It's not a GIF don't worry...
My day almost became as disappointing, gloomy, dark and impatient for tomorrow as the image I took of the empty corridor in STC today. I had a really hard time managing my class today, as some of my students were neither very eager to participate nor were really interested in the topic I was discussing. It was quite heartbreaking, really. This was further compounded by the fact that the computers in the new laboratory assigned for the class does not all have Dev C++ installed in them, the compiler we use in C Programming class. It seemed I wasn't even prepared for the class itself, and the more these problems bugged me, the less confident I get in front of my class, which of course worsens the problem even further.
Then, even if I was really eager to go back home and rest already, I was unfortunately left behind by the 4:20 PM shuttle service from STC to Manila. I had to wait until 6:30 PM to grab a shuttle back home. I used the time to watch more Shingeki no Kyojin, but I felt I could have used the time more productively somewhere else.
The silver lining though was when I got the chance to chat with one of my students who was also taking the 6:30 PM shuttle back to Manila. It felt very reassuring to have this chat with him, as I was able to, I think, inspire him and make him curious about C Programming, and how it's connected with Game Development (as most games are still coded in C or some of its derivative languages). We also got to talk about League of Legends, which was also rather fun.
I guess this would be one of the things I'd miss because I'm not teaching in STC anymore starting next week.
Due to some conflicts with other faculty members, the College faculty is reallocating me. All my classes are now going to be in Manila, which means I wouldn't have to make the tiring commute to STC anymore. I'd definitely miss that campus, and how beautiful and verdant it is. But I suppose I'm not quite mature enough anyway as a faculty to handle students there; perhaps they need a firmer, sterner hand, at least for now while they are still quite young. Maybe in the future, perhaps in the next term even, when the campus has matured quite a bit, perhaps I can leave my mark there.
Perhaps. But now, I'd just be contented with what has been given to me. Perhaps there's a reason why I was reassigned this way; I would be handling the class I had wanted to get (the one where my former students are) in lieu of the STC class (so as to keep the number of allocated units to me intact) after all.
I have also finished reading the awesome awesome book by Lois Lowry, which I had decided to start reading a few days ago. Perhaps I could talk about it some other time, but wow, what a delightful novel it was! Lois Lowry is just a genius at conjuring up worlds and a master at making you fall in love with her characters. I definitely recommend reading her books; they are just oozing with beauty and meaning from cover to cover!
For now though, I need rest. I hope tomorrow would be a better day.
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