Working as a tutor.

I am currently working as a part-time tutor in a famous centre. Their method of learning is unique and very well developed. Children study independently and at their own pace. Whereas in the public primary school, children learn in a classroom. therefore they do not get much personal attention from the teacher. The teacher have to teach according to the syllabus, and they do not stop because one of the students cannot catch up. This causes that particular student to lose interest in learning. Each individual learns in different pace, some can catch up fast, but some they learn slow. I was a primary student before, and I understand the feeling of being left out. I feel inferior all the time when I was in primary or secondary school. All the other students learn things faster than me and I was scared. I always asked myself, am I a weak student. Now I realised, there is no such thing as a weak student, I just learn things in a slower pace. All I need is to work harder I will be just like them or even better.

In this centre, each student is given a piece of class work and they will finish it on their own. Tutors are there to assist them whenever they are having difficulties. After they finish their work and done their correction on their homework, they need to check out with the "headmistress". (in this centre is a she) She will examine their work and prepare their next study materials. Sometimes, students need to redo the same piece of worksheet if they did not do well in that particular topic. Hence, some students may be at a lower level compared with others of the same age. Besides that, they keep track of their studies in a book and the time the needed to finish one worksheet. This help the educators and the students themselves to design a way for them to learn.

I taught some kids who are really very bright. They already started doing highschool Mathematics at the age of nine or ten. This method effectively uncovers the student's ability in Mathematics, irregardless of their age and grade.

I really enjoy teaching children as their are cheerful all the time. Although some of them may be very playful and naughty, but they really made my day.

I will be tutoring a bunch of rascals tomorrow. Can't wait. Teehee! :)

I never take blogging seriously

I read a blog, and his english was so perfect. The whole blog was so nice to read, it captured my attention. He added really nice pictures in his blogposts too. Then I noticed my English is so poor. I have limited vocabulary, my grammar is really very poor. All I can say is that I am lacking behind.

All this while, I blogged about my complaints, my unsatisfactions, and my unhappiness. Then it hit me that why am I so negative? Why am I never satisfied? All this complaining is not helping me at all.

I need to improve, I always tell myself to improve but what have I done to help me improve. I have done nothing.

Reading that blog was a big wake up call for me.

Next, I need to write better english. My sentences are very choppy. I need to write something with a topic and not being spontaneous all the time. It's not helping me in my technical writing at all.

For anyone who is reading this, please help me to correct my grammar, spelling, sentence structure. Just comment and help me to learn.

Even writing this blogpost is hard for me not to make any mistake.

Being Religious

Now is the seventh month of the lunar calendar and here is an event going on at the basketball and tennis courtjust opposite my house. They are having a dinner at the tennis court and surprisingly there are no hot showgirls singing and dancing. Instead, all the aunties and uncles are performing on stage singing all the old tunes. I am not feeling very well right now, so I went to bed early but something is bothering me and I couldn't go to sleep.

I thought of my mom's praying beads, mantras, karma and all sort of things. Be more religious is what I thought about.

I got to know more about Buddhism when I was in foundation doing my Moral Studies. I found out that Buddhism is a teaching which I never follow and yet when I fill in forms at the religion section as Buddhist. My friend also told me about the mantra " Om mani padme hum" which I never heard of. This shows how unreligious I was.

Now, I want a change. I ask my mom to show me her praying beads. I want to pray more, do more good deeds, accumulate more merits, hoping to have a better life for my family.

I have no idea what I was thinking, maybe because I am sick and not thinking straight, but that was how I felt just now.