Saturday, February 06, 2010 Y
The one time I can truly think is when I'm wet, hah. The entire Saturday without tuition, doing assignments, playing WoW, doing more assignments and spending time with grams, aunt, uncle and cousins... Did I mention no tuition? It was really fulfiling, and I didn't feel as if I've wasted my entire Saturday.Usually Saturday mornings are used for my prep work for tuition, then off to tuition I go, and then either dinner with grams or dinner at home. By the end of the day, I've got absolutely no mood or energy left with study or do assignments. 1 day gone by and wasted... Just like that. Not today though, not today.It made me think about my decision of relinquishing my position as the Chinese tutor every Saturday once May is over before my Boston trip begins. By the time I return, it should be August... The thought of letting go of this job crossed my mind countless number of times, and I guess the students might have something to do with it.It makes a teacher happy and contented knowing that the students walk out from your lessons learning something. But it takes just 1 or even 2 students to make that go away... The uninterested attitude in learning another language, treating class time as play time, sleeping in class... -.-lll It kills my mood to teach, no.. It kills my mood to think about going there, let alone teach! Honestly, I don't blame them... They DO NOT have that Chinese background in them, any of them.. None of them were like half-Chinese or whatsoever... Learning a new language is tough, I should know... And it takes alot of motivation to get through. I know my motivation, and I push myself forward thinking about my motivation. It keeps me sane and keep moving forward. But I have no idea what their motivation is, at all. I have no idea why they even wanted to learn Chinese in the first place? Is this about the way China is expanding itself? And that Chinese will be a good language to know?Personally, I would seriously suggest they give up learning. Rather, do something that they like. I wouldn't force my kids to do something that they hate and end up wasting their time and my money and not learning anything at all... Life is short enough, 24hours a day is just nice for us to balance between work/school and play. Don't waste it on something which you have no interests of. If it's of your interest, no matter how much effort you put in, how much it costs.. Go ahead. But not when it is something you are being forced into learning or doing.I really don't know how the parents actually think... If the kids are like Half-Chinese and one of their parents is a Chinese, and they want the kid to know that language, fine, still acceptable. And then... why can't the parent teach the kid himself/herself? -.-lllMoney doesn't fall from trees, don't they know that? Sigh........ I'm so thankful next week there's no lesson due to CNY... But the week after next, and the week after next, and the week after next, and so many weeks after that..... :( I can't imagine~
Y The Lady @
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