Positive - Thinks positively and enthusiastically about people and what they are capable of becoming. Sees the good in any situation and can move forward to make the most of difficult situations when confronted with obstacles. Encourages others to also be positive.
Communicative - Shares with others in a manner that encourages effective two-way communication. Communicates personal thoughts and feelings on a wide spectrum of issues and can listen to students in an empathetic manner, assuring each that conversations will be held in confidence.
Dependable - Honest and authentic in working with others. Consistently lives up to commitments to students and others. Works with them in an open, honest, and forthright manner.
Personable - Establishes and maintains positive mutual working relationships. Likes to be with others. Has many ways of getting to know students as persons while building trust and appreciation through personal interaction and involvement.
Organized - Makes efficient use of time and moves in a planned and systematic direction. Knows where he or she is heading and is able to help students in their own organization and planning. Can think in terms of how organization can be beneficial to those served.
Committed - Demonstrates commitment to students and the profession and is self-confident, poised and personally in control of situations. Has a healthy self-image. Encourages students to look at themselves in a positive manner, careful to honor the self-respect of the students, while encouraging them to develop a positive self-concept.
Motivational - Enthusiastic with standards and expectations for students and self. Understands the intrinsic motivations of individuals, and knows what it is that motivates students. Takes action in constructive ways.
Compassionate - Caring, empathetic and able to respond to people at a feeling level. Open with personal thoughts and feelings, encouraging others to do likewise. Knows and understands the feelings of students.
Flexible - Willing to alter plans and directions in a manner which assists people in moving toward their goals. Seeks to reason out situations with students and staff in a manner that allows all people to move forward in a positive direction.
Individually Perceptive - Sees each student as a unique and valuable individual. Looks for the differences among students. Quickly diagnoses student difficulties and assists in the management of individual situations.
Value Based - Focuses upon the worth and dignity of human beings. Is sensitive to community values. Strives to work in an environment consistent with his or her belief system. Recognizes the importance and power of modeling constructive behavior.
Knowledgeable - Is in a constant quest for knowledge. Keeps up in his or her specialty areas, and has the insight to integrate new knowledge. Takes knowledge and translates it to students in a way which is comprehensible to them, yet retains its originality.
Creative - Versatile, innovative, and open to new ideas. Strives to incorporate techniques and activities that enable students to have unique and meaningful new growth experiences.
Patient - Is deliberate in coming to conclusions. Strives to look at all aspects of the situation and remains highly fair and objective under most difficult circumstances. Believes that problems can be resolved if enough input and attention is given by people who are affected.
Sense of Humor - Knows how to take the tension out of tight situations. Uses humor, spontaneously, in a tasteful manner. Builds togetherness in the classroom, through the use of humor.
Those in italic are the qualities I think that are important in teachers. Without it, no respect gain, no knowledge can be learn. I would like to say Mr Wee is one of the example that have all the qualities stated here. He is the teacher that I find most passionate in his teaching, have great sense of humour and also very patient. Happy teacher's day Mr Wee! You are the best English cher any students can get. And I mean it.
--> This was when we first meet again after 8 years.
I got a msg from his uncle this morning saying that Amrit Singh Riar had just passed away. I could not believe it. I did not believe that he was gone I thought it was just a terrible joke. I got Ky to call his uncle to find out. The uncle says that he collapse and the veins in his brain burst. I could not stop crying afterwards...Now my tears still could not stop flowing...
He was my tanglin primary school classmate and we met in primary one and became best friends ever since. He would do anything for me just to keep me save from a freako. He even confess his love to me and I took it like it was a joke. But this year when I found him again in friendster he confess that he love me but now as my best girl friend. Haha. I know he would not like to see me crying when he was alive so I think it is best I control my tears for him. But his sudden death just stunned me.
He was always there when I need him even this year when I reunite with him in friendster. We spend that one month June holiday to get to know each other. How we change and everything else. We planned so much and this much could no longer be achieve.
He was there when I cry because I did badly for my exams, he was there when I quarrel with my parents, he was there when I wished that I rather not be "here",he was there when I feel so sorry for myself, he was there when I needed someone, he was there to protect me from that freako, he was there to listen to me instead of me listening to him. He was there for me for everything. No guy friend could ever be as great as him and we never once quarrel and he is the only one who protected me from all the choatic things that happened in my life. He was the only one that I feel save to be with.
