Hohoho...

Wednesday, April 21st was Kartini Day, also the day I was summoned by my headmistress. To cut the story short...



For grade 3 :)

OH Noooooo.... (I'll think about it)

From April 19-April 21, the headmistress is calling all the teachers who prolong their contracts. She'll inform us the title (class teacher/ subject teacher/ grade leader), the class we're in, and the IMPORTANT thing to survive on this earth: SALARY :D

My friend told me that there is a rumor: "One subject teacher from grade 3 will be a class teacher. Everybody guesses it's me (Debby)."

Frankly speaking, I like being a religion-character teacher. I don't have to deal with numbers, and memorizing things (well, only Bible verses). A class teacher must teach 4 subjects: Math, Indonesian, Social studies, and Science.

Since I was a fifth grader, I hate Math. Because I wasn't good at Math, I had to join additional class after school. It started at 2.30pm if I'm not mistaken, and ended at 5pm. There were two sessions, and there was a recess in between.

One day, I failed to solve Math problems on time, so the teacher wouldn't let me had my recess. I had to finish all the problems correctly. I couldn't do them correctly until the recess time was over. Since that moment I hate Math.

In Indonesia, the report to parents are written in numbers. For Math...once in my life, I got 5 which means not good, below average. I forget when...either in fifth grade or sixth grade. My mom was disappointed and angry. I couldn't do anything to make myself liking Math. I think Math is my nemesis :P

Well..if the headmistress offers me to be a class teacher for next school year...I have to think about it seriously.

I know that there are lots of "benefits" as a class teacher. I can develop a deeper relationship with my students, I can impart values to them, touch their deepest soul, plus... I can get my NUPTK which will give me monetary benefit. But that's not the point because in order to get NUPTK I've to prepared lots of things, and it takes lots of time.

Anyway...I've to be ready with whatever Life brings to me.

Teacher is NOT a SAFE Job!!!

I always thought: What harm can an elementary student do to their teacher? NOTHING!!
Well..I was wrong.

Yesterday, as the bell rang - a sign for the first and second graders that their recess has over - a first grader came to me.
"Miss, what time is it?" As he asked, his lunchbox fell and landed on my left foot. It hurt so much!!!
"OUCH!!!" My facial expression showed that I hurt so much.
The boy took his lunch box and said," Miss, what time is it?"
I grabbed his shoulder and asked," What should you say to me?"
"What time is it, Miss?"
I cupped his face in my hands, looked straight into his eyes,"WHAT-should-you-SAY-to-me?"
Grinned, he said,"I'm sorry, Miss... Miss, what time is it?"
ARRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH... can you imagine? I pointed a clock on the canteen wall, and off he went to see it more clearly.

I took off my shoe to check, and surprised to see my toe - the second one from left side - was bleeding. It was skinned and bleed.

Students have potential to harm their teachers...accidentally of course.

Would you be broken?

Would you be broken as bread
to feed the hungry for Me?
Would you be poured out as wine
upon the altar for Me?
Would you be so one with Me
that I may do just as I will?
To make you salt and make light
as what I will


I would be broken as bread
to feed the hungry for You
I would be poured out as wine
upon the altar for You
I would be so one with You
that You may do just as You will
To make me salt and make light
as what You will