How Do the Students View Me?
Do they see me as this?
taken from stemequitypipeline.org
A teacher that students are motivated to work with.
A teacher that inspires & brings them to new heights.
A teacher who works very hard into every night to plan lessons
that are engaging & a joy for students to follow.
A teacher who constantly wants to improve.
A teacher that students are motivated to work with.
A teacher that inspires & brings them to new heights.
A teacher who works very hard into every night to plan lessons
that are engaging & a joy for students to follow.
A teacher who constantly wants to improve.
Or this?
A walking meat on a stick.
One of the only 8 men in the big school.
Single, strong, charming, tall, young, broad chested, good features & commanding presence.
An object of feminine fantasy.
One of the only 8 men in the big school.
Single, strong, charming, tall, young, broad chested, good features & commanding presence.
An object of feminine fantasy.
I opened up my eyes today to find, with great chagrin, that the student do check me out...
I felt like a man living in a jungle ruled by exotic Amazon women.
I get looked at like an exhibit in a museum...
Did they see me as a piece of art?
Or as a pole dancer in a strip bar?
What do the students think of me?
This is a question I still can't answer.
But one thing's for sure...
They think that I'm something worth looking at again and again and again...
I used to play ignorant to the obvious things that students would do as I came walking by.
I would protect my state of mind by staring at the sky, the walls, my fingers, my paper, my shoes & etc.
Doing so to avoid catching the less-than-innocent gazes of these adolescent girls.
Today, curiosity had the better of me...
I wanted to see if the girls were truly checking me out...
And boy...
What a discovery I have made!
But how do they think of me?
I guess different students will think of me in a different way...
I stimulate different people in different ways...
But I can be sure that there is a definite curious interest in me & my colleagues.
Thinking about it...
I shouldn't let how they think of me influence my effectiveness in the classroom.
I must be just like any other good teacher even when there are small groups of girls walking past my classroom window every 5 mins or so...
Who told you teaching is an easy job?!!
Being a teacher is NOT easy!
boy! it's getting 'hot' in here *sweat sweat*...raging and wild hormones and all...*big big grin*
ReplyDeleteIt's a Malaysian thing to stare at people/ get stared. I know it's annoying but you'll get used to it :)
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel. I taught High School last year and and being petite is no help... Hahaha... Well I got through it by just being a professional. They may giggle and gossip for awhile but it will diminish with time as long as you don't feed into their curiosity. :)
ReplyDeletePohLin:
ReplyDeletehahaha~~
hmm.. I wonder why?
Phil:
I guess it's a human thing...
Girls like to look at men & vice versa!
=)
Jane:
Thanks for the advice!
Hope I dont unintentionally feed their curiosity...
I just want to laugh! It is just so funny!! You really should not be a teacher..LOL.
ReplyDeletewhy not?
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haha. being one of the rare genders in an all-girl school is -- hard :p
ReplyDeletei'm sure you will be a good testimony and role model for these girls :)
keep it up!
hehe~~
ReplyDeleteI sure do hope so too!
=D
Hey Kam,
ReplyDeleteGood to read of the challenges and acheivements you've discovered of teaching. Sounds like you're doing a superb job. Keep it up and keep living it right. :)
Can't believe it has only been a year since I last saw you in Wellington. Life has moved on! Dunners is still going great.
Hi, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement...
But which Sarah is this?