Monday 23 October 2017

Ticer = Chegu

Assalamualaikum!
**dusting off my blog**
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It's really been quite a while since I last wrote quite a long entry kan? For those who knew me since the very beginning, I am introvert to be honest, which means I rarely start a conversation ((not to rare 😉)),,, ((oh ya forgot to mention that I do love babbling 😛)).

I'm currently a teacher. Okay, temporarily. Just to fill my leisure with 'something',, while waiting for my graduation which is expected to be on this November yeay!! ((alhamdulillah manage to GOT )). So, I applied for this position since my practical days lagi, knowing that going through practical training at a government agency won't straightly guarantee you a placement after that. Yup, simply we have to go through the same cycle; apply SPA,online examination, iv, recommendation bleh bleh,,, which obviously might take some time. Well,the best will always takes time. Tapi I have to say that I am grateful sebab banyak benda yg I dpt belajar throughout the days, meeting people from other agencies, site visits (they call it as kerja luar), many more, will blog about my practical experiences in another entry (kalau ada masa 😗).

Dan berbalik kpd tajuk entry kali ni,  realizing I mmg jenis x reti nak duduk diam dekat rumah, so I apply to be guru sandaran n alhamdulillah i got the offer exactly tak berapa lama after i ended my internship. So yes,,here we go : CIKGU ZAHIRAH ❤. I was placed at an SJK (C) yuolss!!,,which to be exact takes me only 7 minutes to drive there from home ( 👄👄 ) . I memang null when it comes to teaching small kids. Yes, if you have read my old entry, I memang ada involve a bit in education, but it is more towards exam-oriented ,,i mean like teaching upsr/pt3/spm/MUET candidates. I love to get myself involve in teaching those candidates, being a tutor, kadang2 enroll in enhancement programs as facilitator,, you know,, sort of assisting them on how to excel in certain subjects. Tapi most of the time, subjects yg I kena cover is English and Math ((since my major is math n finance)).

Somehow, this time, i was asked to cover for pendidikan agama too!! haha. The school that i was placed is actually quite a small school, not to say remote, tapi memang tak ramai students. So masa kelas agama memang sikit students ((yeayyy )) ***whooppss that was too early to cheer up baby!***

I was expecting senang lah nak handle students in small number kan. But no. Sadly no. Or maybe that was just me who feel quite unfamiliar upon dealing with small kids (since i am the youngest sibling).
Memanglah I dah biasa tutoring, educating,, but the range of ages I am being surrounded this time is totally different. Very small kids with very small sizes hahaha. Uhh well,, here's come the challenge ( i pretty ❤ challenge).

Trust me guys, this is not about the salary. Kalau nak difikirkan gaji seorg guru, hurm, biasa2 je tapi tak lah susah dan tak lah senang . Sederhana. BUT, trust me, the experience you gonna pass through for being a teacher is priceless. Why do i said so? Because at the end of the day you're going to realise that kids are just too innocent. We, as the elders are the one who should nurture them with things they deserve.

I personally rasa macam masuk kelas parenting throughout the days. Primary school. The syllabus ain't that hard for us to guide. Tapi when it comes to psychology, yes, this one could be quite hard. Sebab apa? Sebab as a primary school teacher,we can't simply teach them continuously throughout the periods allocated (well, kalau adult pun akan bosan  kan upon listening to sort of talk n babbling continuously). Small kids' attention are easily distracted. So I have to make it variety , in a way to maintain their concentration, to make the class even more attractive, hence intrigue them to learn and learn and learn.

One more thing that needless to say, is a universal truth;; SMALL KIDS ARE WAY TOO HONEST.
They will tell you exactly what they see, what they hear as it is. No editing. No cut. No addition. So yeah, sometimes i feel like crying and laughing at the same time too upon dealing with this fact. Their sincerity should be highly valued hahaha.

There was this one scene in standard 3 class, I ask to simulate a conversation and create few lines of dialogues regarding the topic that was taught on that day. I have assigned the conversation should be between a child and his friend's father. So I asked him to immitate lines of dialogues as a father. He smiles. Acting cool. *krik krik as if he is thinking*
So i just let he be like that la for a moment, bearing in my mind that he must be thinking of the appropriate dialogues. Tapi suddenly his friends shout to me :  " Cikgu, his father has already passed away"
Then only this boy said to me : " Haah cikgu ayah saya takde"--sambil buat muka tak rasa apa2, bahkan senyum dan excited nak proceed aktiviti yg I bagi dekat dyorg.

Urm.
Ok.
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Frankly saying, I don't know how to react. Nak cakap sorry, budak tu pun tak faham sorry utk apa. Kesian. There.
Maka I just let the lesson continued. And they enjoyed it, happily, merrily.

Next typical situation that you might have to confront with ;
" cikgu, nak garis ea?"
"cikgu,nak tulis dekat tengah ke?"
"cikgu, nak langkah berapa?"
"cikgu tak muat!! "  #cikguMuatJe
"cikgu tak nampak!!" #cikguNampakJe
"cikgu harini berapa haribulan?" #cikguDahTulisBesarGedabakDekatDepan

....... dan banyak lagi....

As a teacher, you can't scold them. Sebab itulah tujuan dyorg datang sekolah,, as well as describing your function as a teacher.

So, nak buat apa?
BERSABAR JE LAH.

Setakat nak repeat shouting the same words over and over is a norm. TAPI!!
I jugak a bit upset and disappointed dgn sesetengah parents yg kurang bagi attention dkt anak mereka.
Kind of sad. You x boleh harap cikgu dekat sekolah, merely , to educate your children.
Yes, memang tugas guru mengajar. Tapi sebenanrnya segala-galanya start from home. Education starts from home. Tak semestinya education is limited to formal education. When it comes to discipline, morality and attitude, semua ni bermula dari rumah. Parents should at least take initiative to check over their homeworks, how they dress up, how much they have developed etc.

It is not to pinpoint. Tapi bila I dah rasa jadi cikgu mcmana, perasaan bila bagi homework and students tak buat is very upsetting. Serious talk. Bila tanya kenapa tak buat, simply cakap tak ingat.
Like what?


Just remember one thing;
Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. We can actually learn many things from them. How much patience we have for instance. They find everything in nothing a.k.a grateful, while us, find nothing in everything(hopefully not, naudzubillah).
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So that's why, not to dictate, but giving attention to your kids is extremely important, for at least, try to notice how they develop and turn to grow into graceful gentlemen and beautiful young ladies.