Teachers

when have we ever been properly trained to be Educators?

Remember the lecturers reading their never changing notes

in the College for teachers

Philosophers talking about age old education ideals

Councillors and sociologists deconstruct youth in the city proper

English experts fascinates with real Englishes and their structure

And you avidly devoured these new knowledges

Got your Diploma of Ed. and Even Master

But when have you ever been taught to REALLY teach

In a real classroom, real people

who dont know what they want

Dont really want to learn

(except get real tips before an exam)

under a messy education system

once targeted at the elites

now wanting to reach the mediocre

but works against both and their teachers?

Never

This system never aims at the mediocre

And the mediocre never want anything it has to offer

If you bother to bend the system to please the mediocre

the elites who want to learn the old way will suffer

But if you want to stick to the book and please the elites

Then what would you do with the tuned out mediocre?

So back and forth you swing

and the students continue to be confused

And students continue to suffer

for the approach of no approach you have adopted

will bring students nowhere

So teachers in different schools,

Who really know how to teach

can you please tell me

If you have successfully taught

Band 1 with band 3 standard

What do they really want to learn

How do you make them learn it

I don't have any idea.

I know some action research should be done

But in reality, given the limited time and manpower

I know I will never ever