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If there is one thing I have observed about language, it is that people around you may copy what another one may say. In the last three weeks I have been back, I have been fairly consistent in my use of words in conversing with others. Particularly in the Cantonese language, being that is my family's main Chinese dialect. In follow up to this practice, I have observed that they do repeat the

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So University of Technology, Sydney has just released their resultsfor Spring Semester 2011.So what were my results?*Drum roll please*....International Management- Distinction. (75 marks)Managing Work and People- Credit. (71 marks) It was a difference of 4marks for to Distinction *sigh* but better than nothing.So now its back to serious business. Heh.

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This post is in continuation to the previous post c(shall add link later), after having a chat with parent, HP. The parent, HP finally related to me her impression on the departure of the teachers (meaning me and a colleague), and how her son felt about it. Though I did not bring the topic up, I am guessing from her bringing it up that she wanted to both share and confirm some details. On my

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HP's son speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin.Actually, HP speaks to her son mostly in Mandarin, but he is able to speak in snippets and pidgin Cantonese with his peers.I did ask HP how she learnt Cantonese. She mentioned that she spoke a different dialect from Eastern side of China, and had married into a Cantonese speaking family in the South. Her in laws could only speak Cantonese, and no

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Today I met up with a parent, HP, from my previous work place. After dropping her son in school, she came to pick me up for coffee at Roselands Shopping Mall. I knew she would be asking me lots of stuff about school as well, so I was mentally prepared for that.Apparently HP is sending her son to a Montessori elementary school nearby in Hurstville as well. The elementary school fees start from

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I Really Am.As on my resignation at my previous work place on Friday, I've been continuously getting texts from my casual work agency. I did not even call them, but I did reply some of their messages. Perhaps that's why.I have yet to accept any shifts, but the temptation is there. Money is always a temptation. Casual work pays even more by the hour. The whole reason I resigned from my job was I

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Tomorrow means its two days till my last day!I can't believe it's almost the end of my term here in the centre. I won't get to see some of the children tomorrow as Wednesday is their last day of school for the week. Goodbye Zara.Sadly I had an assignment due today, else I'd have stayed back to have a word with the Supervisor. Oh well.Sent from my Nokia phone.

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Lorin came to work today. A co-worker remarked that this new lady has spunk. Well, considering the fact that this lady is in her mid 40s, and at least twenty years of work experience under her belt, from a management point of view, I would say that should be so. Due to her years of experience, she would be able to handle both the management's leadership style, as well as the other colleagues.

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I had this conversation in Cantonese with Tong-Tong, a 4 yr old girl from HK. me: I'm going back to Malaysia. Dont miss me, ya. Tong-Tong: you going (back) 'shu lam' (forest)?Me: Yes. I'm going back to 'shu lam', you cheeky girl.Tong-Tong then hugged my legs, laughed and ran away).Sent from my Nokia phone.

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After having extended discussions and negotiations with the Supervisor and Boss, it has finally amounted to my bringing my resignation date forward. Before putting in the notice, I did prepare my colleagues mentally for the fact that that could happen. My Boss wasn't amused, but she let me off. Hence my last day is on 11.11.11. (Long Long Day, as the numbers might translate in Cantonese). It

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So a younger colleague of mine remarked to me:"Apparently you are like a unicorn. It's rare to find someone in these parts that holds both a Montessori Diploma AND a Teaching Degree. We normally find one or the other, but not one with BOTH." Those from Malaysia reading this, take note. This IS the case in Australia. #avg_ls_inline_popup { position:absolute; z-index:9999; padding: 0px 0px;

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Today was one of those absurdly hot days in Spring. Two ladies came in for an interview with the Boss. One for the position as a Trainee. She would only start in November as she was still doing her HSC (High School Certificate). Another interviewed for the position as an Early Childhood Teacher. She will come in for induction and training for the next two weeks, possibly under my wing. Lets

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Today, Wei-Wei a new 3 year old child started. Apparently he was already attending another day care centre before joining ours. His father is Cantonese chinese from Australia, and his mother is a Greek lady from London. So he was speaking fluent English to all the Assistants when he came in. When he saw me, he started speaking Cantonese to me as I had spoken some Cantonese to him during his

