I Can Never Understand

I can never understand that you don't trust me at all,
I can never understand for all of the lame excuses that I give ,
I can never understand myself like how you seem to understand me,
Please do try , for I am telling the truth.

I can never understand how my dog ate my homework.,
I can never understand it at all , how you seem so nice towards others,
I can never understand when they do it it's okay and when I do it , it's not.
Look , look at me with your eyes and tell me , please don't just look at me and say nothing .

I can never understand friends who don't seem to understand me ,
I can never understand it when they add and get it right ,
I can never understand it when you don't seem to understand me,
Just tell me , be kind to me . That's all I ask of you.

The Drill

No, it's not a drill that I am talking about . It's more of how my new students digest all they can and all they want from me . It was a very slow ride at first . I was feeling anxious too . The reason was , I just could'nt wait to see how well they will perform academically but then again ... who was I trying to kid here , they or me ? So my journey began once again with alot of oral drilling . I got them to count 1 - 100 , say their days of the week , months of the year and sukukata drilling . It was quite though to get them to do it but I kept on encouraging them day by day .
Today after three weeks of school , I can only say that they have improved not a lot but a little and I am so proud of them . I have also observed that there are a few of my students with leadership qualities . One of my students approached me the other day and said that she would like to teach her friends to do the oral counting for the day . She has been doing it ever since I gave her the green light and as usual , children learn by imitating others and now all of them wants to be the leader in the class !!!! My , what a great thing to see .
I try to tell my students that they are special and they can do it . Lessons gets harder as they go along and I tell them also that they must try at all cost and it is okay to make a mistake . I see the determination in their eyes to do well . I also remind myself that these are young children that I am dealing with and if they should ever make a mistake in their work , as a teacher , I must guide them instead of hitting the roof !!!!
Children learn by examples of others . It is the same as , for example , if we want our children to grow up being good , What do we need to teach them ? The answer is simple . Don't fret , we ourselves are good examples to our children . They see through us and they know how much we care and love them .