February - The Summary of January

Whoa, it's already February?! Time sure goes by quickly.

It has been a rather hectic, well, more like chaotic month at work. Being in a new school is so different especially since things seem to be rather disorganised. Some teachers, including myself, have not got proper workstation yet. Apparently, the workstations that they previously ordered were too flimsy and so had to be rejected and new orders were made.

Timetable changes will be distributed to all teachers tomorrow. I've got 27 periods in total. I was told that we're not supposed to teach more than 24 periods. So I might ask the timetabling unit to drop one of my classes which will make my total to 21 periods. But then again, it may be unfair to other teachers if I do so. To change or not to change? - that is the question.

Anyway, good news is... I've been made Head of Broadway, one of the co-curricular activities offered by the school! Yay! To be honest, I feel honoured and important and I like it! And to add to it, I'm also part of the school's HRD department. No, we don't recruit teachers but instead, we analyse their performances in school. And the thing is that, I'm still a new teacher with only one year of teaching experience! Who am I to analyse other teachers, right? But rest assured, as long as the teachers attend meetings, functions, etc and meet the "staying back in school for at least three times a week" quota, they'll be fine. That means I've got to set an example as well otherwise I'll get complaints up my arse!

Anyhoos, I've just gone to the Labour Department and the Ministry of Education to do some clarification. I've been planning to, hopefully, do my Masters in Teaching in January 2013. All these while, I've been reluctant to apply under in-service because I was always informed that there will be at least 3 to 5 years bond with the government... Now what I found out yesterday when I went to the University is that, there's no more bond attached to in-service!! Yay!! The person I asked from the Ministry of Education confirmed this while the lady from the Labour Department said there's still a bond attached. At least that's 2 out of 3. So I'm gonna go back to the lady to clarify things again just to make sure I got things right. Cos these things matter to me...

P/S: Not that I don't wanna work for the government, just that I've got other plans after my bond... Fingers crossed that all things will work out well! *Crosses fingers*