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I've heard the children singing this at preschool. I saw this child with really blonde hair, and thought of this song: See the little sandy boy/girl sitting on a stone. S/he's Crying, Sh/e's Crying Because S/he's all alone. Stand up Sandy boy/girl and wipe your tears away, Choose a friend, a special friend To dance the day awayTra la la la la la la la la la Tra la la la la la la la la la la Tra

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So recently the children have been saying "Chicken Noodle" to teaseeach other.. (no idea what it means)...Child: Teacher, you're Chicken Noodle!Teacher: Oh, Chicken Noodles? (with surprised tone). YUM !( withexaggerating tone)I love chicken noodles!!Child gives perplexed look and doesn't know how to reply then runs off.Teacher: and you wanna beat me at my own game? Hmmph!

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I heard a kid say this 'your teeth will fall out if you drink so much Coke!

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I hear the kids saying this all the time, ''I'll tell my mom on you.''Then i replied,'well good. then i'll tell your mom on you!''and the kids started protesting no no no!

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So I have just finished a group presentation with my International Management group. That's one group assignment down, and now its two assignment, one being a group presentation, which is mostly on paper, and one personal assignment. Our presentation was quite "dry". Heh. What can I say? Then again, most of the others were too. LOL. Then its down to 2 lots of three hours written

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So I just met with a friend who came down from Tasmania today. Since she is a mother of a one year old child and is also working, she had a better understanding of the childcare benefit system.Childcare was at least minimum about 16k Aud per year for five days a week in Tasmania. Whereas it was about 25k Aud per year for the rate in Sydney. Considering that my current childcare workplace charges

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Today the son of my employer dropped by the work place. His house is next door. He told the Assistants in the workplace that he met the 'Daniel Radcliff' as he had gone on a trip to America on an excursion. Later I overheard one of the Assistants telling a 4 year old child, XM, that one of their friends met 'Harry Potter' saying to the child that Harry Potter 'was real', and he was 'alive' and a

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Today there was a family who brought their young daughter to the child care centre for orientation. The parents & family are from China, so obviously they could not speak English well. The father seemed to have no difficulty with the English speaking bit from what I could gather. However after having a simple chat with the mother, I realised that she had difficulty in communicating in English.

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So today was not one of my better days. I had been feeling low throughout the day, and by the time it was almost an hour to going back, a comment from a junior staff made me go into tears. I could not cry loudly, but that was basically the straw that broke the camel's back. She was basically throwing some rude comment about eating chocolate cake and lazing around. Normally, that would not affect

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So I had wanted to resign earlier in mid year, but due to unforeseen circumstances, that plan was cancelled. Finally on Monday this week, I finally tendered in my resignation. I gave it to my Supervisor who forwarded it to the Boss.Then the Boss came to me and spoke the next day, asking if I could delay my departure to another two months (making it a five months notice!).I did go home to have a

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So it's Freddie Mercury's birthday today. Google claims it on the search engine. (Not that I care very much). Did some checks on StatCounter, and found that my childhood blog, and my skincare blogs apparently are the more popular of  my blogs, average about 55-60 page loads over a period of 90 days. That's a good thing, I hope. So anyways, today is my day off, and I am trying to finish up my

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Teacher to child:Teacher: how much do you love your sister?Child: lots and lots and lots.Teacher: how much do you love your mum?Child: (thinks for a while, then..) I love her as much as my sister.Teacher: (laughingly) Heh, good answer..Teacher recalled story to the child's mother later.Mother: Heh, she's being diplomatic.LOL.

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So our group today met up for a assignment discussion. One of my group members, Byron noted that in class, it was only a few key members who actually only participated in class discussions.Byron is of greek background, and local australian upbringing. He claims he has 'verbal diarrhea'. HaHa.. So, right I guess I'm not the only one who has the same observation.Sent from my Nokia phone

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Anyways, here are some tips from a church mate on how to manage politics in a female dominated work place. - Don't fight directly with females. - When complaining to the Supervisor,don't mention names. - Fight intelligently. You need to know how to play the game. If you engage in arguments with staff, you lose time to complete your work. - Be professional. You need to find something credible to

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I don't like it when younger staff, especially those in their late teens and early twenties try to give older staff lip about getting work done.I finally told one of them off earlier. I should have done it earlier, but the way she requested me for assistance in finishing some work was really rude and appropriate.When I told her off for the way she spoke, her response was, 'fine, I'd do it myself!

