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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