The expression on her face surprised me slightly. I had not expected that kind of look from her. She had come into the class to let me know that the children need to be back in their class for their next lesson. The clock on the wall had already passed noon by a couple of minutes, a clear sign that I was already late for my next relief class.
Seeing her at the door, I asked if she needed the workbooks collected. She nodded, but before I could proceed, she asked if they had finished the given work. That was when she gave me her surprised look when I answered in positive affirmation to her question. I quickly let her know that I merely had them finished up their work, but that did not necessarily mean that they had them all correctly done. Again, she nodded, indicating she understood the message I had wanted to put across.
One by one, the children passed up their workbooks to her before going out of the lab. After all of them had left the lab, it was my turn to hand in their answer scripts, collected in the beginning of the class, to her. It was her instructions, to have their respective answer scripts torn off their workbooks and handed to me, after having written their names and class on the top.
Well, the slight surprise on her expression left me a feeling self-achievement. I am not sure if I am entitled to feel that way, but personally, I felt wonderful that I managed to complete the task that I was handed. I am not sure what was the expectation from that group of children. I have to say, though, they were certainly a bunch of playful, smart mouth, angst-ridden, naughty and talkative 12-year-olds. Really, all those that I expected from a group of overly-pampered children.
Thanks to them, though, for their cooperation in finishing up their work on time. Sincerely, I did hope that they did okay and that they tried to their best ability to the questions. After all, it's just science, and the questions were bilingual!
Seeing her at the door, I asked if she needed the workbooks collected. She nodded, but before I could proceed, she asked if they had finished the given work. That was when she gave me her surprised look when I answered in positive affirmation to her question. I quickly let her know that I merely had them finished up their work, but that did not necessarily mean that they had them all correctly done. Again, she nodded, indicating she understood the message I had wanted to put across.
One by one, the children passed up their workbooks to her before going out of the lab. After all of them had left the lab, it was my turn to hand in their answer scripts, collected in the beginning of the class, to her. It was her instructions, to have their respective answer scripts torn off their workbooks and handed to me, after having written their names and class on the top.
Well, the slight surprise on her expression left me a feeling self-achievement. I am not sure if I am entitled to feel that way, but personally, I felt wonderful that I managed to complete the task that I was handed. I am not sure what was the expectation from that group of children. I have to say, though, they were certainly a bunch of playful, smart mouth, angst-ridden, naughty and talkative 12-year-olds. Really, all those that I expected from a group of overly-pampered children.
Thanks to them, though, for their cooperation in finishing up their work on time. Sincerely, I did hope that they did okay and that they tried to their best ability to the questions. After all, it's just science, and the questions were bilingual!
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