Earlier this week during student teaching, a student YEAH YEAH YEAHED me when I was helping other students. This particular student, H is at a more advanced level in Chinese (and other subjects) than the rest of her classmates because she speaks Cantonese at home AND attends Chinese school, BOTH in Mandarin and Cantonese. So well, DUUUUUH she is gonna be ahead of other kids in Chinese. But the point of this story is, she disrespected me and tried to brush it off. Well I wasn't gonna let her go. First of all, I'm an adult. Second, I am her teacher. I might not be her regular teacher, but the moment I step into that school I have just as much responsibilities to those students I work with as my master teacher and I don't even get paid for it. I am there to learn but also guide and help students. This kid disrespected me, and when I tried to ask her why she did that she totally ignored me even after I called her name at least 5 times. What did I do? I walked around the table and tapped on her shoulder and got in her face to ask why did she do that. She had a guilty look on her face and didn't dare to look me in the eye. I asked why did she do that, she responded she already knew the answers. Well I asked if she knew, was she going to help her classmates? She said she wasn't going to help. I asked her was it necessary for her to make that rude remark, and she said no. And she knew better. If it was her regular teacher she would have gotten in much bigger trouble. Now that I think back, I should have gave her a warning. She is smart, but if you're not going to help don't be mean or show-off about it.
On a lighter note, the same student who gave me a hug wanted to give me another one but it was during a time that was not too appropriate so I told her she can give me one later. I didn't get one but at least she wanted to give me one. :) Yay.
Next week I have to teach and videotape a math lesson for a final project. Hope everything goes well. Well if it doesn't, I will learn what not to do next next week when I am being observed.
One last note, I went to conference where Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore, a prominent educator in the education field gave a presentation about the new Common Core State Standards that will be implemented in 46 states (except Virginia, Texas, Minnesota and some other state). She made a comment that teaching is not for the weak or wimps. Damn straight! She is one feisty woman! I like! And she didn't seem snobbish or uptight at all, unlike some people I've met in higher education who seem to look down on others who are not the status as they are. Education and teaching is not the for weak or wimps; it takes a lot of patience, endurance, care and heart to teach.
And one final last note (no, really it is!), I found out two of my classmates who attended a different high school (also different years) had the same horrendous math teacher I did in high school. That man was impatient, rude and mean. One of my classmates also dislikes him while the other liked him and had him all 4 years (WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?) ! I hated going to math class because he was always yelling and belittling us students. I last heard he had been fired and moved around several other schools in the city and was no longer teaching in the school my classmates attended. That man should have been fired and forbidden from teaching a long time ago.
I hope I will be a good teacher. I WILL BE AN AWESOME TEACHER.
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