Let me tell you a tale,
Once upon a time, a little boy loves to lie. He would lie all day long to avoid getting into trouble. He was a very good liar and only few can tell if he is lieing or not. However, he did not feel good when he lies. He would always feel very guilty about lieing but he would never admit or stop lieing.
One night, as he saw a shooting star speed across the skies, he made a wish, to stop feeling guilt after lieing. A great and beautiful fairy descended from the star after hearing his call, he said to him, " If I take away your guilt, I would have to give you another ......" The boy immediately replied, " Anything but this " So the fairy agreed.
The next day, the boy woke up happily as he remembered the incident last night. He tried it out by telling his mother that he was feeling very ill today and could not go school. True enough, he did not feel guilt at all. So he stayed at home the whole day and played and had a lot of fun. His mother did not know that he was lieing. The next day, he woke up a little taller than yesterday, but he did not notice. He went to school and told all his friends that his father won the lottery and invited them over for a party. As soon as he said that, he grew an inch taller and 1 pound heavier. All his friend came over while his parents were out and partied the whole day. During the evening, his parents returned home and wanted to know why it was so noisy. The little boy lied to cover up for his first lie. Later, he had to lie to his friends to make them leave. He lied to his parents the whole night to make sure they did not know what happened. He could not stop lieing. The lie just got bigger and bigger.
The next morning, he woke up to find that his bed was only size of his head. He tried to walk but everytime his feet touched the ground, it would tremble. His mother heard the noises and went to his room, onli to find a 1500 pounds giant. His mother screamed and fainted from the sight. His father came in and saw te great monstrocity that was his son. But, he could not see his son's face as it's cheek was too large and covered a large portion of his face. His voice also changed due the large weight of his new head. He could not tell his father that he was his son. So he ran. His father called the local authorities about him. the little boy ran and ran. He did not know where he was going but he still ran. Soon police cars and helicopters were chasing him. The boy kept running and running till he reached the forest. The police decided to stop chasing him and wait till he came out......
This story is partly written by me, parts of it are from references in the net and Television
I have not written the end of this story as i feel that there is no fitting end form the little boy. I feel that as i wrote the story, i reflected and found most of it familiar as i was the little boy. I LIE very OFTEN. I sometimes cannot control myself. I am rather capable of lieing and i can make people believe me. But, I will always feel very guilty about it. Although the guilt has driven me to near depression, I still cant kick the habit.
Maybe I need help...... I realli need help
This post was written when the author was feeling guilty after a big mistake/lie
Friday, March 17, 2006
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
知己知彼, 百戰百勝 (If you know your enemies as you know yourself, Victory will be yours)
How often does a teacher come across something that a student does outside school and actually praises it. I would say close to never. But it happened to me in my 9th year of school. Gotta stop before i get too bhb.
A wise person once told me that she wanted to be a secondary teacher, even though she knew it was going to be hard work. She said that she wanted to do something to understand people in their period of growth, both physical and mental. She wanted to help teenagers to learn and help themselves. Try and guess who she is.
I know of teachers who can connect to their pupils, not just because they are young and know what students do at home. They are generally more accepted as they actually make an effort to care about students, and they respect us at individuals. Thus when we feel that, we in turn care and respect them as a form of appreciation.These are the types of teachers we come back to visit when we graduate. A very good example would be Miss Jacqueline Nai( dunno if i spelt it right). She really helped us through our lower secondary life.Thanks!!
Then when there is a good side of things, there will definitely be the dark side. Teachers who have a philosophy of " My job is a teacher, I get students to pass their O levels and nothing else." These types of teachers are usually less significant, mainly because we 'switch off' during their lessons or seriously dislike them due to harsh punishment or useless lectures which can help us. They should not be mistaken with teachers like Mr Jamil, who is a really nice guy. This type of teacher do not care about their students, even if its their form class, they just take care of the admin stuff, make sure the class is alive and running. They also take credit if the students get good grades, which they do not deserve since its the pupils hard work and not the teachers. I shall call them the objective teacher
Teachers like that should really get another job. Students in primary or scondary school are growing up and the people around them are going to be the ones that mold them in to what they will be. The objective teachers simply act as a form of communication like a postman. Then why does the government pay them so much more than a postman. The government pays the teachers a lot because the children are the future of the country, the teachers are responsible for its well-being and growth, apart from friends and parents. However, the government is paying that much because it truly takes a lot have effort and talent to be a teacher. He needs to think like an adult, a friend, as well as a social worker at the same time. Only so, will the children be able to learn and grow. but the objective teachers only focus on the academic aspect of their job and thus is "cheating" the government and parents of their time and money. I can honestly say that at least 30% of the teachers in Singapore are objective teachers. There are many people around us that should become teachers, but they lack the knowledge and drive to be one, thus they would rather have another job.
