Sunday, November 11, 2012

Finally the news of new classes next year has been released and I'm glad to be able to take the age group of my choice and gain new knowledge and experience about the school and the curriculum.

Relief and excitement aside, of course I am afraid that I would not be able to cope. 24 children is no joke. Curriculum materials, Field trips, Portfolios; these will probably drive me nuts. And the very fact that I'm taking the N2 would also mean more emphasis about academic from parents, more planning as they have Builders and Phonics blah blah blah.
I would say, since I made the choice, and I may grumble along the way, but I will take it as it comes my way. It will be very different from what it is like this year. Being thrown into a 3-men(or rather women) class and then being expected to do things that I didnt even have a choice in. Although it is indeed scary to know it will just be me and my Chinese partner, at the same time, it is also liberating and refreshing; Freedom and independence awaits me.

Let's just say I hope 2013 will be great year, not just for me, but for all of us too.