Thursday, March 16, 2006

Kaiz a teacher?

Sorry guys... been busy with stuff hence the lack of time to update. Or is it too lazy? I prefer to think i am busy. Haha

Anyway, was having breakfast just now with my religious friends and one of them said something that kind of inspired me to be a teacher. I always love giving people tuition not because of the money but rather the joy in imparting knowledge and helping others. I don't know how to say but ya, i found joy in helping people with their work, especially those that are related to academics.

On the way back, i was thinking, thinking and thinking. Thinking about the future... what career path i will embark on and what i see myself 10 years down the road. I used to thought that i will be one of those that you find in Shenton Way or Raffles Place, wearing neatly ironed long-sleeve shirt and pants and working in those high-rise buildings. But now, i can picture myself walking into a classroom and conducting lessons. Wow.

I used to hate being a teacher as even though the ricebowl is quite secure, the stress is tremendous and horrible. If your class fail to achieve a certain standard, you kanna scolding by principal. If the subject you teach have a lot of people failing, you again kanna scolding by principal. If you score badly in the year-end ranking, you don't kanna scolding but you might not get a chance to be promoted. Wow.

But than again, the joy of imparting knowledge and educating future leaders of the country with the correct values is one plus point of being a teacher. When you know that the students you have taught before have go on to achieve something great, the sense of satisfaction is nothing words can describe. Furthermore, the emotional rollercoaster you experience when the bunch of students you are teaching are getting their all-important "O" or "A" Level results is something you can't find elsewhere. Besides, you get to celebrate Teachers' Day. Haha

Oh well, i guess i am in a fix now. Should i apply straight to NIE or wait a while or simply become one of those you see walking down Shenton Way?

[Edit: Just realised that the application for the teaching course has closed. Nevermind lor, try again next year ba. =)]