Thursday, March 22, 2007

I was relief teaching at ABC Primary School today, and I got called into the vice-principal's office. I don't know why, my stomach started churning, like some conditioned reflex from long ago. I've never had positive feelings about stepping into the vice-principal's or principal's office, for as long as I remember.

I saw her grim, unsmiling face, and I knew it can't be anything to rejoice about. Apparently, I was called into her office for letting the kids watch Looney Tunes in class. I wanted to say something, but bit back my sarcasm. Sarcasm don't get you very far in life, I learnt.

I believe that kids should roam free, not be caged up everyday and force-fed the hard way. After hours and hours of lessons, what's the harm in a few minutes of indulgence. They're only Primary 4! I wanted to tell her about my take on how kids should not be stifled but be allowed space to breathe. How ruling with a cane only presents a false front of order and discipline.

But of course, I didn't. I just nodded along with everything she said.

Sometimes, most times, it saves a lot of trouble and energy if you just went along with the flow, not against the current.

writing at 9:49 PM

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