Today I had an unhappy episode at school, it makes me so upset that I feel like stop teaching at the Saturday school, it is a semi-volunteer job, we get paid very little because Tsu Chi Buddist Foundation is a Charity organization, therefore teacher don't get pay much, it is almost like transportation allowances.
So the story started a few weeks ago, Moli is a 5 year old girl in my class, she didn't complete her home assignment, so I didn't give her a sticker for that week, and then the next week, she didn't do homework again, so she didn't get the sticker once again, that evening, my principle called me, to check with me if Moli has any problem in class, she claimed that Moli's mom, who is our new teacher this year told her that she is not going to teach at our school because her daughter Moli refused to go to school on Saturday, so I told principle the story, it seems like she understood, she told me that it's ok, since she needs teacher badly, she really hope that Moli would enjoy school so her mom Nancy will continue teaching at our school. The following week when I went to school, first thing Moli told me was "Principle Maggie is going to give me sticker today!" Oh well, at that point, I decided that I can't do much about that since Principle is afraid to lose a teacher.
When we had the assembly in the hall today, I saw Moli standing in line with another class, with older kids, I had a bad feeling but I just keep my cool because no one tells me anything, during recess, I asked principle when I met her on the hall way, she then told me that Nancy (Moli's mom) insisted that Moli switch class, to join the older kids (8-9 years old), so..... I was a little upset that I wasn't even informed, and that all started because Moli didn't do her homework and didn't get a sticker, really? Is that how we teach our children these days?
It is fine with me that Moli is not in my class, and if that is the way Nancy and our principle teach the kids, I got nothing to say, what did the kid learn here? Moli learn that she can get the way she wants by just telling the mom she doesn't want to go to school because she doesn't get a sticker from the teacher, and that she doesn't need to do her homework, well, be it, to me, I am teaching a class of 22 children, I need to let the kids know that a one page home assignment a week is not too much to ask for, you do it, you'll get a sticker, if you didn't, you don't get one, simple as that.
I do feel like giving up, I don't need that money, I teach simply because I enjoy teaching, now that this teaching is eating up my weekends, DH complains a few times that we could hardly get away because of that, I really just want to quit right away, sigh......
Anyway, enough of venting, let's get something festive to cheer me up! : )
Tis the Season
I love this time of the year.....
when my home is in a festive mood....
every corner is dressed up and ready for the holiday....
Dolce will be home next Tuesday, and then followed by Lione the following week...
my girlfriend Amy will also be here, Amy, Ann and I grew up together, we knew each other for more than 40 years.... I am excited to have her here.
I really love this time of the year, do you?
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