Teacher's Manual

I have this one Chinese boy whom I've been teaching for some weeks. He is a very bright boy, too bright that I always find myself having to outsmart him because he is indeed smart.


And why on earth should a smart boy like him need a tutor like me?


Well, for all his good grades in mathematics, science, and other subjects, he always find it difficult to score in Bahasa Melayu paper. Indeed, his Malay language skill is almost zero. He speaks fluent English, good Mandarin, basic French, but zero Malay.


So there comes my duty. I have to introduce him all the Malay vocabs, force him writing and reading the language. It is well, easy and stressful at times. Luckily he is one adorable young boy. In between classes, we will play all sorts of games, just to keep him interested in learning the new language. And I have to be extra creative since it is hard to keep him focused.

Introduksi

I am an accounts clerk and an ACCA student. So, safely say, I am not a teacher. I mean, I am not a formal teacher.


But I teach. I do some tutorings during the weekends and nights. Teaching has now become my passion, since I started doing it for the last 15 months.


Actually this is not the reason I blog. The main reason is I want to expand my teaching experience, both by sharing my teaching story and probably, hopefully, I can get new students along the way. Sambil menyelam minum air, kind of saying.


You know what I believe in teaching?


You don't necessarily have to get teaching training formally. You don't have to be a graduate from any teaching school. So long as you have the passion, good teaching methods and patience, you are halfway to being a good teacher.


To me, a good teacher is the one who can't stop talking and thinking about teaching.


So here it is, me, with my first teaching entry. Maybe it is worth mentioning, that I used to loathe teaching as well as kids. But somehow, once I had started teaching, the love for these two crept in.

=)