Children and teens need someone to help them grow. Their friends can influence them a lot but they also sometimes do not know the light from the dark. The parents know whats right and wrong, but their efforts are ignored more often than not. A caring teacher is the balance between the two and they have more influence on the kids if the children trust them. These are the people we should really celebrate, not some guy who sings about change and doesnt do anything.
Teenagers between ages 13-18 are very vulnerable as they are given a
lot more freedom and responsibility than they can handle. But parents dont keep them under check, most of the teens stray away due to peer pressure( parents are uncool).If the teachers onli focus on teaching O lvls, they will feel that the classroom is just another place where the unpleasant always seem to happen.
In this post, I really want to commend the caring teachers that have helped me in my life from pri 4 to now. I will list them down another time.
A wise person once told me that she wanted to be a secondary teacher, even though she knew it was going to be hard work. She said that she wanted to do something to understand people in their period of growth, both physical and mental. She wanted to help teenagers to learn and help themselves. Try and guess who she is.
I know of teachers who can connect to their pupils, not just because they are young and know what students do at home. They are generally more accepted as they actually make an effort to care about students, and they respect us at individuals. Thus when we feel that, we in turn care and respect them as a form of appreciation.These are the types of teachers we come back to visit when we graduate. A very good example would be Miss Jacqueline Nai( dunno if i spelt it right). She really helped us through our lower secondary life.Thanks!!
Then when there is a good side of things, there will definitely be the dark side. Teachers who have a philosophy of " My job is a teacher, I get students to pass their O levels and nothing else." These types of teachers are usually less significant, mainly because we 'switch off' during their lessons or seriously dislike them due to harsh punishment or useless lectures which can help us. They should not be mistaken with teachers like Mr Jamil, who is a really nice guy. This type of teacher do not care about their students, even if its their form class, they just take care of the admin stuff, make sure the class is alive and running. They also take credit if the students get good grades, which they do not deserve since its the pupils hard work and not the teachers. I shall call them the objective teacher
Teachers like that should really get another job. Students in primary or scondary school are growing up and the people around them are going to be the ones that mold them in to what they will be. The objective teachers simply act as a form of communication like a postman. Then why does the government pay them so much more than a postman. The government pays the teachers a lot because the children are the future of the country, the teachers are responsible for its well-being and growth, apart from friends and parents. However, the government is paying that much because it truly takes a lot have effort and talent to be a teacher. He needs to think like an adult, a friend, as well as a social worker at the same time. Only so, will the children be able to learn and grow. but the objective teachers only focus on the academic aspect of their job and thus is "cheating" the government and parents of their time and money. I can honestly say that at least 30% of the teachers in Singapore are objective teachers. There are many people around us that should become teachers, but they lack the knowledge and drive to be one, thus they would rather have another job.
Children and teens need someone to help them grow. Their friends can influence them a lot but they also sometimes do not know the light from the dark. The parents know whats right and wrong, but their efforts are ignored more often than not. A caring teacher is the balance between the two and they have more influence on the kids if the children trust them. These are the people we should really celebrate, not some guy who sings about change and doesnt do anything.
Teenagers between ages 13-18 are very vulnerable as they are given a
lot more freedom and responsibility than they can handle. But parents dont keep them under check, most of the teens stray away due to peer pressure( parents are uncool).If the teachers onli focus on teaching O lvls, they will feel that the classroom is just another place where the unpleasant always seem to happen.
In this post, I really want to commend the caring teachers that have helped me in my life from pri 4 to now. I will list them down another time.
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