Hugs

I had a pleasant shock today. (^-^) One of my P4 boys gave me a hug suddenly, without warning......
Well, I am used to having pupils hugging me, but they are usually girls who are more expressive. So this is something new to me. When I told my P6 pupils about this, they were laughing away, and "yeeing" away. Their reactions were no surprise to me.
Asians are less vocal and are generally quite shy. However, to me, I view hugging as a way of saying thank you, showing concern to others. It has therapatic effects. When I feel sad, I would hug my god daughter or my hubby. (^-^) It gives me the energy to go on, the courage to continue. When pupils hugged me, I felt appreciated and most importantly, their trust in me. The younger ones treat me as their "mother", that's why they hugged me. The older ones, I sensed their trust and friendship.
Of course, I am not encouraging you to go around hugging people. However, a hug at the right time, the right place could save someone, could make someone feel better and good. I was feeling lousy today after looking at my pupils' results. That hug made me feel so much better. At least I know, to that boy, I am not a lousy teacher......

预考结束了

预考终于结束了！这一个学段，我忙得几乎喘不过气来。好累，好累啊！
这几天，孩子们都无心上课，我也不怪他们。决定“放他们几天假”，下一个星期才继续“拼PSLE”！

All the best to my P6 pupils

My P6 kids will be having their PSLE Oral examinations soon. Think most of them are well-prepared. Should be no problem. Stay calm and do your best. Good luck to everyone of you.

压力

最近，给了自己很大的压力。担心我教不好学生，担心学生不懂事，不好好学习。叹..... 就因这样这几天的心情都不好。可说是低到谷底了。
星期四时，庭芳对我说了一句话：“Teacher，爬得越高，跌得越重啊！”虽然我不同意她这种消极的想法，但这一句话点醒了我。原来孩子们也感受到那无形的压力。他们正在用各自的方式去面对这压力。有一些选择接受这挑战，有些选择逃避，一些则选择以平常心对待它。