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So today I spoke Cantonese to some of the children. It was pretty interesting to note the children's responses upon listening to the teacher speaking a 'minority language'.There is a four year old female child, Vee, whom I swear whose Cantonese is better than mine. She's been in the centre since the beginning of the year, and she only speaks Cantonese still. Due to this, she sometimes randomly

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Today I had a child who spoke to me in his own dialect when he was on his own. Which I was surprised, as I had been only using English with him all this while in the past half year.Perhaps it is so that people, and yes, certain children are more sensitive in wanting to communicate in a 'community language', say English, in australia, when with others, but on their own, they will revert to their

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My Coordinator had a bit of advice for me during our discussion on Wednesday. Its not possible to get along well with everyone at work. As a person higher up on the hierarchy at work, it is important that I am able to delegate work without allowing personal relationships and preferences affect my ability to carry out and complete my job in the work place. Her main point was that I should be

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So I finally called in sick for the first time since I started in this current day care centre. I was going to call in at 6:30am but surprisingly, my ex housemate's phone decided to go on a morning call wake up at 5:30am! Siao! Anyways, to let you on into the full story... I came in for work on Wednesday, and halfway through the morning, my head suddenly decided to feel heavy and hot. I

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So its a lovely sunny day today. A bit of a breeze, and we had a maori one man show at preschool this morning.Apparently the centre brings the maori show in twice a year, once in spring, and once in autumn.The Coordinator brought her 2.5 year old grandson, K. to watch the show. He ended up staying all morning, first maybe an hour at the nursery, then 40 minutes at the maori show. He then went off

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Today I came in for an early shift, and had to work with children in the morning Montessori classroom.I was asked to work with a child who was working with Long Rods. The first time I asked the child, JM to show me the 'longest' rod, he refused. In fact he just sat down there and did not look at me when I asked. This kept on for almost 10 minutes.Then the children broke off for church service for

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Today I had a discussion with the Coordinator in regard to my duty follow up. As part of my current duties, I have to do spotchecks on the childcare settings. Its not just when its time for Accreditation renewal, but apparently its continuous accreditation principles in place.Last week, during my spotcheck in the Nursery, one of the staff had not signed off her duties. The staff in the Nursery

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If there is one thing I've learnt about in coming to Australia, it is about my values and about who I am.Coming to Australia has helped me be aware of how culture has made me think the way I do, and do the things we do.There are two aspects that affect the way an individual goes about doing things.First, its the culture. The second is the four main kinds of personality groups which is Choleric,

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So it's my first day back to work after three weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur. The first day back in Sydney was a bit disorientating. Its been three days since I came back, and by the third day, my mind has calmed down by much. For so many years of my life, Chinese New Year celebrations has always been part of my life and I have ever only been away only once during the

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Here is something my mom brought to my attention when I was back in KL.Not all teachers are meant to be leaders. She had some teachers whom she had appointed to be the Head Teacher in a number of her schools. However, these individuals did not seem to possess the personality to be able to lead a group of staff, and the junior teachers/assistants. They were better at 'teaching' a group of

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So today it's my last day at work! Well at least before I go for my three weeks off back to Malaysia.I was just reflecting that the kids who get along well, or pair up together initially tend to speak a common language.For instance, there have been two new children in the past few months, and those kids were speaking Indonesian to each other, and stuck to each other during class, and sitting

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So today, one child L* is leaving. He brought a really big sponge sugar icing cake to share with our classroom. *Yummy!* I loved icing sugared cakes!! His mom prepared a gift for all the teachers/staff, an adult's movie voucher.Finally, his mom prepared a farewell card, signed by all the members of his family addressed to all the staff members.Some of the staff cried..... Tomorrow, another six

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So today, whilst doing play lunch with the children, apparently one of the parents had brought in three pieces of a purple fruit, the passionfruit.Having never tasted nor eaten one before, I had no idea what it was. So I asked the classroom teacher who told me the name of the fruit. (i've ever only come across the fruit during one of my Sothys facials, but that is another post...)Anyways, the

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So recently, my menstrual cycle decided to pay me a visit. It is worth a mention here, as the last time I had mine was more than six months ago. About the time I first started my position at my current work place. My cycle comes about four times a year, making it a seasonal four monthly occurrence. So it was late by two months, which is a bad thing. About two weeks ago, I was on Christmas leave.

