I've just finished writing my abstracts that I'm proposing for the conference.. well, hopefully it will be accepted so that I can present it and publish for the international education journals.. hmm.. still to be decided. Insyallah..
This afternoon I received a call from a colleague of mine (from the Melbourne training) asking me if I also receive a call from a primary school principal to conduct a workshop for some primary school teachers. I told her that I did received the call last month and I was very busy that month that I couldn't conduct the workshop during the dates that was planned by the primary school. My colleague and I have decided to accept the invitation next week as I'll be quite busy this week. So, I guess it's better for the school to provide at least one of the individual student's result in Reading, Writing and Mathematics during the workshop to get the teachers well-informed on how to interpret the results of the tests. Since I'll be having afternoon classes from Tuesdays to Thursdays, I had to decide on the date. I will only be having class on Tuesday from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. next week and I thought that should be the right time for both of us to conduct the workshop. This means that after class I will have to go to that school and help the teachers out with the interpretation.
Holidays? Hmm... this March I will not be taking any leave as I know that I will be involved in the Fire fighting course. hehehe... Well, every teacher should take part and certificates will be given to all participants. I just wonder... my size.. hmm.... (thinking)
This evening I chat with one officer from the moe and she asked me about my id number. I later found out that they'll be proposing my name for a seminar in a neighbouring country and then also visiting some places there. Well, that's just a proposal which may or may not be approved. Still waiting for confirmation. I'm not hoping for that.. kalau ada rezeki, ambil lah peluang tu.. Insyallah..
I'm kinda tired these few days due to work and I don't have enough rest. Hmm.. I'm glad too coz last week I went out for a movie with my buddies and went shopping.. that's the best part.. shopping.. hehe.. always a remedy for stress... that's right I did overcome my stress.. and I enjoyed that day as I don't have to do work.. :)
So... what's next..... just hoping to receive something.... this year... Insyallah...
Monday, 16 February 2009
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Compose....
These few weeks will be quite busy with my usual routine of duties, as a teacher and also in the administration, with the entry of the Menengah 5 repeating students as well as their choice of subjects. The school has plans for the students and that they will go through several motivational sessions, i.e. academic (examinations and study tips), as well as career opportunities after the second time seating for the BGCE O Level exams. There will be lots of planning on these, but whether all these matters will be agreed by the concerned units, everything had to go through the big bosses. Moreover, these talks are not only for the repeaters, but very essential for all the Menengah 5 students, in general. So, from our part, i.e. the admin side is to provide a suitable date, venue and time on when these planned schedule can be conducted.
Besides the enrollment of the Menengah 5 repeating students, there has to be a monitoring system in which the repeating students should show progress in their studies. This will definitely a big challenge for the students as well as the teachers teaching these particular students. A positive one! If the teachers are able to boost up the students results in the first preliminary exam, credits should be given to the teachers for their efforts and hardwork in reaching their target, as well as helping out these "needy" students to achieve their goals with a minimum of 4 credits (above 60% marks). Well, it is just a matter of time now.. and that hopefully everything goes well. Insyallah.. So, since it is quite high to achieve the target, but the students must get more than 4 credits by that time. Teachers should cooperate in fulfilling the target and help out their Appraisal reports. :)
On Thursday I received a call from my former UBD supervisor during my lunch break.. I was still doing my admin stuffs at around 12.50 p.m. when he called. He's got good news for me, which is to offer me to write a joint paper for the conference that will be in May this year. I had the intention to write the paper by myself and had downloaded the forms in december last year but somehow I was so held back with my school duties which forced me to not be able to write an abstract for the conference. So, I thought the applications for paper presentation was already closed on 24 January, but my former supervisor called to inform me that it has been extended to 21 February.. I'm really glad that he called to let me know about this matter. I was frustrated when I was not able to write the abstract to be sent on 24 January, but now I'm getting excited to get the abstract done. I'm in the middle of composing it, while trying to decide which part of the dissertation that I should include in the actual paper presentation which will be published in the international conference later. I do hope that I can work with my supervisor on this but at the moment it is raining and the weather is not very promising.. so, I guess I had to email him rather than meet him at the university. I'm really glad to be given this second chance and hope that the joint paper will be accepted and published. Something to do with homework which matches one of the criteria of the conference, i.e. bridge between home and school. Insyallah.. Doa2 kan saya yer..
Work is as usual.. I planned to go to the UK Education fair soon as I have one thing in mind, i.e. further studies.. Just hoping that I can find a good university that will accept my masters degree and my proposal to continue doing a phd. Kalau ada rezeki.. Insyallah.. Now, I'm still working on it and will always remember what I told my students to D.U.I.T.
