Priscilla

During last semester working as a primary school teacher in 2019, my student Priscilla, her sitting position is in front of my desk. She’s a chatter, and because of that, I became the one who she likes to talk to. I enjoy talking to her because she’s a bit more mature than other students in … Continue reading Priscilla

Debby

After school exams were done, my school arranged an activity for students to watch a movie for an early celebration of finishing the academic year. Grade 1-3 were going to watch a children’s movie (of course). I was thinking at that time, maybe, they would watch popular animated films, for example, Toy Story 3 or Moana. But instead, … Continue reading Debby

Hector

When I was a kindergarten (pre-school in the UK) teacher, my teaching colleague, Hector, once said to me, “Kids these days. They never understand the joy of playing firecracker or playing in the field. They always spend so many times with their gadgets. Gadgets make their eyes hurt and less concentrate on academic.” I agreed … Continue reading Hector

Asher

A boy in my grade one class, Asher (not real name), is smart, very polite to the teachers, not very talkative but when he smiles every teacher’s heart melts. He is the kind of student that Indonesian teachers want in their class at least ten of him. Asher has an older sister who is an … Continue reading Asher