teaching

teaching requires passion. i am positive that the people who plan to go into teaching field know what they are about to face. some of them may not be good in explaining or for some of them whose first language isn't english, speaking might take some effort. but hey, they have chosen this career. they might have given up higher paying jobs for their passion. they might have chosen teaching as a stepping stone to becoming a professor instead of an associate professor. so why do we students make their lives so much harder? they are human beings after all, just like us. they make mistakes. they might seem to undermine your intelligence. but why scrutinize every mistake that they make, while we always try to pretend that we're smart?

today's chemistry 2 class was a wreck. yes, i admit it. the prof's an italian and his accent might throw you off. but he did do a good job. he answered every question that the students had. he didn't sigh when he had to repeat such a clear concept over again to somebody who's apparently notorious in class. but look at what some of my classmates did.

they threw paper balls around while he's not looking. (one, which had some food in it and it hit a guy and got him really mad. he eventually had to confront another person, but he didn't admit of doing it) and when the prof asked, 'is it okay if i cancel this?' (well, he meant whether it was okay to erase that part of the white board) one of my classmates commented, 'why didn't you just cross it instead of cancelling it', which caused the entire class to laugh.

i feel bad for the prof. there's once in which he got into mental breakdown and decided to finish class 1 hour before it's supposed to end. (he didn't even finish explaining the notes) i think he's a new guy and i do hope he won't quit the career just because of some rowdy 2nd year students. i know teaching is frustrating at times (actually i love teaching. i might want to do something related to teaching in future) but i am hoping that his experience now will serve as a lesson for future use.

and i am still not pleased with the attitude of the students. why are there always been some students who rebel against the teachers, no matter how prestigious your institution is. that makes me ponder. maybe i shall go for an observation at mit and see how the students behave. then i shall conclude that students can be such a pain in teachers' butts.