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So, it'll be six months I'd have worked at Montessori centre by the end of January. It's definitely good to have work only in one place, as that eases my worry of whether I'd have work for the week, and of course it's easier to foster relationships with both staff and the children in that way. Anyways, I'll be heading back to KL at the end of January for the sake of renewing my passport. If it

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There was a cute anecdote at work that was worth spazzing in my blog today. Today I was working with H.A, one of the children on his necklace threading at the table. Sitting on his side was a caucasian girl, L.C who was working on another activity.Anyways, one of the children, a chinese,a boy K.L, came over so I greeted him 'ni hao'. L.C heard me greeting him 'ni hao', then asked him what it

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Here are some links I found on the Internet in regards to Winning at Workplace Politics. How to Win at Workplace Politics: Link Two Gossipy Queen Bees Rule: Link

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The last two days has been strangely serene at work. Granted, it made going to work much better. I was involved in a conflict with a much younger colleague, which thankfully managed to be resolved. This particular colleague wanted to involve the Director in the conflict, but wisely, the latter decided to stay out of it. In the course of looking for a solution to resolving the issue, I had a

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So I spoke to the Coordinator today. She did raise her voice, etc etc and became cross, but she calmed down rather quickly. I also informed her about my situation, which she brought up in the meeting, thankfully. However I must say that the staff will always protect their own clique. I know what they said, and I can attest to it, but when two parties team together, how does one resolve that

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So my weekend went like the blink of an eye.The fact that I am posting this from my mobile phone points to my lack of blogging time at home.One of the Assistants were away, so the rest of the other Assistants had to stay back for the whole day two weeks in a row. Having been through it, the only word to describe it is 'exhausting.'Been in possession of a Melancholic temperament, the only thing I

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1) Use of Temperaments in Education: Link 2) The Melancholy Sanguine Personality: Link 3) The Melancholic Child: Link  4) Temper, Temper, Temperament: Link  5) The Four Temperaments: Link

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So today we had a Maori show in our childcare centre. The children from my classroom was squished over to the other pre-school room, hence we had too many staff in one classroom. Anyways, here is an interesting anecdote that happened with one of the children today. I am normally not in the other pre-school classroom, but the children are 'fairly' acquainted with me as they see me throughout the

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Ok, the assistants are going to drive me crazy with their insistence on the cleaning. They must all be Melancholics.. Not a single one of them possess a Sanguine temperament. Say except, maybe Jessica. -- Sent from my Nokia E71.

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I have come to that point and stage where I finally have to initiate and make contact proper with not just children or staff, but parents as well. This is the beginning of my 8th week, and there are more new responsibilities each week.It is one thing to write the programming, especially when your work will only be assessed by accreditation, but not parents when you are not considered the 'main

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Ok, I realised that this is a question regularly searched on Google. I don't actually know how much a Montessori teacher earns, though currently being employed as an Early Childhood Teacher in a Montessori day care on a part basis (meaning less than 38 hours any time in Australian employment terms). My pay as an Early Childhood Teacher is that as provided by the Industry Award. However, due

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Today, I started Programming. Well, for the non-Montessori part of the curriculum anyways. This is the part of the curriculum that is set out to meet requirements for day care Accreditation in Australia anyways. First, it was a matter of getting used to the Centre's method of collating data. In a Montessori centre, the picture daily diary is not utilized as like normal play based centres, as this

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The weather is now transitioning from Winter to Spring. With the stark change in temperature in the morning and at midday, unawares many people have caught the flu virus. I hope it doesn't last too long!So this is the mid of my fourth week. Today I start programming. I would say it would be good for newcomers to keep under the radar, at least till they had a feel of the workplace before

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If there is one thing I have to say about my current centre, the boss is.... petty, and erratic. I am not sure how many staff have an erratic and petty female boss, but she as hell is sure one ... I realised that when I applied for the job in the centre, my days of "freelancing" would be coming to an almost complete end....A day off is almost wishful thinking.... *Sigh*. Yesterday, the

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So its now my official second day, 12th day since I started at the Montessori DayCare centre.One of the Assistants has since left for her home country, so I was roped in to perform her roles and routines. At least, till the Principal decides what to do with me.I start Programming next week, and hence have one week to collate all my observations - and pull all my ideas and resources.So currently

