Working as a teacher can be an incredibly vibrant occupation, be it part-time or full-time. There are many moments filled with great joy and fulfillment; days where I truly find myself believing that this is truly my calling.
Then there are those days when I want to face palm myself so hard that it smashes right through the second-hand IKEA desk at the centre. I don't mean that I hate my job, mind you. It's just one of those moments where I'm not quite sure on whether I want to laugh or throttle my students.
Here's a look into one of those offending days:
So I was covering a well-prepared lesson on plotting and drafting an essay, and working in description. It was all going pretty well for the first part.
The topic was about an encounter with a giant cockroach while cycling in the park and the theme was comedy. An easy enough topic, right? Who hasn't seen someone else panic from flying cockroaches in the most hilarious ways possible?
So this happened. Well, I suppose that would be response from most of us if a human-sized cockroach were to tap our shoulder and proceed to chase us into the sea.
Then, came student B. Student A was focusing on my class, writing out a proper essay and trying out the tips on description that I'd taught earlier in class. As soon as student A turned his head away, student B nabbed his essay and turned it into quite something else entirely.
I'm not saying that I approve of the contents but I'll admit choking out a laugh of disbelief and/or shock when I read it.
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Seriously though, what's this kid on?
Tiny little disclaimer: I have received full permission from my students to post up their essays.
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