Today is my last day of attachment. How is my teaching experience? It is enriching and is an eye-opener. This attachment gave me a more accurate view of what a teacher is like. In the past, whenever I’m asked if I’ve considered teaching as one of my choices, I would reject immediately. It is like asking “Is being a toilet cleaner one of your dream occupations?” Why the vast change? There are many reasons to it. The primary school that I was arranged to, Punggol Primary, is a good school. The staffs and teachers are very approachable and friendly. It is a very comfortable work place. The students there are very sweet, naive and adorable. However sometimes they would look like little devils to me. On the very first day that I stepped into the class, I already knew that I would be brain washed. Very quickly, an invisible bond would be fostered between the teacher and the students.. You’ll be greeted and surrounded first thing in the morning and sometimes you’ll hear your name being called out across the corridor but you wouldn’t know who called out for you because there’ll always be many pairs of eyes looking at you. In class when simple things get a bit complicated, you’ll see many blur faces and you’ll start thinking where did I go wrong or did I get my facts all wrong? And you’ll start to pounder together with them too when in fact you didn’t teach anything wrongly, it is just too difficult for the kids to absorb. When everything goes on fine, or especially when a particular student, usually slower than the others, finally got on track, you’ll feel a great sense of achievement and assurance. Why would I feel so? Because I understand that what I’m teaching them now are their basics. Only when I lay their basics well would they be able to carry on their future endeavours more smoothly. This is what I feel. Right now if you ask me again if I would consider being a teacher, I wouldn’t be able to answer you. At the very least I wouldn’t reject this idea flatly anymore. I was naive and a fool in the past. Now when I come to think of it, being a student is actually quite fortunate. I hope that I could go on more attachments so that I would be more exposed to the real world. Only then can I place myself in others shoes and be more understanding and matured in my thoughts. Hmmm.. I think for the time being, I would consider being a relief teacher. =D

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