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So today is my 8th Day Trial. Well, barely to say it is a trial any further, as I made the decision to sign the employment contract yesterday! LEAVE ISSUES:Based on the informal information 'digging' from the other teaching staff, I had the answers to my queries. The centre did not have a certain time period where all staff had to take leave at the same time, which in a way could be good for

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So, it's finally my 6th Day Trial. I did not write for a few days as I needed to clear my mind, and not much of interest has happened at the days in between.Today I tailed one of the main teachers, *Pam (not her real name), who managed the afternoon programme. Pam was really lovely to observe, as she had a really calm disposition, and knew how to utilise her words, and voice effectively. Her

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At the end of my work today, I managed to find time to have a chat with the Day Care Coordinator. The centre runs like clockwork, following a strict routine which doesn't leave much for ad-hoc deviation. Due to the adjustment to the nature of the work, and travel time, I have not really had much time to read the policies given by the centre, apart from during my lunch break, and on the train

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So yes, I was pretty excited/ nervous/ anxious/ all of the above about starting my new position.Starting on a permanent centre based position as opposed to one where one is constantly on the move has its pros and cons.Pros of centre based position:- the opportunity to create long term relationships with the children. This includes too their families, and the surrounding school neighbourhood.-

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Today was my second day of the Trial. I forgot to mention that on my first trial day, M, the Coodinator of the school also did ask to see my certifications.Not only did the Principal, but the second in charge person, the Coordinator wanted to see my portfolio.Hence, I was lucky that I didn't leave my file at home as originally intended, but somehow I replaced the file back into the computer

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1. Observe how the Montessori teacher of the classroom presents the activities.(have not really managed to do that yet). 2. There would be a record of what the children can do or cannot do. - To ask the Montessori teacher about the work record of the children.(asked the Directress! It was all done in coding to simplify the recording process) 3. Prepare some circle time activities. - Bring

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So today was my first day at work. My feet are hurting after being on my feet all day. 6.45: Walk out to Train Station. 7.07: Ashfield Train Station. Bought a weekly ticket. 7.47: About 40 minutes of travel to the designated suburb. 8.10: To be at centre about 15-20 mins before shift starts. 8.30-5.30: Shift For the whole day. 5.30: Get off work... So I reached home about 7ish this

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So, how has everyone been this week?I had gone for an interview last week, but it wasn't a successful affair. It was just a casual position in a play based chain of childcare centres, but the failure to procure it, propelled me to be extra vigilant with the preceding one, as it was a permanent position in a centre.For the interview, I had prepared a teaching portfolio, and was vigilant with the

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Text taken from: (2003) Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (Ferber, Dr.Richard) Dorling Kindersley. Pg 38 Should Your Child Sleep In Your Bed? Studies have shown that the movements and arousals of one person during the night stimulate others in the same bed to have more frequent wakings and sleep-state changes, so they do not sleep as well. But there are even better reasons for your child to

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Berkenkamp, L., & Atkins, Steven C. (2001) Teaching Your Children Good Manners, Nomad Press, 12, 14-15Good manners demonstrate respect for others. We all want our children to make a good impression, whether it's over the phone or in an introduction. Think about this: Teaching your children proper table manners now could pay off during that crucial job interview twenty years from now, which just

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Woolfson, Dr. Richard C (2004)'A practical guide to parenting: Why do kids do that?' Hamlyn- Octopus Publishing Group, Bedtime 64-65. 5 reasons why your child won't go to bed are:1. Staying awake is more fun.- the active mind of a child would rather have stimulation than passivity.2. Life goes on when she is asleep.-this maybe because she is convinced that everyone else in the family has a good

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From Berkenkamp, L. , & Atkins, Steven C. (2001) 'Teaching Your Children Good Manners' a Go Parents guide.' Nomads Communication. Pg. 54Talk to your child alone first and point out that you are aware of her behaviour when she is with her peers. Clarify your rules regarding swearing and warn her the next time you hear them swearing you will interrupt.Don't be apprehensive about parenting your

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As a casual, these are some antics you may want to be aware of. Some are downright comical, but some are just where the children are trying to see how far they can go with a new teacher! Use your words! One of the preschool girls kept pursing her lips at me and making whiney baby noises when she tried to tell me something during sleeptime. Me: Use your words. I don't know what you're talking

