Friday, February 20, 2009
Chapter 389 - Physics Teacher teaches Biology?
hmm. I went down to CCSS today for my induction, and met up with my CTs, SCM, etc etc, and got my timetable. While the timetable itself might not be very demanding, I will find myself teaching Biology in term 2. Oh wait, but my CS1 is Physics! well, can't be helped, cos the Sec 2s will be doing Biology for the whole of term 2 (they do a modular system), so it seems I'd be teaching a whole new subject I wasn't trained for. Kinda just drives home the fact of how "useful" our training at NIE is right? ;p
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Labels: Teaching
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Chapter 388 - Rags to Riches
It's been a while since I've updated the blog - i wonder if anyone still reads it... but well, it's more for me to document some of my thoughts anyway... :)
Anyway, I'll be starting my practicum (omg, it's a real word!) next week at Changkat Changi Sec Sch. well, i can hear the gasps and looks of horror already. Ever since I've got my posting (which happens to be my final posting as well), and I tell people that I'm posted to CCSS, they react first with shock, and then looks of apathy (orh, u poor thing...) But I think it's okay lah - my sister was from CCSS and she turned out alright (mostly... ;p)
CCSS wasn't my first posting though. i was initially posted to Anglican High, and was looking forward to leading the "high life" (on top of the hill that is), struggling to cope with "high-ability students". But unfortunately, this was not to be, as I soon found out the MOE (being ever so efficient), has messed things up, and there were already an excess of physics/maths teachers at AHS, and so I got my destined school.... From the city to the slums it is... ;p
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Speaking of slums, Slumdog Millionaire is pretty much a rags to riches movie - both within the movie, and the circumstances of the movie (since it's a low budget production, and lacked the glitz of Hollywood glamour). But the movie is certainly worth watching - for its accurate, and raw portrayal of India (it's true! people really do behave like that!), and I loved the token pseudo-"Bollywood" dance at the end of the movie.
For this, I hope they win some Oscars this weekend.
Anyway, I'll be starting my practicum (omg, it's a real word!) next week at Changkat Changi Sec Sch. well, i can hear the gasps and looks of horror already. Ever since I've got my posting (which happens to be my final posting as well), and I tell people that I'm posted to CCSS, they react first with shock, and then looks of apathy (orh, u poor thing...) But I think it's okay lah - my sister was from CCSS and she turned out alright (mostly... ;p)
CCSS wasn't my first posting though. i was initially posted to Anglican High, and was looking forward to leading the "high life" (on top of the hill that is), struggling to cope with "high-ability students". But unfortunately, this was not to be, as I soon found out the MOE (being ever so efficient), has messed things up, and there were already an excess of physics/maths teachers at AHS, and so I got my destined school.... From the city to the slums it is... ;p
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Speaking of slums, Slumdog Millionaire is pretty much a rags to riches movie - both within the movie, and the circumstances of the movie (since it's a low budget production, and lacked the glitz of Hollywood glamour). But the movie is certainly worth watching - for its accurate, and raw portrayal of India (it's true! people really do behave like that!), and I loved the token pseudo-"Bollywood" dance at the end of the movie. For this, I hope they win some Oscars this weekend.
