Last weekend, I went to Sekolah
Kebangsaan Seri Ketereh in Kelantan for my “Program Berorientasikan Sekolah
(PBS)” for a week. This is the first time I went for PBS in the school outside
of Malacca. It was really a wonderful and unforgettable experience in my life
as a trainee teacher to learn other countries languages and cultures. Sekolah
Kebangsaan Seri Ketereh is one of the most excellent elementary school in
Kelantan and in the matter of time, it will become the cluster school in the
country.
The headmaster, teachers and the staffs
were really nice to me and treated me like I was a part of the school society.
Actually, I am very attracted with the headmaster of the school who is a very
hardworking and friendly person to me. When I first met him, he asked me what
is the real reason I want to be a teacher and also gave his 17 years experience
as a teacher as an advise. I still remember his words when he said that it is
not easy to be a great teacher but the passion to see our students succeed in
whatever they are doing will eventually wash away all the difficulties and the pains
of being a teacher.
He also said
to me that even if I don’t really choose this field in the first place, but
since I’m already on it, just do my best and show people how good I can be as a
teacher who not just teach the syllabus to the students but also give them
spirit and advise like a real mother to them. Beside, one of the many great
things about the headmaster is that I always saw him around the school like
when he talked to the canteen’s worker, taught in the class and interacted with
the school’s staff. Even when I went to his office in my last day, I also saw
he was doing the job like key in the data of the results of his teaching
subject by himself. This proved to me that the title of the headmaster owned by
him can’t be a reason for him to just sit in the office, read the newspaper and
get the big salary at the end of the month.
I learned
that it takes more than that to be a good teacher. The thing is we have to try
hard when we are doing something that we love like teaching. When the situation
is mess up, just learn from the mistake and enjoy your days as a teacher so
that the students can feel the joy as well when they are learning.