The trial tests kept me busy as I needed to adjust the time and buck up! It’s not an easy task to complete the marking of 50 sets of test papers every week!
It’s the fifth trial test now. No more teaching, it’s only test test test.
For this time, I gave an A to a pupil who constantly scored B and I realised giving this A was worth it. It not only put a big smile on that person’s face but it gave that person whole lot of confidence and it seemed to make a vast difference too. Why? He/She would want to work harder to main the good grade (It also gave them the license to boast too!! Haha). Well, having said this, there are some who really couldn’t care less about their results whether it’s an A, B or even C. I’ve done all I could, it’s up to them to follow.
The usual thing a teacher would do for pupils to achieve better in their grades is to find a shortcut. In this case, I meant fast tips. For high and low, I searched and compiled the guidelines altogether into two or three A4 size papers. I was delighted to see pupils followed the tips, my hard work paid off when my weakest pupil could at least obtained a B from D.
Pupils could do their best in tests or exams for many reasons :
1. to excel
2. to achieve their targeted goals
3. to stop parents’ nags
4. to stop teachers’ nags
5. to avoid going for after-school remedial classes
6. to be teachers’ favourites
7. to get teachers’ attention
8. to avoid being punished
Haha!