This incident happened the other day. Some students threw chalk out of their classroom window. Unfortunately, some passers-by got hit and they lodged a complaint against the school. Naturally, the discipline team was furious because the incident happened during class time - neither during the change of a period nor recess or lunch.
Being the nosy-parker that I am, I 'stuck' (literally too) my head into the conversation some teachers were having in the staffroom and one of them translated the gist in English. And that was revelation, man, if I may borrow the word for the secular context!
Now, I finally can understand why is it that most classes try to behave very well when I have lessons with them, with the exception of a few classes. It had left me feeling perturbed for the last couple of months but I see the "bigger picture".
So, it was because the students in these classes do not like the subject teacher and thus, will misbehave in her lessons. So, when it comes to English Oral lesson, although the subject teacher is not teaching that lesson, the students associate the subject (i.e. English) with her. Hence, by association, they will behave badly in English Oral class (although it is the NET who is conducting the lesson) as well, as a form of protest against the subject teacher.
Well, the cliche quote is quite apt here - It's not me; it's her... However, having said this, my heart goes out for the subject teacher. I wonder how she copes with all these...do you know?
Being the nosy-parker that I am, I 'stuck' (literally too) my head into the conversation some teachers were having in the staffroom and one of them translated the gist in English. And that was revelation, man, if I may borrow the word for the secular context!
Now, I finally can understand why is it that most classes try to behave very well when I have lessons with them, with the exception of a few classes. It had left me feeling perturbed for the last couple of months but I see the "bigger picture".
So, it was because the students in these classes do not like the subject teacher and thus, will misbehave in her lessons. So, when it comes to English Oral lesson, although the subject teacher is not teaching that lesson, the students associate the subject (i.e. English) with her. Hence, by association, they will behave badly in English Oral class (although it is the NET who is conducting the lesson) as well, as a form of protest against the subject teacher.
Well, the cliche quote is quite apt here - It's not me; it's her... However, having said this, my heart goes out for the subject teacher. I wonder how she copes with all these...do you know?
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