While helping out the cousin brainstorm some ideas for his project yesterday, I realised that I’m most excited when I get to be creative. When I get to come up with different concepts for branding, marketing, advertising… so… why am I teaching again?
Perhaps this is why I’ve never been keen on pursuing a Masters in Education. I guess, somewhere at the back of my head, I always knew I’d want to go back and pursue my interest in being part of the Mass Communication industry, which, based on my previous job, I already know that I can be pretty good at. And it seems real apt too, since I’m in my final year of my 5-year teaching plan.
I’ve certainly learnt a lot in this profession. And as amazing as my experiences are with teaching, there are also plenty of emotionally-draining moments that get me thinking about how much of this I can take.
I won’t lie. Partly, this is only surfacing because today was Results Day and once again, I saw too many students crying over their less-than-stellar performance. As much as they tell themselves to be prepared for the worst, it’s never easy for these young ones to accept reality. And when they matter that much to me, it’s really quite painful going through the range of emotions with so many of them.
Whatever I decide to do, I still have about nine more months till the end of this scholastic year. Until then, I’m going to continue giving my all to these kids.
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Song of the Day
Sing To You, by Alain de Courtenay
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As routine as life gets, I never know for sure what’s going to happen each day. Truthfully, I kinda like the surprises; they keep life interesting and more often than not, they serve as reminders of God’s faithfulness. And boy, do I need to have faith this year.
2012′s gonna be filled with uncertainties. Mostly because it marks the end of my personal 5-year plan, and – believe me – I’m all ready to reassess my vocation. I’ve never liked the idea of staying in my comfort zone for too long. I need change. It keeps me from getting lazy/complacent/overly-jaded. Yet, it also brings about a whole truckload of questions and concerns. Hence, as much as I’m excited about making major changes in my life, I’m also pretty nervous. So if you share my faith (or even if you don’t), please pray that I will continue to seek the Lord’s guidance and have the confidence to see things through. :)
Speaking of which, I never see through all my New Year’s resolutions. So I told myself to be less ambitious this year and instead of resolving to achieve a whole bunch of things, I’m gonna set about endeavouring. You see, by not calling them “resolutions” it already feels less pressurising because it doesn’t come with the expectation of ensuring they get accomplished by year’s end. Agree?
- Be a better steward of time and money
- Make healthier eating choices
- Be more patient towards my family
That’s it. That’s all I have this year. But they’re not easy. BELIEVE ME.
Already, I’ve failed somewhat in the Good Steward of Money department, making several purchases for work. But in my defence, I really was running out of work clothes. Also, the print on this top was just too cute.
I did a little better food-wise. Dinner was grilled salmon with roasted potatoes. Healthy enough, yes?
And again, that’s why I’m calling them endeavours.
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Song of the Day, because it’s always good to kick off the new year with Christian Ska! ;p
