finally, after three weeks of procrastination(with vliad reasons!), i went to AWWA for the first time in my life today. it's completely different from what i had in mind; i was kinda expecting some aircon place with many rooms inside. but it turned out that it was this dilapidated old primary school that was inconveniently located in the middle of a housing estate in macpherson.
i was assigned to the one of the older classes; teacher gurmit was very nice and approachable., always giving me and wonky tips along the way. i was hoping to be assigned to one of the younger classes coz the kids there are so much cuter, but i decided that this class is quite good too.
the class is quite small, only about 10 children or so in the class. the children there weren't perfect since they were handicapped in one way or another, however, they still seem like a happy bunch of people who love life.
as i entered their little world when teacher gurmit resumed her lessons, i felt so different. for the past 4 months in hci, it had been nothing but nerve-wrecking tutorials and boring lectures. the teachers/tutors don't really bother about your welfare as much as they claim they do, they only care if you have done your homework and fare in your tests. fullstop. they don't ask anything else about your social life. wait. it's not just from the start of hci, let me look deeper into schooling life - this probably started from primary 5 or 6. this society is so achievement-driven.
in awwa, it was different, the children's needs are really catered to and they get full attention. they seem to have no worries despite their hopelessly bleak future. they aren't concerned that they are only reading 3 word sentences when they are already over 13 years old, they just smile and embrace life. teacher gurmit is right, these kids do inspire people.
the children there are really nice kids and they are actually normal human beings just you and me. we had sex education today and when teacher gurmit started talking about crushes and kisses, they got all excited and the energy level of the class shot up. they all seemed to have crushes of their own. teacher gurmit was super cheeky and asked wonky and i if we have boyfriends. haha. the kids didn't quite believe that i don't have one, i really am a good girl. XP probably not getting one in jc, not that i am allowed to anyway. my mum keeps dropping hints to me almost every alternate day that i should not get a boyfriend. haha. life is good even without one now. ;)
there was this slight erm, accident that happened during my awwa trip today. this boy in class called ah kim flashed in the middle of the lesson. you didn't read wrongly, he flashed. teacher gurmit got damn pissed and started scolding him like mad. apparently, he had a previous record of flashing along the corridor. freaky.
anyway, awwa had been good. but it would be better if i can find a shorter route home. i had to change a bus, cross 2 overhead bridges and walk the long route home. it was damn tiring to get home.
mrs tan came in to relief OAG today for chem. i felt so enlightened after her lesson; it's the first time since i entered jc that i actually felt that there is hope for my chem. mrs tan taught with so much concision and clarity VS OAG preaching about nonsense and labelling us 'stupid' and 'dumb' without even answering the tutorial questions/getting confused with her own answers. gavin suggested petitioning against OAG after chem tutorial today - exactly what i have in mind. either that or we can ask our parents to write loads of complain letters. someone once told me that the students are the fundaments of the school admin. when students complain to their parents, their parents will complain to the school admin, and the school admin will push the blame to the teachers. however, it's ironic coz if us students directly voice our opinions to the school admin, chances of them listening to our woes is negative. but if we ask our parents to complain, it's a totally different matter. i shall ask my mum later if she is willing to complain. but i think she will only complain if other parents complain as well, after all, unity is strength. so what do you think s72, shall we do mass complaining?? *pleads*
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