Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Miss going back to school as a student. So much. It's really a lot more carefree. Study everyday, nua at class bench, cards, class outings etc. Now, I go to school everyday feeling a little weird.
In the past, I look forward to going to school and just k.o. at the class bench. I dreaded waking up early to drag myself to school. Now I still dread it. Well, it feels so different. In the past, the first sight that greets me would be the same familiar sight of that particular class bench. Nowadays, when leaving school, I'll have the habit of looking at the bench. xD today, i walked over to the class bench to talk to some of the 10S71 guys. The class bench we occupied was empty.
That bench was the bench that endured our incessant leisure card game sessions that could last for hours (and of coz everlyn's weight) lol jkjk. The place where we mugged and completed homework at extreme speeds. I can hardly imagine that we actually spent so much time of our JC life at that bench, with the same people.
Now, in school, most things feel different. So different. I no longer reside at the class bench in the right wing. Now, I'm deep inside the admin block. (4th floor summore leh. above staff room. bet u nvr knew this place existed) I no longer see my classmates as I go to school daily. No longer do I get the chance to drag my tired body from the class bench to stand in the central plaza for flag raising.
Gone were the times where people in front of me in lecture turn to reprimand me for talking too loud to the person beside me. As well as the times where I get played out when I get too "focused" in maths lecture. No longer do i have to endure tutorials that seemed to last forever over one mcq question.
Now, I'm the one in front of the class, going thru the tutorial, practical etc. I miss those 4 weeks of teaching still. Teaching those 3 classes made every day of those weeks very fulfilling. I looked forward to seeing them. Somehow, teaching them helps bring me closer to the great memories I had when I was a student.
The shift in perspective and position is really kind of sudden for me, even now, I feel I have not adapted fully yet. I'm still learning together with the students. Except that now i'm not the one sitting amongst the crowd in audi for lecture or sitting facing the whiteboard in class.
I thank 06S71 for making my JC life a really memorable one, thank those teachers who made a great impact in my life and are still guiding me along even now. And of course, I thank 10S71, 10S73 and 10S75 for giving me such a great experience teaching them. To them, I hope they would thoroughly enjoy these two years and make the most out of it.
On a side note, I'll be teaching some more classes soon. =) that's great news for me.
rotted-10:11 PM
