To Teach or not to Teach... ? Is not the question...

The question is what the fuck are you teach!?

My teaching experience... Briefly... i taught for 3 weeks in Chong Boon Sec... and decided not to go ahead with the bond... So i tendered and served another mth of notice. My teaching days clocked up to 2 mths in total.
Many pple would think its bcoz teaching is "scary" and many probably couldn't take it... on the contrary, i find it can be something i can get use to... (Really... i had ponder over this for quite a bit... to make sure i'm not saying just to save face or something like tt...) So my Reason for leaving was... I wasn't ready to jump. I use "jump" because like jumping off something... once u do u can no longer choose but travel in a pretty singular direction. And i din leave my previous job for tt. I wanted to explore more...

So why teaching in the 1st place... out of curiousity and also i need to start my adventure engine.. and Just do it... try watever... no more stopping at just thinking abt it...

However, nonetheless the 2 mths teaching experience in Chong Boon had been memorable. With stories i see myself telling for a long time. And even after 20 yrs of my education, i never have so much respect for teachers... and also in some cases as much disappointment in them.

I was teaching Lower Sec Sci... Had some wonderful time and a couple of blood vomitting moments with the sec 2 kids... Also, i get to rub shoulders with some older kids from the upper sec who turned out to b very welcoming. Words (or simply my vocabulary) fail me when it comes to describing these kids... They are so "real", they can't even really lie or pretend... They love and hate so openly... i can only wish i can rem the last time i was like them... if i ever were. They had taught me more abt myself than i have to them in pythagora's thm. I only wish i could help them see their potential ahead... How much they will have if they just believe they can...

Besides the kids... i meet many inspiring pple working WITH the kids (any other ways wouldn't be rite... against, above, under, in... would be so wrong)...The REAL Teachers! The passion they spoke of really touched me. And most of them are not even taking half the credit they so deserve. Being in a neighbourhood sch was a big culture shock from me... but like they'd said.. put them in room full of "model" students probably shock them as much too... I also had the honour to befriend a few promising trainee teachers who really believe and wanted to make a difference for the kids... I wish them all the best on the path they have so bravely chosen.

Signing off...