Do you understand?

there's something i've learned after these while of teaching n interacting with kids ... actually nowadays kids think alot and they can be easily affected by people and things around happening them.

yesterday i was tutioning at the home. the girl looks quite tired so i suggested a break and had a chat with her at the dinning area. she told me that she wants to quit school cos she doesnt see the purpose of studying. after more clarifications, i then understand why she make such comments.

actually this girl is very hardworking. her mum recognise this too n frequently pressure her to strive for better results but i feel that this's not helpful at all. in fact she will blank out during exam and thus, her results is always a borderline case.

due to the movement and high turnover of teachers, there are many new teachers who come n go. everytime a new teacher comes, the students have to adapt to that teacher's teaching style and foster the relationship. once this circle of trust is built and the students start to like the teacher, the teacher will leave ... as a result, she felt tired of repeating this cycle over and over again ...

it's really interesting to understand, from the child's perspective, their expectations of themselves and the teacher. who say they dun understand? they do understand ... in fact it's we, the adults, who either dun or refuse to understand!

as a teacher, sometimes i feel that spending time to talk to a children and understand their thoughts is more important than to teach, teach n teach ... once we listen to them, they will begin to hear us talk ...