or she will have gone thru this same learning curve of managing a class.

Management begins from the minute you step into the class. Make sure all pupils stand up first. Let them know that you "mean business", put up a black face if necessary, dun let them greet you till they make sure the floor is clean, tables are straight, uniform neatly tucked in and for your case, they are in their own seat, textbook on the table (so the ones who din bring will remain standing after the greeting) and lastly QUIET. If not achieved you can off the fans, raise the voice slightly but dun scream or shout, they like to make u do that.

Do this every lesson and every class you go even relief classes. Because relief classes can be your future classes so let them know not to mess with you.

Oh yes! Do take time to talk to some of them after school if you do see them around, get to know them, let them know that you care for them and know their background if possible. Sometimes they just lack love and attention.

LAst, yes classroom management does get easier once you are able to set your own set of rules and regulation and style.

So celebrate your successes no matter how small. "