Sunday, July 12

Completed my first week of attachment. The school has been taking care of us very well, ensuring that we maximum our learning experience in the school as much as possible, going through dialogues and meetings with the various school departments and understanding policies and programmes that the school implements with MOE’s guidelines. Albeit tiring, it has been interesting to sit through the various conversations with the various personnel from the P to the VP and senior staff. The P and VP shared inspiring stories which brought renewed passion within me, eager to make a difference within the school environment. At the same time, there were cases, from the sharing by teaching staff, cause me to ponder if expectations of students, especially like those from neighbourhood schools, are limited by what the teachers set for them. Is it a case of less-than-inspiring standards or simply surrendering to reality after years of experience? I really ponder if its the many years of experience that killed the eagerness to inspire the students. Its a scary thought although it may really be the situation. It may be too early to determine anything but one thing i ask is that the Lord will place in me a passion in pursuing the direction He has placed me in, now and in future.

I’m looking forward to the rest of my attachment, to learn and be inspired. One of my prayer items is that God can sensitize me in school, to use my senses to pick up the needs of the school, whether if its the staff, the students or even the school environment.

jel; 11:53 pm