Any comments on your students?

I have no idea what's happened to my students. Today, one of them said to me through msn "Ms Quek, long time no see, I thought you mati (died)."

I have had a very bad week and now this nonsense. What happen to the angels? They were not like this EVER before. A huge disappointment. I'm recovering from a huge shock and disappointment and please don't be a 'dipper' and scoop water away from my 'bucket'.

Everyone should read "How full is your bucket?". It explains everything that you feel. The official website for this wonderful book: http://www.bucketbook.com/

Fellow comrades, any comments on students nowadays? Are there any remedies for super bruised ego?

Looking at my sign off below: "The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher." I doubt Singapore children can get along without a teacher. They don't feel comfortable WITHOUT someone breathing down their necks and screaming at them. I have no idea why. Will anything get into their heads? I admit that I'm pessimistic at this moment. Hoping that I'll pick up fast and revert back to the old me with a sophisticated touch to teaching.

-elly-

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.
- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) American author, editor and printer.