Childless Mother1

I was shocked last Tuesday when one of my 22-year-old graduating students came  to my room for the Final speaking test. Her face was all bruised and scratched! Evidently, there were three nail scratches on her face running right under her eye to the neck. In a second, I thought she had a motorcycle accident, whew! (Perhaps my judgment was influenced by two students who've been absent for classes due to car accident.) Then I asked her what happened to her face, in a teary eye she told me she had a fight with her classmate in the morning and it happened in the classroom.

I was speechless as it was the first time I heard supposedly adult students in a fight and no, not in the university. I maybe can think it's possible for kids but for grown ups and graduating group, it seems it doesn't make sense! Much more that I know this group are brilliant and hardworking , it's just unbelievable!

I was aware that my blood pressure went up. I asked my student who did those to her and added it shouldn't be tolerated. She should have the incident reported to the police and demanded for medicine support. I was so concern that it was her face that was hit and "destroyed" and it can't be good, it is not and  never at any time and  for any reason! It's so mean and despicable for one to do it  to the other and that means there should be justice.

I didn't inquire further, I just couldn't....my emotion started to be on its peak.  I  just let her go home and told her to  rather have the test next week, she was both physically and psychologically unstable  she better get a rest, that she deserved.

Terrible

I got up early today, didn't have any problem sleeping despite the discomfort of this cough I still have.. As soon as I woke up I logged on blogger to continue working  on the layout. Great, the morning "handwork" did pay off in some way and little did I notice that it was already past nine and I hadn't taken a shower yet.

I got to work at exactly ten, that made today a 20-minute-ride rather than the usual. I wasn't late, just on time. Thanks to the cab driver who was sensitive enough to his passenger catching up the time and of his driving safely despite the speed.

Gave an exam to my first class of the day,  my cute kids of nine to eleven-year-old group. The emphasis was on the lexis we have studied particularly  adjectives as "interesting, boring, tiny, exciting, dirty, terrible and proud".

I read out loud the first  question as this "I am blank to be Thai" and I solicited what was the best word for the blank. One eager student stated "Teacher, I am dirty to be Thai'. So I replied, "not really, hmm.. it should be something good, it couldn't be dirty could you please try another answer?" Then another one added,  "Teacher, terrible!. So there, I repeated the sentence as this " Hmmmm...so you mean, I am terrible to be Thai????" With of course facial expression intending to lighten the mood, the rest laughed and that started the fun. Of course, after the chuckle everybody yelled "PROUD". I'm proud to be Thai."

When the written test was done and while going over with the test papers I thought it would be helpful to reinforce the lexis and should be included in the speaking test. I arranged then for the students to come up with sentences using the vocabulary apart from the oral test coverage.

Everybody did well except one naughty smart student who I asked to redo the activity as I couldn't get his sentences exactly. To cut the story short, he then recited his sentences. The last one was on the word "terrible". He then said, "Teacher V is terrible".  Hahahahaha! I relayed I couldn't accept the sentence as I didn't like it and he had to give me two sentences instead. Hmmmm hahaha!

That was joyful, we all know students do some things to perk the teacher up, in my case, I love it as it shows that in some way students are getting comfortable with the teacher aside from gaining confidence and if they do, they can express better likewise learn positively . One thing I do not want in class is for the students to be  both distant and reserved. I always get the option for them to be actively participating in the activities and doing their job well, much more on better comprehension after all, classes are for that purpose I believe.

I love these students as by time  and somehow,  they are becoming like me.....yes.......T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E! LOLOLOL!

Grrrrr..

Funny, been here for a time but still I can't make the layout the way I want it, I always find myself scratching my head and a bit upset. Don't know perhaps my patience doesn't really rely on this kind of matter...it's grrrrrr..grrrrrrr for now.

To a degree, perhaps it's best to write whatever is it that may come out from wherever, I can't say from my head as I'm not thinking right now, no, no, I don't want to.,.just grrrr ...grrrrr... LOLOLOL!

Anyway, playing this VCD  I got the last time I went home, the songs are oldies they sound good at least there's a moment where I can go mellow despite the grrrrrrssss.

I hate it when I want  something to be done but I just don't have the capability of doing it, grrrrr, I want one and I can't, so I give up just grrrrr...the feeling is kinda wasted, waste of time, idle, nothing, blank, pointless and useless,,,grrrrrrrrr...

This is enough I should divert my focus and do something that lightens the feeling, I still have to see what will that be...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................... hope the writing helps.