Recently, I watched a video showing a student scolding teacher and demanding teacher to apologise. Then after, I was totally shock and disappointed with his actions. I still remembered how one shout from my teacher led me to burst into tears- that was how afraid we were back then. He is so young, and he's challenging authority and even refused to accept any apology; totally a rude and defiant kid! Attempt to engage with a behaviour like this should not be attempted at all. The boy might not be deaf, but he didn't need to yell it out at the teacher. Not to mention, bringing up outrageous remarks "it’s not like I asking money for sex" when he doesn't even fully understand the consequences of saying such things. Hence that behaviour requires disciplinary action. I feel that the teacher has the right to shout at him. He already instructed the boy to go back to his seat and he did not seem to understand. Teachers shouldn't have apologized in this case. That is a big mistake. This makes the student think that he's not in wrong. You can see that he is taking one step further once this teacher softens his voice. The teacher could have stood firm on his grounds but instead was submissive when this little one raised his voice. Or else, it will be hard to command the respect of his students if this continues... I guess the following are the reasons that led to this scenario:
In my opinion, all three parties (the boy, his parents and authority) will need to review this case. Most importantly, the boy has to seriously reflect on his action; parents need to change their way of character teaching; and authority should reassess school’s punishment and character building. If this happens again, the student must not be given a chance to remain in this school. The setting up of the school is to help them significantly. He has failed to realise this. Back on a few days ago, I had that feeling I was going to score around 15 or worse, as I might had screwed up in some part of the paper. I know the results are already determined. It cannot be changed no matter how much I'm going to pray. But it's the fear of the unknown that's causing this anxiety I'm constantly feeling. My heart was beating so fast, my hands were getting cold sweat…
Came 13 January, I collected my results. I got around that range of marks: 16.I don’t consider my results good. I could have gotten a much better score if I did put in more effort and studied harder and earlier (as in from the start of the year), if it wasn't for procrastination and laziness. I feel like I'm capable of so much more but I can't do anything anymore. Then, it was time to look through all the available courses, I'm starting to realise how important is it between the numbers of the same grade. i.e. the difference between a b3 and b4 makes a significant impact. It could be because of that 1 point and you cannot enter the course of your choice. It was a tiring 2 day process (literally) of flipping through pages and pages of course book trying to find the suitable ones for myself. Actually, it is quite saddening that I cannot enter some of my dream courses through the Joint Admission Exercise (JAE). I had to apply for those courses through another process known as Joint Poly Special Admission Exercise (JPSAE), by using my portfolio. I feel that entering the course that I am interested in is the most important, so that I am able to excel well in my studies. Well, I finally got the submission done and I am crossing my fingers, hoping and praying that I'll get accepted into the course I want in Singapore Polytechnic. Once again, 'O' level results do not determine your success in life. Attitude does. Whatever your results might be, look forward to a new chapter in life. |
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