Its only january and i'm already tired. It takes a lot of stamina (physically, emotionally and mentally) to stay in this profession.
Sometimes, having passion is just not enough.
Yesterday during my meetup with Kat and Ping, we talked about how older teachers become jaded. In a sense, i don't really blame them because kids today can be difficult to handle. And like Kat said, sometimes we shouldn't be too quick to judge because parents do have a part to play.
Why is it that kids nowadays are so "soft" compared to 10 years ago when i was a student? What exactly happened?
These are probably rhetorical questions and i can only wonder, why.
Or maybe it is just me. i used to be overly optimistic in my growing up years, but when i see things from a different perspective now, i can't help but to feel frustrated with kids who are either not doing enough to help themselves or kids who are forced to go through difficult circumstances at their age. Nothing breaks my heart more than to see kids going astray and wasting their potential.
Of course, there are also kids on the other spectrum who have everything but nothing. Other than having good grades to their name, i wonder if the core of the apple is just as good.
When i do try to see the good, i end up in disbelief and disappointment. But having said this, i still hope for the best, that these young lives will one day be able to look back and say, "I've made it."