We planned so much. He wanted to go Canada to study after finishing his ITE course. He wanted to treat me out to whatever place I wanted to go cause he lost to a bet about "how well do you know me?," He was going to get me a gift from Canada especially for me for being his best girl friend. And we even planned to meet this friday to catch up on things. He was so excited and nervous as it has been 8 years since we last met and now I could not even see him for the last time. He even promise to pick me up during teachers day and we go together. I know he is a tough guy, friendly and great when you get to know him well enough.
I was the last person he msg and I didnt reply him. I feel so darn stupid! Because he asked what I was doing and I replied playing the piano and then he replied saying "Hahaha...Really? Cool!" That was the last msg that he send at 11pm and I did not reply.. Why?? Why I so stupid not to have reply, maybe if I did he would have talk to me longer and he wouldnt have collapse and burst his veins in the brain and he would have been alive today - Chatting and messaging me. Its all my fault.
Though I have kept all your messages that makes me laugh, cheerful and happy and I will post them one by one this whole week just to remember you. Hope that you leave in peace. I will remember you always and no one can be as great as you!I wished you were still here with me and we could have spent the whole day just chatting, reminding ourselves about all the silly jokes that you told me. I wished I had spent more time with you but that time have shorten.
I want to remember you like you in the photos. So happy and smiley. That way it would make me motivate and look forward to the upcoming terror of lives.
Yeah.. Can celebrate. Ya right. This is just prelims not O level. But still need a break right. So most probably going out tmr to relax. Ok I feel a bit guilty going out just because finish prelims. And Singapore is so boring there is no place fun to go to. Got suggestion?? Anyways, I was thinking that maybe I could just sit at home do nothing. But then later my mum will nag here and there. totally no peace. At laptop wrong. Studying wrong. Everything wrong. Haiz... what to do parent (not parents).....
And erm... long time I have not update on my cat, May. Well she's doing well. Now she moved back to my room to sleep. And great her fur are making me sick and my whole table are full of it even on my homeworks. And 100% not safe to put my food on that table. She seemed so cute. Everytime I see her sleep which is like every hour till night time. She always dream of things I dont know what Im not a cat but anyway, she is just so cute. She is the most trusted person to share everything cause she cant tell others. Haha. Ok im bad. Ya she is fine but keeps on vomitting on my desk and floor every morning, I think cause my brother gave her the wet food instead of biscuit...
Now I just have to be more cautious of my whereabouts to be safe. but I rather stay at home or school and not go out anywhere. Anyway the weather is killing me. Im burning. What are they gonna do about the global warming. I dont see any effort. I wish I could do my part. But how?? I dont want those like small parts switching the electricity when not using. I want play a big part in helping to save the environment.
The show was so romantic. At last it was an happy ending. The guy very stupid after he lost the baby then he realised he love the girl. Anyway they are fated to love each other. No matter where they are they will always bump each other. Is this what they call fate?? Maybe....wow. Just looking at the word scares me. I have no motivationg at all to study until O level. my mother tounge results are also coming out soon. And I screw up my prelims. Thought I could do well and get the scholarship. Haiz people just don't understand what Im going through at all. Its not the same as others. I don't have the support of my family, the knowledge to move up further and the discipline to keep myself well motivated.
I surf through all the channels recently, they are like totally against me. It was all about goals, goal in career, in losing weight and also goals in studies. Why??? I used to have my goal but I think I would never reach it no matter how hard I try. And my goal also is not supported by my dad and my uncles and aunt. What they expect. I love animals and I want to help them. Haiz...just because I need to touch dogs they are against it...
Prelim,prelim just thinking about it made me mad. Anyway there is just lack of motivation, no one is motivated enough to do well including the class. What should we do?? What is there to do to make us more motivated?
How about me?? I am not like some people who can just let it go and happy go lucky. Im not. I will keep asking why. I want regain my confidence, but I dont know how. Seriously advice doesnt help at all. I need to do something. Something that I love to do and never regret. But how?? That is the question left to be answered.
Maybe if there was one and only, I could somehow reduce my burden. But is it fate?? What is fate anyway? Was I fated to meet someone like him. but what if.. I don't know... What if it will just break my heart. Maybe he could help maybe he knows what I am going through. I need that someone who can just listen to me and not get bored. Just to be there and listen. But what do I take him for if I am like that?? I wish there was a Cun Xi around and I am Chen Xin Yi.
