looking ahead

teaching PE
its been almost 4 weeks since i started out in the school already! out of these 4 weeks even lesser was spent teaching actual PE lessons. i guess its this time of the year when things start to die down along with the start of exams, etc.
been assigned a class each session to teach either netball, handball, or basketball. a few anomalies are touch rugby and hocky. o.0 haha. i guess on my side, its abit different in that my lessons are longer than tpn, yx and dors. its about 1 hour of nonstop play and watching over the students, making them learn new skills, etc. it was quite hard in the beginning, not used to having 20+ students looking at you; compared to like 15 girls in the nus gym. hahaha. but i had to find things for them to do to fill up the lesson slot though. but im getting the hang of it. not too bad afterall! :) (especially when im teaching netball and handball - endless number of drills and new skills and techniques to teach them!) learnt new things along the way, like how to keep ALL of them occupied, teaching court positions, getting them into groups, knowing what games and warmup drills interest them. of course morning lightning alerts are sometimes welcomed and everyone adjorns to the hall to do mass PE and static exercises. haha.
i love teaching the IPs cos they are so enthu and love to play. hahaha. the good classes that i take really makes my day sometimes. of course there are some non-compliant girls who totally dont like PE and guys whom you just have to show off some skills for them to respect you and make them wanna learn that new technique. haha.

school spirit
i think only the pe dept in this school actively plays volleyball after lessons. or go for runs or play studentVSteacher soccer matches. haha. the lame jokes during brekafast and lunch and endless nonsense talk in the office really makes working there so much more livelier. haha. plus point is when i found out that majority of the office are fellow christians. usually i think we're the minority.. :p so i think this is really a blessing to me! :) yep.. listening to worship songs on the way to lunch. haha. im slowly blending in and i think i absorbed some lame juice along the way. :p haha.

expectations
its only been a month, so i do feel lost at sometimes. especially when im teaching something that i dont fully know. i do wish NIE comes faster so i can get my experience and knowledge level up. haha. of course "classroom" management is a whole new ball game. try as i can, sometimes i just cant do it as well as the others.. :p but this is part of the learning experience (i tell myself)! while i love how my main focus is entirely on PE, i fear and worry about the possibility of me taking on a real classroom and not a field or basketball court. :p surely i wouldnt have had much experience then. hmm..
along the way, ive made big mistakes and small mistakes. sometimes i do get stressed once in awhile.. but i thank God that things have been good and not tragic :p haha. but yea.. i hope i dont make more mistakes now! allez jud!

climbing
the games are only like 2 months away and training has started off in full force. :p it does seem like a pro climber kind of lifestyle.. except coupled with early morning assemblies and late night dinners, i think my body is feeling the effects. haha. 5 hours or less of sleep a day, plus back muscle aches and raw fingers and what i wake up to every morning. i am doing what i like, but at the same time it IS tiring. really. but im getting better! really. you should see me! haha. :)
but i know all these will be shortlived, things that are meant to be sacrificed. coz my commitment would have to lie elsewhere, and coaching and trainings would take up the bulk of my time in the later part of the year. :p so i guess this might be goodbye to my dreams and aspirations and hello motivating teacher and coach? haha. yea.. im brought in for a reason and i definitely have to work my way up to stay.

so that roughly sums up what ive been going through this first part of my new phase in life. haha.