{"id":5059,"date":"2012-12-20T05:51:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T05:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/your-vision-defines-your-actions\/"},"modified":"2012-12-20T05:51:05","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T05:51:05","slug":"your-vision-defines-your-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/your-vision-defines-your-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Vision Defines Your Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

As 2012 comes to a close, Khalida, a Teach For Malaysia 2012 Fellow, reflects on her first year of teaching in a Sentul-district school. The challenges of teaching in a high-needs school are overwhelming, but Cikgu Khalida demonstrates the determination, resilience and dedication necessary to make progress and continuously improve effectiveness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nurkhalida Shabery, 2012 Fellow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My biggest regret for the 2012 term is that I focused too much on the systemic stuff (eg. finishing the syllabus, trying to cover as much PBS [Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah or School-Based Assessment]) and forgot that these kids need other things as well \u2013 like attention, customised coaching and love.<\/p>\n

I forgot that teaching them to love the subject first is more important than teaching them to score on the summative test.<\/p>\n

While grading exam papers, sighing over every mistake and holding my breath while I tally their marks, I found myself afraid that they had failed. I\u2019d forgotten to preach what I believe, which is that grades don\u2019t define who you are.<\/p>\n

What I\u00a0should<\/strong>\u00a0be concerned about is what went wrong. And what I should improve on next year. I feel ashamed.\u00a0After a year, I don\u2019t think much has changed from the status quo.<\/p>\n

This is a wakeup call. Your vision defines your actions and your intuition and intentions craft your mindset.<\/p>\n

Reality check. This is not what I came here for.<\/p>\n

2013. Can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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