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Nothing goes on forever

24/10/2014

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Been extremely busy preparing my students for the final leg of their journey, which is their national exams. First, there's a batch of Sec 1 to 3 students who had finished their final year exams, then almost immediately it's followed by the O'lvls, then A'lvls and finally the IB exams. It's a busy October period, where my work peaks as usual. But this year is especially busy because I took up more than my usual slots for graduating students. But more of that in another post.

In this post, I want to express how I feel during this time of the year. Usually my year will end with my graduating students finishing their exams, and some of them will continue with JC while others go to polytechnic. I'm always kind of emo when they left. It's like you've interacted with them, known their pain and happiness and was together with them as they go through their toughest period in their student life. And then the national exams come, and soon they'll be gone.

It's always interesting teaching my 'old' students because for some of them, I've taught them at least 3-6 years. I always end up wondering what happens if the following year, there's no more 'such' students. But as I look back and reflect when the year ends, I'm glad to say that there's always a few interesting students who brighten up my work and make some of the longest days more bearable. It could be the things that happened in their life that they kindly shared with me, or it could be their quirks that I can joke about and jab them (or they to me). Either way, it's the familiarity and the relationship built up over the years mugging and learning together.

When this current batch of graduating student leave, as always, I'll wonder if next year I'll get another batch of students as interesting as this current batch. 

I really hope the answer is always a resounding YES.


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Leaving questions blank

13/10/2014

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I really hate it when students leave the questions unanswered. They will say that it's just practice now, but during exams they will do it fully. Nah, I don't believe them. If they don't do it during practice, they likely won't do it during exams too. So why won't they answer the questions?

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How to maximise your time during your study week

9/10/2014

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Been super busy. It's afterall the week just before the start of the O'levels!

I've been asked a lot of questions regarding what to do during this crucial period. Most schools will give their students about 1 week of study leave, where it's optional for them to go to school (for consultation with teachers). It's very important that they spend this study week wisely. I think the results you get at the end depends a whole lot on what you do during this week.

So what do you have to do during your study break to make the most efficient use of the limited time available?

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The mind is willing but the flesh is weak

5/10/2014

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Often times you hear of people saying that they want to achieve great things in life. They want to become rich by this age. They want to get all As for their exams. There's a lot of dreams, but not much action to follow through and that is the crux of the problem. Always, it's the mind that is willing but the flesh that is weak. Are you also one of these dreamers too?

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