SO embarrassing

The boys in my class were kicking the soccer ball in the classroom today. 'Bing, Bang, Biong!' It's was in the last minute of their recess before my period and I was there 3 minutes early. The racket in class, to me, seem a normal affair. At the back of my head, I believe I knew that their behavior in class wasn't right but I didn't say anything. So imagine my horror when I saw my colleague Scott standing at the window. You see, the fact that those few boys were making a scene is unsurprising but it was totally in my presence! 2 Chinese words came to my mind, 'xia shui'. I was completely embarrassed. So when Scott came in to scold them, I felt like a fool.

That was my sec 3 class. At that same time, my sec 4 students happened to pass by and was actually talking to me before Scott came in. When one of them saw Scott, he immediately covered up for me and say, "Ms Han told them to stop but they didn't." Yes it's a lie and it's terrible. Whatever you say on how nice of that student to cover up for me so quickly, it's still a lie and it's wrong. I meant to clarify that with my colleague in the afternoon but I forgot!

I discovered a new technique to teach. Well not really to teach but move on in the lessons. Usually, because they're forever talking and I flare up after a while if the noise doesn't die down. When I think about it, it's because about 75% of the class would have understood what I'm teaching. THE REST DON'T UNDERSTAND. So while i explain concepts another few thousand times, the rest got nothing to do right? Talk LOR. That's when I get angry.

Oh yeah, new technique: Teach fast. But as clear as possible. When I teach fast, they have no choice but to catch up and pay attention. Of course they complain about the speed, but when I ask them if they understand my lessons, they say yes. So see??? It works!