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What Would You Do If A Student Belittles You?

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Kerja cikgu senang? Banyak cuti? X layak dapat bonus RM700? During the second week of school reopening, I walked into the most challenging class of the year. From far away, I could already hear a ruckus & it didn't die down even when I could be seen from the windows. My heart dropped as I wondered if they would be willing to learn from me today. When I walked in, I was practically ignored as the boys continued yapping away loudly in a circle & walked about the class freely as if the teacher was invisible. I stood there for the next 5 minutes feeling exactly the way I felt for the last 2 years trying to teach them remotely, like 🦗🦗🦗🦗. Putting on a strong front while wanting to cry, I mustered a stern voice calling for their attention. It must have been a very important discussion, as they were clearly unhappy at being interrupted & asked to return to their seats, banging furniture & displaying clear dissatisfaction. Since it was their first day back, I didn't
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Menghargai Jasa Rakan Guru Cat Semula Dewan Sekolah

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Tengok betul-betul, guys. Itu bukan pekerja kontrak bernilai berpuluhan ribu. Itu GURU. Bersidai, membahayakan nyawa, berpeluh, & berletih demi kepentingan anak didiknya. Waktu sekolah ditutup, jangan beranggapan cikgu x buat apa-apa. Banyak guru yang x pandai main socmed, tetapi berjasa senyap-senyap. Jenis ini yang jarang dapat anugerah & naik pangkat. Tetapi berat juga yang dia pikul. Hormatilah guru anda. Hulurkan tanganmu membantu sebelum menekan keyboard bertoksik. Tabik hormat kepada Cikgu Belun, Cikgu Jemat, Cikgu Gabriel, Cikgu Alex, En Ferdinand, & gang! ❤️❤️❤️ Dato Pandelela bila nak belanja minum?
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Building Vocabulary While Preparing For SPM

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SPM preparations begin immediately. My students have less than 4 months before their SPM & many do not have access to tuition or educational support aside from what they get from school. Meanwhile, we need to be cognizant of their mental well-being & ease their return to school. Many admitted to not studying at all during the MCO. I've slowed down the pace in my lessons & avoided putting pressure on my kids. I'm figuring out how to make lessons a little more interactive while adhering to SOPs. Will share my ideas here when I can. Used to be I didn't take photos of my activities. Then, I got accused of not doing HIP because I didn't have "evidence" published on Google Sites for "pemantauan jarak jauh." Still not doing Google Sites, because it's not my job to help the pemantau. It's actually their job to help me, or am I working for communists? I'm already losing my mind trying to impact my kids. If you don't want to help, j
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My Hopes: Speaking Activity Featuring Sticky Notes

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What did you do during your first class? First thing I did with my classes is to get them to think forward. I saw a bunch of embarrassed & guilty faces as I walked in. But we don't have time to dwell in the past & how they've made a fool out of me during PdPR. We shared about our hopes & I focused them on the massive mission they had ahead, acing SPM. 1. Give each student a sticky note. 2. Students write down their names & their hopes. 3. After finishing, they paste their hopes on the whiteboard. Follow up: For less proficient students, they just read their friends' hopes & give positive supporting remarks. For more proficient students, they have to ask a question to the classmate, listen to the response, before giving a positive remark.
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The Village Idiot Whose Team Won An Award: Teach For Malaysia's Student Leadership Camp

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It wasn't easy getting this off the ground. When I first learned about this event, I knew that it would be a golden opportunity for my students as the organizers have an excellent track record & will actually give you funds to run your innovative project. However, every student I pitched from my own classes turned me down. I even reached out to those who did not attend my PdPR. No luck there. Thus, I asked my colleagues for recommendations. Messaged & called each one of those students. Got turned down again & again. Wasted time, money, & ... mostly hope. Even teachers' kids turned me down or worse... didn't pick up/read messages. I wondered if I was actually the village idiot? It was only very close to the closing date that I was able to get 4 students to say yes. So these 4 angels who said yes... they mean so so much to me. During the 4-month long camp, there were plenty of technical issues, data credit habis, laptop rosak, family conflicts, etc. 4 entire S
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