No more feigning illness...

I think ever since practicum started, I have matured a lot.

Or maybe I should say that I take this practicum very seriously and I do not want to risk every opportunity to learn or be irresponsible to my students' learning.

You see, I used to be very sickly.

I have weak constitution and I get "heaty" or sick very easily.

Insufficient sleep, insufficient intake of water and I will start growing ulcers in my mouth, bad breath and dark eye rings.

In fact, my nose will start running and soon my immune system will be slowly shutting down.

It's sad and something that I am born with. No doubt that there are preventive measures but as we always know, when one gets busy, he/she can do nothing.

So the past week has been pretty crucial and hectic to me. I was laddened with huge workload and my stress level shot up due to the important observation with my supervisor. Before I knew it, my nose started itching and I could not sleep well. I HAVE pimples and my skin IS dry (I emphasize the present tense as I am still having those things :( )

Sadly, I was down with flu and feeling absolutely uncomfortable.

Given my personality, I would have straightaway see a doctor, get a MC and stay home to rest. 

BUT!!!!!!

The key point is... I did not take any MC at all.

I went to work as usual, dragging my tired body and trying hard to stay awake. I taught  periods per day. I holded back my tears (my eyes got teary due to nose irritation). I carried box of tissue paper with me whenever I went and took my medicine as usual. I drank lots of water and peed as much.

Before I knew it, the bug is gone! Yes, gone like the wind!

I am pretty sure this is very much unlike the usual me. But I guessed the reason why I pulled through that uncomfortable period and insisted on not taking MC was because I grew more responsible.

I appreciated my own hard work. I appreciated the fact that I got to see my students applying what I taught them in their activity. Since they are responsible in their work by handing up their homework on time and be active in group discussions, I take pride in my work and be a responsible teacher as well.

This is why I love my job.

PS: There are two events in the past week that I received all 42 copies of assignments from my pupils! I was so happy! And the other day, it put a smile on my face when I saw my pupils applying the skill of finding contextual clues in their comprehension cloze activity. They were discussing like adults! How I wish you are there to see it!