I may say that results is not important, and that we should not always look at results when we are judging a person. but i must say that i still find the job of a teacher is very fulfilling, even though at the end of the day, what we look at is results.

after hearing/reading from elsa and meihui about their stories about them and their tuition kid, i must say that it is very heartwarming to know that there still good teachers and good students out there. as rebellious as students might get, i believe they know that our intentions for them are for their own good.

and as much as i hate to use results as a gauge of performance, i know that results is still a basic criteria for them to further their studies or work anywhere else.

teaching tuition for the past 1 yr had never been so fulfilling.

i initially started out tuition this sec 3 boy in his a.maths, and was very very taken aback at how weak a student's math basics can get. things that are unsure include addition of fractions, expansion, and even cross multiplication... ... he told me he lost interest in a.maths, cos it's very difficult, and he can't do it at all. he don't want to learn, not motivated, and forget things that i have taught him after every lesson. he scored an F9, and is one of the lowest ones in the calss. but he told me it's ok, because not many people in class passed anyway.

at first i blame myself for not being a good tuition teacher when he didnt improve much in his end of year results. i thought i could have done so much more. people around me told me to be patient, as improvment is not an overnight thing. indeed, in his recent mid-yr exams, he scored a B4, and the highest in his class. maybe to some of us, B4 may have been a disappointment, but to him, i believe it is a grade good enough for himself. he worked hard for it, and he deserve this good grade, i'm proud of him! i believe with further practice, he can aim higher and make another improvment. =) this time round, he really improved a lot, not only in terms of grades, but in terms of presentation work in math, and in attitude. he told me he no longer dislike a.maths. in fact, he felt a sense of achivement when he could solve long problems which he couldn't in the past. being interested in a subject always helps in learning. i'm glad that things changed for the better.

just like teaching in a school, results may be important, but if i were to be able to interest my students in the subject i'm teaching, i believe that sense of satisfaction will be even higher.

in a class of 40 in school, i know that i eventually may not be able to help all 40 of them. but i believe in the chinese saying that 帮一个是一个， 好过一个都帮不到。

love being a teacher. =)