24 February 2012

A Job

As you know I'm currently a piano teacher for beginners, I only work on every Saturday for piano lessons.
I'm free at home on the other days and so I've decided to find myself a job.
I would like to be a tuition teacher as I love teaching kids.
I love teaching kids because I think they are happy in learning.

However, the kids in the tuition center I taught were not happy at all. They described themselves as prisoners.
They didn't mean to come here. Their parents forced them to come here.

It's heartbreaking to know that these kids going to primary school for 6 hours long study period, and they go straight to tuition center to do their homework and attend tuition classes for another 5 hours. EVERY SINGLE DAY.
They do homework together with almost 20 "prisoners" in a small classroom with the tables and chairs closely packed. Moreover, they don't allowed to talk with the other "prisoners" while doing homework.

They don't talk to their parents much.
Their home houses are just the place for sleeping. 
Their childhoods are fully contained with homework, stresses, tuition classes and homework again.

I'm not happy at doing these job.
Every times I check their homework and sign their homework list, I feel guilty as I had never ever done these things to my siblings.

I decided to resign with an array of supports from my families.
I will never be a tuition teacher at that tuition center anymore.
I will continue teaching kids piano.
Because I can feel that they are happy in learning music.

Message to some parents:
PLEASE DON'T STEAL YOUR CHILD'S HAPPINESS BY SENDING THEM TO TUITION CENTER. THINGS ARE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU IMAGINE. IF YOUR CHILD DIDN'T DO WELL IN THEIR EXAM, PLEASE DON'T FORCE THEM TO STUDY BETTER.
LET THEM FREE AND DO THE THINGS THEY LOVE. THEY MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER TALENT THAT YOU HAD NEVER EXPECTED BEFORE.

Agree?

1 comment:

  1. I stumbled on your blog, and this post really touched me :/ I can't see kids like this. They're full of life and they should be able to let it out freely. I'm so disappointed at parents like that. So selfish! :(

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