Friday, August 26, 2005
just read marya's blog, which made me miss everything we did in secondary school.
copied and pasted from marya's blog which summarises what i want to say:
'here i go all over again: i miss you. i miss heidi. i miss cassy. i miss cheapo gang. i miss the students' creed. i miss laughing at mr chee's tight pants. i miss jlo. i miss jlo's bitchings. i miss drooling over mr singh. i miss the malay stall auntie. i miss st john. i miss our aquarium classroom. i miss stealing food from fifi's plate. i miss ad. i miss kok. i miss socks. i miss going to compass point after school. i miss squeezing in 163/371 each and every morning. i miss bitching about mr tan. i miss laughing at mrs tan's 'alright okay.' i miss being punctual for every lesson. i miss rushing for pe to get there before 4e3. i miss mother. i miss all the dorothys. i miss burying all the dorothys. i miss running away/hiding from being caught as a latecomer. i miss the punch card. i miss the chocolate cookies. i miss slapping butts. i miss lifting skirts. i miss seeing my elder sister in school. i miss being naughty. i miss all the crazy things we did in secondary school. i miss Xinmin secondary school. really really.'
yes, marya i miss you and heidi too! but i dont miss st john. i miss track. and mind you, i DONT slap butts, lift skirts, and i was late only once in my 4 years in secondary school. i miss melon milk and papaya which moves bowels. i miss the malay stall auntie's kangkong and stingray. i miss PE! pe is the best. it's the healthiest subject. i miss mr tan's army stories and mrs lim's stories. i miss running to the canteen for lormee. i miss having a class too. poly's great and we've got lots of projects and stuff, but i miss being in a fixed class and seeing the same people everyday. i miss mugging for exams cos we've got no exams. seeing other people studying so hard for their exams makes me feel like studying also. but of course i prefer it this way la. heh. sigh. i really miss Xinmin too. sigh.
if you watched channel news asia, you might watch the director's chair show which is organised by my school and channel news asia. mrs low's definitely very proud of that. it's what a neighbourhood school like mine can achieve. people always think that such priviledges were meant for elite schools like ri or rgs. but it's not. and i'm proud of the fact. notice the caps i use for Xinmin and not ri and rgs. heh. in fact, i have come to a conclusion that the most hardworking teachers come from neighbourhood schools, in general. they are the ones who really take the initiative to make sure their students are doing alright and are well. also, because most of the students form neighbourhood schools come from medium to lower income groups, some cant afford to have tuition. so the teachers are always there for them. on the other hand, i see that many teachers from the more elite schools rely on the students' tuition teachers to help them in their school work, which is going at too fast a pace. sometimes i really wonder what the teachers in those school are doing and whether they deserve their pay. some treat the school's name as a brand so that when they quit the the ministry to give tuition, they can say that they once taught at that school. of course people would choose a tutor who taught in elite schools over those in neighbourhoods because people often relate high achieving students to great teachers.
where do find teachers who are willing to stay back in school till 8pm just for the sake of a few students? at least you'll find them at Xinmin Secondary School.
please note that this entry is written in a very one sided point of view. i do not care if you beg to differ.
copied and pasted from marya's blog which summarises what i want to say:
'here i go all over again: i miss you. i miss heidi. i miss cassy. i miss cheapo gang. i miss the students' creed. i miss laughing at mr chee's tight pants. i miss jlo. i miss jlo's bitchings. i miss drooling over mr singh. i miss the malay stall auntie. i miss st john. i miss our aquarium classroom. i miss stealing food from fifi's plate. i miss ad. i miss kok. i miss socks. i miss going to compass point after school. i miss squeezing in 163/371 each and every morning. i miss bitching about mr tan. i miss laughing at mrs tan's 'alright okay.' i miss being punctual for every lesson. i miss rushing for pe to get there before 4e3. i miss mother. i miss all the dorothys. i miss burying all the dorothys. i miss running away/hiding from being caught as a latecomer. i miss the punch card. i miss the chocolate cookies. i miss slapping butts. i miss lifting skirts. i miss seeing my elder sister in school. i miss being naughty. i miss all the crazy things we did in secondary school. i miss Xinmin secondary school. really really.'
yes, marya i miss you and heidi too! but i dont miss st john. i miss track. and mind you, i DONT slap butts, lift skirts, and i was late only once in my 4 years in secondary school. i miss melon milk and papaya which moves bowels. i miss the malay stall auntie's kangkong and stingray. i miss PE! pe is the best. it's the healthiest subject. i miss mr tan's army stories and mrs lim's stories. i miss running to the canteen for lormee. i miss having a class too. poly's great and we've got lots of projects and stuff, but i miss being in a fixed class and seeing the same people everyday. i miss mugging for exams cos we've got no exams. seeing other people studying so hard for their exams makes me feel like studying also. but of course i prefer it this way la. heh. sigh. i really miss Xinmin too. sigh.
if you watched channel news asia, you might watch the director's chair show which is organised by my school and channel news asia. mrs low's definitely very proud of that. it's what a neighbourhood school like mine can achieve. people always think that such priviledges were meant for elite schools like ri or rgs. but it's not. and i'm proud of the fact. notice the caps i use for Xinmin and not ri and rgs. heh. in fact, i have come to a conclusion that the most hardworking teachers come from neighbourhood schools, in general. they are the ones who really take the initiative to make sure their students are doing alright and are well. also, because most of the students form neighbourhood schools come from medium to lower income groups, some cant afford to have tuition. so the teachers are always there for them. on the other hand, i see that many teachers from the more elite schools rely on the students' tuition teachers to help them in their school work, which is going at too fast a pace. sometimes i really wonder what the teachers in those school are doing and whether they deserve their pay. some treat the school's name as a brand so that when they quit the the ministry to give tuition, they can say that they once taught at that school. of course people would choose a tutor who taught in elite schools over those in neighbourhoods because people often relate high achieving students to great teachers.
where do find teachers who are willing to stay back in school till 8pm just for the sake of a few students? at least you'll find them at Xinmin Secondary School.
please note that this entry is written in a very one sided point of view. i do not care if you beg to differ.
TheServant
2:06 PM