What an experience!

Guess what? I’m the biology teacher and at the same time the clerk’s student assistant during the Know Your School Day (KYSD). Being a teacher is not easy, I know but I had never thought that time would allow me to experience the life of being a teacher. It was not my first time to taught for I had already experienced teaching last year during also the KYSD and although it was not my first time as I had said, I really felt nervous because I didn’t know what will be the result or outcome after this.

During that time, I had no choice but to went in front of my classmates and start the lesson. It felt so uncomfortable because the room was very silent. For me, being silent means that they didn’t understand what I am discussing so I asked them several times if they had understood what I am talking about. The only answer I heard from them was as usual, “yes”. That answer didn’t satisfy me but I had no choice, I had to respect their answers, right? In case you didn’t know how it feels when you’re in that kind of situation, I’ll tell you..you’re like a stupid person talking in front to everybody but it’s as if no one was listening to you. You’re only talking to yourself. In short, you’re crazy. Well, for me that was what I am feeling at that time. I knew that some of them were listening but what I am concluding was the thing that I had observed in general from the class.

I guess what I had experienced was the one you called “karma”. Yeah, I think that’s the most appropriate word to use because as a student I would confessed that sometimes if I didn’t want that subject or teacher, I wouldn’t listen or pay attention to the discussion. Maybe I really deserved that kind of treatment. You know, I’m just a student and that’s the usual thing a student would do when he/she got bored but I’m not saying it’s good, I’m just telling the truth. What can I say?..that’s life. You really have to accept the fact but I’m not mad or something. In fact, it was amazing for me that I had knew how a teacher would felt if he/she had that kind of students.

Now, let’s talk about me being a clerk. At first, I thought that it would be hard to do the job but I had discovered that it was fun and enjoyable. I wanna be a clerk because first of all I love answering phone calls. And I did answer phone calls during my “duty” but not only that, because I had to do so many things like arranging files, typing and etc. Although it kept me busy, I am enjoying what I am doing because I had my partner. We did the job together happily, it’s because our clerk also was very good to us and can be easily approached. That’s why I salute our clerk in school because she did those things alone although it makes you tired. Amazing right?..Just imagine this, everyday you’ll answer phone calls and then do some typing, fixing some things and etc. But for me being a clerk was the best thing I did during the KYSD. Who knows someday, I’ll be a clerk!!..

These experiences made me realized the importance of their jobs especially to our teachers who really tried their best to teach us so that we will learn and reach our dreams. And I know, students would really appreciate it.