Teacher's Day..
Had my 1st Teacher's Day today as a teacher. Was pleasantly surprised to receive a few gifts despite only teaching for a couple of weeks. The most ironic fact was that the presents were given by those that I least expected. At least there are students out there who appreciate me.
Got to know more about a few young colleagues during staff lunch. I got diverse views about the job. One still thoroughly enjoys it while some are burnt out already. A few adviced me to think twice before signing the bond. Frankly speaking, at times, I enjoy the job while other times, I dread entering the classroom. I think it depends on which subject and which class I'm going to teach. But it's hard to find a job which one would like all the time. Most of the time, I get very frustrated when the pupils don't listen to me. I hate the feeling of not being able to control the class which makes me feel very incompetent. This is the main reason why I dislike the job. On the other hand, deep down, I know that there would be downsides in other jobs as well. Sigh, I dislike it when I can't make a decision about my life.
I tell myself to hang on to this job till the contract ends and not be a quitter. I console myself that I shouldn't get stressed out so easily. Compared to Dad, my job pales in significance. My task is simply to teach groups of 40 students while Dad's job is multiple times more complex than mine. He has thousands of people to manage, numerous meetings to chair, countless matters to deal with, bosses to report to, datelines to meet, press conferences to attend to and at times, acting as an English-Chinese translator to the media. With this in mind, I try not to voice out my unhappiness about my job to Dad, preferring to relate more positive experiences to him. I'm sure he has more burning problems to be bogged down with. He would probably think my problem is just a minor issue, which I think, it's true.
Right now, I'll heed the advice of my HOD: Just take it one day at a time. School holiday tomorrow. A very timely break for me :)
Got to know more about a few young colleagues during staff lunch. I got diverse views about the job. One still thoroughly enjoys it while some are burnt out already. A few adviced me to think twice before signing the bond. Frankly speaking, at times, I enjoy the job while other times, I dread entering the classroom. I think it depends on which subject and which class I'm going to teach. But it's hard to find a job which one would like all the time. Most of the time, I get very frustrated when the pupils don't listen to me. I hate the feeling of not being able to control the class which makes me feel very incompetent. This is the main reason why I dislike the job. On the other hand, deep down, I know that there would be downsides in other jobs as well. Sigh, I dislike it when I can't make a decision about my life.
I tell myself to hang on to this job till the contract ends and not be a quitter. I console myself that I shouldn't get stressed out so easily. Compared to Dad, my job pales in significance. My task is simply to teach groups of 40 students while Dad's job is multiple times more complex than mine. He has thousands of people to manage, numerous meetings to chair, countless matters to deal with, bosses to report to, datelines to meet, press conferences to attend to and at times, acting as an English-Chinese translator to the media. With this in mind, I try not to voice out my unhappiness about my job to Dad, preferring to relate more positive experiences to him. I'm sure he has more burning problems to be bogged down with. He would probably think my problem is just a minor issue, which I think, it's true.
Right now, I'll heed the advice of my HOD: Just take it one day at a time. School holiday tomorrow. A very timely break for me :)
posted by The Aspiring Chef @ 4:30 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:21 AM,
Cherub said…
Happy Teacher's Day :)
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