Besides the enrollment of the Menengah 5 repeating students, there has to be a monitoring system in which the repeating students should show progress in their studies. This will definitely a big challenge for the students as well as the teachers teaching these particular students. A positive one! If the teachers are able to boost up the students results in the first preliminary exam, credits should be given to the teachers for their efforts and hardwork in reaching their target, as well as helping out these "needy" students to achieve their goals with a minimum of 4 credits (above 60% marks). Well, it is just a matter of time now.. and that hopefully everything goes well. Insyallah.. So, since it is quite high to achieve the target, but the students must get more than 4 credits by that time. Teachers should cooperate in fulfilling the target and help out their Appraisal reports. :)
On Thursday I received a call from my former UBD supervisor during my lunch break.. I was still doing my admin stuffs at around 12.50 p.m. when he called. He's got good news for me, which is to offer me to write a joint paper for the conference that will be in May this year. I had the intention to write the paper by myself and had downloaded the forms in december last year but somehow I was so held back with my school duties which forced me to not be able to write an abstract for the conference. So, I thought the applications for paper presentation was already closed on 24 January, but my former supervisor called to inform me that it has been extended to 21 February.. I'm really glad that he called to let me know about this matter. I was frustrated when I was not able to write the abstract to be sent on 24 January, but now I'm getting excited to get the abstract done. I'm in the middle of composing it, while trying to decide which part of the dissertation that I should include in the actual paper presentation which will be published in the international conference later. I do hope that I can work with my supervisor on this but at the moment it is raining and the weather is not very promising.. so, I guess I had to email him rather than meet him at the university. I'm really glad to be given this second chance and hope that the joint paper will be accepted and published. Something to do with homework which matches one of the criteria of the conference, i.e. bridge between home and school. Insyallah.. Doa2 kan saya yer..
Work is as usual.. I planned to go to the UK Education fair soon as I have one thing in mind, i.e. further studies.. Just hoping that I can find a good university that will accept my masters degree and my proposal to continue doing a phd. Kalau ada rezeki.. Insyallah.. Now, I'm still working on it and will always remember what I told my students to D.U.I.T.
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Work... work... work...
Salam..
It's been quite a while I have not updated my blog. Well, I've been busy with lots of scheduling and my duties doesn't allow me to have much time to post something here. My days have been filled with lots of markings, setting of classwork, homework to students, and also preparing the format template for SBA for Year 7 and Year 8 to be used this year for our school, reorganising the new timetable for new teachers, doing the analysis for the BGCE O Level exam 2008, preparing slide presentation (while cracking my brains) on how to give full support to all the academic programmes and not forgetting my tiny part in the homework care programme, managing relief periods for classes without English teachers (we are in DESPERATE need for THREE MORE English teachers!!!) because we only have 2 local teachers, 1 contract teacher and 2 CFBT teachers teaching in our school, and also for classes without Combined Science teachers (we need TWO MORE Science teachers), as well as TWO Home Economics teachers, and we need at LEAST ONE MALE Physical Education teacher (we ONLY have ONE FEMALE teacher at the moment, so the boys had to be taught by teachers who do not have any BASIC Training in PE) and not forgetting LOTS of meetings.
January was very hectic for me with lots of things to do, I had OverTime twice on a Friday which I worked from 8.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. in school with my dear friend. Once I had to mark my students' work from 2.00 p.m. NON-STOP till 11.00 p.m. in the evening. Wow, such an accomplishment.. I really do hope that people can understand what I've gone through the past few weeks. Ermm.. It has come to my attention that during meetings, it seems like when I start to come up with some certain ideas, people tend to 'talk behind' and disregard whatever it was I had suggested. Maybe they "know" too much that I do not have to share my ideas.. or perhaps they just want me to "stop" giving ideas which they had thought of earlier.. hmm.. why not give that idea in the first place before I came up with it..? that would be their "original" idea if I hadn't spoken about it.. "Ahh.. ia saja ni kan bagi idea.. macam tah orang inda tahu.. konon pandai tia.. si tahu.." Hrmm... well, for those people who have those kind of thought in their minds, I'm just letting you know that I have no intention of taking your ideas and that nobody knows it somebody's ideas unless it is made known by somebody. Have I spoken about the true fact here? I'm just speaking out what I think is logical and sensible, which can be accepted by anyone who have been in my situation. I'm no actor to being "mengada2" or "too much info" or "being a know-what-who" person. Whatever it is, I never have anything on you guys. Not even a slightest thought.. but when it is something that bothering and that there is not much feedback or respond after giving several instructions.. I guess it sure means that there is some kind of "coaching" done with some groups of individuals. So sorry to have to write things in this post.. but it's my personal blog which I treat like my diary.. Well, I'm sure you have your own responsibility with your own position in school and I have my duties and responsibility as well which, I dare say, is much more demanding than yours. So, think about it..
