sigh...sigh... feeling despondent about things right now, especially with how my pupils' fared for their year end exams. Really need to pull myself together and reflect on what I've done that worked and what didn't. There's a high probability I'll be teaching most of my current group of pupils again. New approaches and strategies will have to be employed to better engage everyone for the very crucial year ahead. This will be a huge challenge for BOTH parties involved. I definitely need to get greater parental support this time round.
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but les s wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not i...
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