School exams...

Holidays are coming and students have to endure the school exams before they can enjoy the holidays...For teachers, it is a time to mark the test papers and to sit for their PTK. In my opinion, I think primary school teachers really get to enjoy their holidays as compared to secondary school teachers as their marking are less tedious as compared to the secondary school counterparts.

Hence, when is the chance for teachers to take a breather? End of the year? I don't think so. Some teachers are also marking for the exam syndicate. There are teachers who are willing to sacrifice their holidays for the sake of knowing the marking scheme and there would be others who are forced to do it as they are considered as experienced markers...

No wonder many teachers in school are now so sick and depressed for they are consistantly overburdened with unnecessary paperwork. Reflecting on yester years, I still remember that we can still achieved excellence despite not having to do so much paper work. Now the following questions arise:
(a) by having all the paper work, does it spell achievement or improvement?
(b) is paper work all that important or is the teaching and learning process that transpired in the classroom more important?
(c) sometimes we plan our lessons very well, but does it mean we are able to achieve satisfaction in our teaching?
(d) do we need to modify our plans to suit the changing situation in the classroom?

Think and ponder...