Funny Student
I was given new students last week after Randolph and Blues, my adult students, left the school to take a vacation in Cebu. It is very hard to teach them because they are having a hard time in comprehending the English words. It’s as if the only English words they know are yes and no. So what I do is search a picture of that particular word over the internet and show it to them so they would be able to understand what I am talking about. Thanks to the free Wi-Fi!
The most stubborn one that I teach is my 2pm – 3 pm student. She is very inattentive. She always writes on my newly “wallpapered” wall.1 She nods all the time even if she doesn’t understand what I am saying. You get what I mean?
Here’s a scenario when I almost lost my patience. Our topic is “What would you do if this situation happened?”
Me: Okay, Carla2. What would you do if you left your bag in a subway train?
Carla: Huh?
Me: For example, you left your school bag in a subway train. What are you going to do?
Carla: Me. My bag. Subway train. No!
Me: No. What if? What if you left your school bag? What are you going to do?
Carla: No! School bag. Subway train. No!
Me: Okay, let’s say… your friend left it. Your friend left her school bag in a subway train, what’s the first thing she should do?
Carla: My friend? School bag… Subway train. No!!
Me: *starting to change her mood* Okay… Let’s say, I left my school bag. Teacher Xyla left her school bag in a subway train… What should I do?
Carla: *looked surprised* Really, teacher?!! What happened??!! Why??!!
That’s the end of story. Now, do you understand why I am ranting? Haha!
Anyway, yesterday turned out to be different. I was drinking coffee when Carla went inside my cubicle/room. She has been asking me to give her coffee since our first day but I didn’t allow her to drink some because she’s still a kid! But she was very insistent yesterday that is why I gave in. She liked the taste. She enjoyed drinking that she even drank what’s left on my cup! Haha! And you know what happened next?
She became very active in my class! She answered my questions correctly!
Now, you know what I am going to do… Hahaha! XD
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My name is Xyla, a 24-year-old Filipina unemployed registered nurse. I am a freelance writer for a nursing magazine of a review center. I aim to be a nurse leader in the future. With only 12 units left in my Master's Degree (Major in Medical-Surgical Nursing), I am ready to teach nursing students. During my past time, I kill Zombies, plant Cherry Bombs, Marigold and Melon Pult and make cheesy stuff for my boyfriend. I firmly justify that I am not too old for Glee-addiction. I hate prepositions. They make my life complicated.
Mukhang coffee lang ang sagot jan ate Xyla. Hehehehe!
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Coffee addict, kid. I want to teach kids, too. Yung pati yung utak ko masasabaw sa kababawan ng pagiisip nila. Parang enjoy yung ganun. Hahahay. :)
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Super rinig ng other people yung tawa ko ate Xyla ng basahin ko yung part na tinuruan mo na si Carla. Kailangan lang pala ng bribing.
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Hahaha. Nakakaloka naman yun Ate Xyla. XD
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Nyaha! Dapat talaga mahaba patience sa mga kids. Hehe!
Ako maikli lang patience ko sa mga bata lalo na sa makukulit :D
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astig =)) hahahaha
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kulang lang pala sa kape ang student mo ate.
kakatawa.
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Haha! That was funny. :D Maybe that’s one of the reasons children shouldn’t drink coffee. If they’re hyper enough to begin with, imagine what they’d be like on a caffeine high! Haha. 8|
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hahaha. coffee helps pala!
hala ka teacher, baka ma addict sa coffee. XD
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Xyla, you’re so bad. HAHAHAHA! You’re going to make the kid addictive to coffee! Hahaha!
But in fairness, she’s gonna learn that way. :P
The conversation is funny, haha! Subway train! No!
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OMG!!! I can’t stop laughing at your conversation! XD that’s sooooo funny!
oh well, at least you know what to do now for her to be more attentive… XD how old is she btw?
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Coffee lang ang sagot ate. Coffee lang. Haha! XD
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Goodness! Haha! Have no idea if matutuwa ako or maiinis if I’ll be a teacher tapos ganyan ang student ang maha-handle ko. Super mate-test ang patience!
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