Yesterday during our meeting our school's full time counselor showed this clip to us and it is very inspiring. Difficult to achieve but not all impossible... It left me thinking about what I am really teaching in school. It makes me reconsider some of the words I use, my methods of teaching and makes me wanna hug every of my little ones in class...
Everyday, there are moments that would make me pause my teaching to wait for the misbehaving children to be focus again. On the other hand, there are also moments which would make me laugh out loud in class or simply smile...
The english topic that we are on now is "Now and then". It talks about the differences between the olden times and now. Some children started talking about the toilets then and now....
Soowei: ....Yes children, you are right! The toilets then are really.... dirty and smel...
Tesmond interrupted: Smeowly!!!
Soowei: Erm... Tesmond that's right its smelly!
Tesmond: Smeowly... (a little more uncertain of the pronunciation as his classmates began laughing at him)
Soowei: Right... erm.. Tesmond, say 'Smeh'
Tesmond: Smeh!
Soowei: Good! Now try 'Smeh-ly'
Tesmond: Smeowly!!! SmEEeoly? Smeouly?
Tesmond went on trying so many other versions of "smeowlys" and I can't help but to laugh out loud cos he looked so cute trying to get the word right. In his frustration,
Tesmond: Aiyah Miss Sim I dun know how to say lah... Smeowly!Smeowly!Smeowly! meow meow meow.... can?
Soowei smiled: Right Tesmond! That's a nice poem you've got there with the word 'Smelly'....
Everyday, there are moments that would make me pause my teaching to wait for the misbehaving children to be focus again. On the other hand, there are also moments which would make me laugh out loud in class or simply smile...
The english topic that we are on now is "Now and then". It talks about the differences between the olden times and now. Some children started talking about the toilets then and now....
Soowei: ....Yes children, you are right! The toilets then are really.... dirty and smel...
Tesmond interrupted: Smeowly!!!
Soowei: Erm... Tesmond that's right its smelly!
Tesmond: Smeowly... (a little more uncertain of the pronunciation as his classmates began laughing at him)
Soowei: Right... erm.. Tesmond, say 'Smeh'
Tesmond: Smeh!
Soowei: Good! Now try 'Smeh-ly'
Tesmond: Smeowly!!! SmEEeoly? Smeouly?
Tesmond went on trying so many other versions of "smeowlys" and I can't help but to laugh out loud cos he looked so cute trying to get the word right. In his frustration,
Tesmond: Aiyah Miss Sim I dun know how to say lah... Smeowly!Smeowly!Smeowly! meow meow meow.... can?
Soowei smiled: Right Tesmond! That's a nice poem you've got there with the word 'Smelly'....
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