Tuesday 27 March 2012

PBS Experience



          
            Last week, I have done my third PBS at Sekolah Kebangsaan Serkam. It is located only about 4 km from my house. It was a wonderful week for me as I was enjoyed and happy to be there. It was the busy week for the school. They were sending their students to Kejohanan Olahraga and preparing for the PIBG meeting. 


            When I was there, there is one thing that is really meant to me. It begins when I have to relief a class. It was 3 Adil class. I have entered the class twice but not on the same day. For the first time I entered the class, I did some mathematics’ quizzes since the students said they are really love mathematics. I also promised to them that the five highest marks will receive a gift. I think that was the best way to handle the class for one hour replacement. I wrote the questions on the blackboard and asked them to answer on a piece of paper. After that I asked them to pass up the answer but there was a girl did not pass up her answer. After waiting for another five minutes, the girl still did not send her answer and I came to her. I looked at her paper, she can’t answer the questions even the simplest question. Then, I have to announce the marks because the time was over and I have to leave the class. I gave chocolates for the five highest marks. They were so happy but the girl still kept quiet at her desk.


this is Standard 2 clas. they enjoyed watching a video.

            On the next day, I entered the class again. The students asked me to do a quiz again and I decided to make spelling quiz in Malay and English. I gave them 10 Malay words and 10 English words. Like the day before, I also promised to reward them if they get the highest mark. I took about ten minutes to check all their answers. I was very shocked while checking the answers because the girl who did not answer any mathematics questions the day before got the highest mark! I doubled check her spelling. Yes, she got 17 correct out of 20. Then I gave her the chocolates and I can see she was smiling. I was smiling too and I asked the class to give big claps to her.


            After that I went to the room which my friends and I were given a place to stay for the whole week. I kept thinking about the girl. Deep in my heart, I said to myself that the girl has a potential. Even she cannot perform well in mathematics, but she can do well in other subjects. The teachers should give more attention to her and do not leave her alone. I know she can do but she need a teacher to guide her. The girl has made me realized that we cannot judge our students from one side only. There must be a good thing inside them and it is our responsibility to make it out. I learnt that patient is the key for the teacher. 



 xx I LOVE MY MUM AND DAD xx

The Blackboard : I hope I can be the best teacher for my future students.

The Characteristics of A Good Teacher


 

              Teachers are the person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession. They are the most important persons in the educational system not only in our country but also in the world. Every year, there are a lot of applications sent to the ministry of education to enter the teacher trainee centre. Among 10 000 applications received, there are only about 4000 are accepted. To be a teacher, one must have very good characteristics.


            First, the characteristic of a good teacher is they must be very knowledgeable. The teachers are mostly graduated from high institution and have about four to five years’ experience in teaching trainee. As a good teacher, they must not be able to teach in theoretically only but they also can teach it practically. For example, while teaching science, the teachers must be able to the experiments with the students, so that the students can understand better. Furthermore, a knowledgeable teacher must be very expert in their field of studying. This advantage can help the schools to achieve a success. They can contribute their effort to conduct extra class and plan many activities for the students. This is the chance for them to show up their skills. Moreover, their knowledge can be very useful.


  

            Next, a good teacher must have a good physical appearance. Physical appearance do not base on how beauty or handsome her or his face look like but it is more about physically. For example, physical appearance includes of the clothes, shoes and also the hair. People said that our physical appearance would give the first impression to others. So, it is very important to the teachers to give the best first impression to their students. Good looking teachers can easily attract the students to study because as far as I am concerned, students tend to choose the teachers. They are highly excited to study with the teachers they like, usually the attractive teachers. I believe that the teachers who are smart and neat can convey their students about their ability to teach.


            Lastly, to be a good teacher, the teacher must be a role model for the students. This is because students spent most of their time at school and they are always being with their teachers. So, teachers must concern about this aspect. In fact, they are actually the models for the students in all aspects. For example, teachers must use appropriate or suitable language while communicate with the students. This is because if the teachers use bad words, the students are easily following their habits. We also know that students are more believe on their teachers’ words rather than their parents. A part from that, teachers must show good manners in managing time such as do not late to school and use time wisely in the classroom for learning and teaching process. If the teachers are always late, the students would lose their respect towards them. In addition, it is important for the teachers to follow all the school’s rules such as do not smoking, so that the students would do the same things.


            In conclusion, a good teacher must have all the characteristics stated before. They must be knowledgeable, have good physical appearance and be a role model. Teachers must do their part effectively in the education system.