I understand that sometimes we may make mistakes as we are only human. Of course, I agree with that. I remember several times that I requested to have an assistant for my post, but I never did get any one to help me. So, I had to do everything on my own just to get everything done. My friends already commented on my work as being too much for me and a friend told me not to be a "Superwoman" as in doing other people's work while doing my own work at the same time.. Yeah, I admitted that I always help others and I end up not helping myself.. and become so helpless. Who wants to help? I'm sure no one.. I've tried that before.. Asking people to help me to do something.. "Ada sesiapa mahu tolong aku...?".. Everybody just looked at me with blank faces for a few seconds and then continued with their own businesses.. lolz.. funny.. Hmm.. thank you.. at least I get a chance to continue my studies, berkat usaha dan keikhlasan ku...Alhamdulillah... It's ok I was not helped, but I'm just sad if people doesn't want to volunteer unless it is being "stated in the Memo".. Huh?? What happened to being Pro-Active?? Hahaha... I can count... only a handful.. Good.. but I guess it's not enough just being pro-active in the classroom.. Ok.. I guess it's enough being said.
I will not add so much more.. just let it be.. I'm just venting out those "unwanted air", to avoid from inhaling too deeply and get drowned in suffocation.. Let me be free from those strong negative vibes and focus on my work. I guess I'm just so stressed out.. Hopefully I can release it...
It's been quite a while I have not updated my blog. Well, I've been busy with lots of scheduling and my duties doesn't allow me to have much time to post something here. My days have been filled with lots of markings, setting of classwork, homework to students, and also preparing the format template for SBA for Year 7 and Year 8 to be used this year for our school, reorganising the new timetable for new teachers, doing the analysis for the BGCE O Level exam 2008, preparing slide presentation (while cracking my brains) on how to give full support to all the academic programmes and not forgetting my tiny part in the homework care programme, managing relief periods for classes without English teachers (we are in DESPERATE need for THREE MORE English teachers!!!) because we only have 2 local teachers, 1 contract teacher and 2 CFBT teachers teaching in our school, and also for classes without Combined Science teachers (we need TWO MORE Science teachers), as well as TWO Home Economics teachers, and we need at LEAST ONE MALE Physical Education teacher (we ONLY have ONE FEMALE teacher at the moment, so the boys had to be taught by teachers who do not have any BASIC Training in PE) and not forgetting LOTS of meetings.
January was very hectic for me with lots of things to do, I had OverTime twice on a Friday which I worked from 8.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. in school with my dear friend. Once I had to mark my students' work from 2.00 p.m. NON-STOP till 11.00 p.m. in the evening. Wow, such an accomplishment.. I really do hope that people can understand what I've gone through the past few weeks. Ermm.. It has come to my attention that during meetings, it seems like when I start to come up with some certain ideas, people tend to 'talk behind' and disregard whatever it was I had suggested. Maybe they "know" too much that I do not have to share my ideas.. or perhaps they just want me to "stop" giving ideas which they had thought of earlier.. hmm.. why not give that idea in the first place before I came up with it..? that would be their "original" idea if I hadn't spoken about it.. "Ahh.. ia saja ni kan bagi idea.. macam tah orang inda tahu.. konon pandai tia.. si tahu.." Hrmm... well, for those people who have those kind of thought in their minds, I'm just letting you know that I have no intention of taking your ideas and that nobody knows it somebody's ideas unless it is made known by somebody. Have I spoken about the true fact here? I'm just speaking out what I think is logical and sensible, which can be accepted by anyone who have been in my situation. I'm no actor to being "mengada2" or "too much info" or "being a know-what-who" person. Whatever it is, I never have anything on you guys. Not even a slightest thought.. but when it is something that bothering and that there is not much feedback or respond after giving several instructions.. I guess it sure means that there is some kind of "coaching" done with some groups of individuals. So sorry to have to write things in this post.. but it's my personal blog which I treat like my diary.. Well, I'm sure you have your own responsibility with your own position in school and I have my duties and responsibility as well which, I dare say, is much more demanding than yours. So, think about it..
I understand that sometimes we may make mistakes as we are only human. Of course, I agree with that. I remember several times that I requested to have an assistant for my post, but I never did get any one to help me. So, I had to do everything on my own just to get everything done. My friends already commented on my work as being too much for me and a friend told me not to be a "Superwoman" as in doing other people's work while doing my own work at the same time.. Yeah, I admitted that I always help others and I end up not helping myself.. and become so helpless. Who wants to help? I'm sure no one.. I've tried that before.. Asking people to help me to do something.. "Ada sesiapa mahu tolong aku...?".. Everybody just looked at me with blank faces for a few seconds and then continued with their own businesses.. lolz.. funny.. Hmm.. thank you.. at least I get a chance to continue my studies, berkat usaha dan keikhlasan ku...Alhamdulillah... It's ok I was not helped, but I'm just sad if people doesn't want to volunteer unless it is being "stated in the Memo".. Huh?? What happened to being Pro-Active?? Hahaha... I can count... only a handful.. Good.. but I guess it's not enough just being pro-active in the classroom.. Ok.. I guess it's enough being said.
I will not add so much more.. just let it be.. I'm just venting out those "unwanted air", to avoid from inhaling too deeply and get drowned in suffocation.. Let me be free from those strong negative vibes and focus on my work. I guess I'm just so stressed out.. Hopefully I can release it...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)