School Experience

Here are some of my reflections on the school experience.

Today is the second day in school and I've already had a feel of busy it can get. There seems to be countless administrative work for the staff, aside for the lesson planning. It seems that most of the teachers in AJ are pre-occupied with non-teaching related tasks. I really wonder if all these non-teaching stuff can be made simpler or at least less of a burden.

The teachers are AJ are really friendly, especially the new teachers. I feel comfortable in their company. They are helpful in terms of coaching and clarifying my doubts.

However, I was kindda lost in the geography tutorial class! The teacher is currently covering the optional topics: semi-arid and desertification. And i'm quite clueless about what's going on in class. I'm okay with the Sahara deserts.. but when it came to the south american deserts...oh my gosh. Anyway, teaching in a JC seems very content-heavy. There is hardly time to try out the theories, e.g. constructivist or collaborative learning. I came upon this survey done by the students and they actually rate ZERO for the use of group skills in their lessons.

Three more days to go. I think there is still a lot more to learn and hopefully i'll be able to absorb as much as possible.