This is my second community service module. PACE. Seven sessions in total and we have to break up into groups and each group will be leading one session. So, Joy and I paired up. After a short session of brain storming, we managed to come out with 4 activities to be carried out today.
I've divided my thoughts into three sections as below:
I've divided my thoughts into three sections as below:
First Impression & English Lesson by Cambridge
A wave of nostalgia hit me when I entered the school. The sign board on the wall that reads something like "well done for coming to school". Students in their uniforms or PE shirts. A bunch of boys playing basketball in the court. Ah... High school life. I missed it. Those carefree and energetic moments.
I was told to look for well dressed students to be my mentee, as they are brighter and more cooperative. It turned out to be true. My mentee is quite smart. He is able to complete 85% of the worksheet by himself, of which most of it was fill in the blanks. Comprehension questions however are a little challenging to him.
The tuition session however was quite boring, long and draggy. Students are not allow to proceed further with the following pages of the worksheet. They have to wait for the rest which made us felt boring. My thought on this is that if they are able to move faster, let them do more. I don't see what's wrong with progressing faster when one has the capability of doing so.
The tuition session however was quite boring, long and draggy. Students are not allow to proceed further with the following pages of the worksheet. They have to wait for the rest which made us felt boring. My thought on this is that if they are able to move faster, let them do more. I don't see what's wrong with progressing faster when one has the capability of doing so.
Activities
Joy and I came out with 4 activities of which only 3 were carried out as what we'd planned. First activity managed to get all of us warmed up. I can see people enjoyed themselves. Even I enjoyed a lot seeing them playing. However, the second game was a little unsuccessful. A mentee was picked to lead the game but he rejected with the reason he couldn't speak English. The game didn't flow as well as the first too. May be the structure of game needs to be changed a little so that it can flow better without some awkward moments. Joy and I both agreed that the last game was the one almost everyone enjoyed the most, especially the mentees.
It was fun and really tiring.
It was fun and really tiring.
Other issue
Punctuality has always been a problem to Malaysians. And I quite like Ms. Rabiah's rules in being on-time and no waiting. On the bus, I over-heard a conversation. This person didn't make it to the bus on time and he/she called his/her friend who is already in the bus. The friend told this person that the bus had already left Taylor's. I think this person thought of driving to the school instead. I just couldn't understand why people just couldn't be punctual.
That basically sums up my day and part of my thoughts. It is definitely a whole new experience to me. Even though I was reluctant at first, I'm now looking forward for the activity next week.
Punctuality has always been a problem to Malaysians. And I quite like Ms. Rabiah's rules in being on-time and no waiting. On the bus, I over-heard a conversation. This person didn't make it to the bus on time and he/she called his/her friend who is already in the bus. The friend told this person that the bus had already left Taylor's. I think this person thought of driving to the school instead. I just couldn't understand why people just couldn't be punctual.
That basically sums up my day and part of my thoughts. It is definitely a whole new experience to me. Even though I was reluctant at first, I'm now looking forward for the activity next week.
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