My very first career

Hello and assalamualaikum peeps of social media,

I finally made my comeback to this blogspot. So today’s story was (not is) about my very first career after I’ve graduated from Bristol (July 2017). Yeah, I left Bristol with a heavy heart. That was the place that taught me on how to live and survive. Bristol extracted the most, out of me: my self-confidence; my skills of being adults; my cooking skills etc. Ergh, I’m now a bit distracted. I don’t want to tell you about my life in Bristol but about MY VERY FIRST CAREER IN LIFE.

As I landed safely on Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Heathrow Airport, I received an Fb message from my previous Biology teacher, Puan Muslimah Mahmood. SESMA Alumni must know this great teacher. She texted me, asking if I would be interested in helping her, teaching Biology to Form 5 students. Who doesn’t? Of course, I gave her a YES!
I landed on 25th July 2017 and I started my career in my previous high school in the mid-August. Well, I can say I’ve been unemployed for less than a month. What an achievement!!! Lols.

So, on the 18th of August, I started my career as a teacher. It was very awkward back then. I could answer all of my students’ question. A long pheeewww for that.

SESMA OUTREACH 2017


Then, I continued joining events after events here in SESMA. I then joined Sesma Outreach camps which were held in several labs within SESMA. Basically, this program asked many schools around Malaysia to come over and learn Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and History conducted by Form 5 students. They were guided and taught how to give the explanation, answering the question, preparing pamphlets etc. I can say, they did much better than me back in 2011.

Since I did Biology for a living, then I should have a very deep knowledge in Biology so that I can nail every question and YES I NAILED IT! Alhamdulillah

I was in SESMA teaching for about 2 months and half and I can say it was such a great experience. Being a teacher was my very first ambition (when I was 6 years old) and I am glad my dream (sort of) come true.

Here’s what I learned being a teacher:


1.       I need to be extra patient and careful when relaying the information as my level of Biology might be too advanced for them.
2.       Try to use simpler words that the way they can understand
3.       My style of teaching might not be suitable for them. Be flexible
4.       The indicator that students understand me when they start to ask the question. When students remain inactive and do not participate, they actually do not understand
5.       Prepare my ‘speech’ before entering the class to avoid any awkward situation
6.       Mentally prepared for any upcoming ‘rare’ question because any rare question indicating that their. I just need a critical thinking to nail those questions.


Hope you find my entry beneficial.

Xoxo,
Farah.

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