This keeps me wondering. Yes, no doubt I like to work with kids. I found my true calling when I’ve got my kids. If I got a chance to work again, I want to work with kids, especially for babies to kids at the age of 8, the best of course would be working in pre-school. ( Kids older than that would be a bit difficult). When the kids grow older, I want to bring them to do charity work at the orphanage.
When I see kids around, I have a fond feeling for them. I want to reach out and talk to them. Especially I see kids around my kids age, I would encourage them to go near and make friends with the other kids.(Perhaps I’m really one very KPC parent at JS’s pre-school, because I try to get to know all her little friends, keep note of their names, talk to them , so when I talk to JS, I have something common to talk to about, so far there is no kids that I don’t like at her pre-school)
What makes me have doubt whether I would be a good pre-school teacher or childminder is, whether I can stay neutral, be unbiased. I must admit, not all children I’m fond of. There are kids that I don’t like or will not pay attention to from the first glance. Even after sometimes, the impression still won’t change. It’s not the matter of their look, their background or whether they are too naughty or michievous. It’s just “something” in them that makes me don’t like them. And I cannot explain what the “something” is.
At JS’s music class, there are about 12 kids, but there is this pair of twins that I really don’t like. (Others are ok, even very mischivious one, still would bring a smile in my heart) But this pair, I would look at them one kind, don’t know how to tell..just dislike, dislike and more dislike. Don’t know why… and yes…they’ve got a bitchy arrogant old looking mum.
When I was working as a relieve teacher in my primary school, when I waited for my SPM result, there were also kids in my classes that I would never particulary pay attention to. This keeps me pondering, how can I be an unbiase teacher that would be fair to every kids and give them equal attention? I suppose we as parents would not want a teacher that resent our kids.
Must consult my mum, have she ever encounter a child that she doesn’t fond of throughout the 30 over years of handling with young kids at pre-school. How does she handle that?
April 11, 2006 at 3:32 pm |
Hey, I also like kids, I also like to make friend with kids, and talk to them, but I always got a weird look from others parent, why ah? like I want to lure their kids away like that! *sigh*….