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On Sunday evening, whilst I was attending service at the Anglican church nearby, I received a private call on my phone. Dismissing it as probably an overseas call from my over-worried parents, I did not pick the call up. However, seconds later, I received a text from Agent E informing me that there was work in the nearby vicinity and I should call if I was available for work the next day. So I

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Even in working with other teachers of asian descent in childcare centres, I have met a wide range of teacher personalities. With regard to those from Singapore and Malaysia, versus China, Japan, and South Korea. I have realised that the teachers possess different needs based on two factors, mainly the language needs and temperament factor.  Language/ Communication Need The first difference is

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So today my agent called me. At 10am! Why did I wake up so late? Coz I was not supposed to be working today, and hence I slept late last night.  The first thing the consultant said was 'are you aware that you were supposed to be at xx centre 8.30am this morning?' Well, Ms.Smartie Pants, I refuse to be non-plussed by your agency. I don't care if you are paying my wages, but that is not how you

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So last week, I completed two days at a childcare centre near Ashfield. The group leader, YL is a singaporean chinese who married an Anglo Australian, with three children. To provide some background info about this lady, she is in her mid 50, but doesn't look it. She has three children, and has been in travelling and married for 20 over years with her husband. She was personally working as a

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So today, I called my employer (Agency E) that I was ready to return to work... after my long extended winter illness. Actually I had already emailed them, but I wasn't sure if they had already received my note, so a call was much more reassuring. I am not really sure how many casual assignments are available in winter, but I do know that many people do catch the flu in winter. Among the

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Yeah, I am sick. Been down with the symptoms of the flu for the past three weeks, but it only seriously hit me on Friday last week. Right after I completed one of my assignments. Been bed-ridden since Monday.. not a good thing. Winter and flu. Comes together like horse and carriage. Hmmm.

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So this morning I did managed to make my visit to the Forestville Montessori School, as it had an Open Day. I almost did not make it as I woke up late. There are not many buses that run from the city to Forestville, so getting there also took a while. But anyways, I managed to make my way there.  I am sure you're wondering excitedly how the school was? The school, without any doubt, is a

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In Malaysia, it is currently illegal for a woman to have an abortion. For young women in their late teens who get pregnant, most just get married to the boy (forcibly by the woman's family), or have an abortion. For the record, I do not support Abortion. However, in the case of Malaysia, I would vote to have abortion legalised. There currently really is no support for teenage pregnant mothers

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Part 2 of Gianna Jessens's testimony as an Abortion Survivor..

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I found these videos when I was surfing the Internet today...Gianna Jessen is an Abortion survivor. In Australia, and in many countries around the world, abortion is becoming legalised...

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I was trying to source for information for teachers who work in through casual employment, as well the complexities of supporting Asian international pre-service teachers as they undertake practicum  in Australia. The two articles from the journal would cost 60AUD, which would cost too much for anyone to pay anyways, but it is helpful to know that such issues does arise, and I'm happy to know

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This Saturday the Forestville Montessori School is having their Open Day. SATURDAY 26TH JUNE 2010 10AM – 2PM Infant Community (3mths - 3yrs), Pre School (3 - 6yrs) & Primary (6 - 12yrs) 1 Angel Place, Forestville 2087 Secondary Campus 3 Myoora Road, Terrrey Hills 2084 This is a great opportunity to visit our classrooms and talk to the directors about our programme.

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I'm in the midst of wanting to look for more consistent work in the same place. Among the pros in working for a staffing agency is that we get to try/see different kind of childcare centres, be it Council owned, private, not-for-profit, and hopefully, the occasional purely Montessori centre (which has yet to happen in Sydney anyways, nor with any of my current agencies).. In doing that, we

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One of the things I always try to keep in mind when I go in for a casual/relief assignment is to not let the little things/gestures of the first person, which may/would normally be the Director I meet at a centre to aggravate/upset my state of mind for the rest of the afternoon.  Perhaps some people get upset, or are sensitive to a number of things. But as I have learnt from watching my dad (

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As ECTs are rare as Diploma qualified staff abound, I am and is always happy to meet another ECT. Our conversations are always towards amiable should our circumstances be similar in that aspect. Recently, I did meet one in her early forties. She is Australian-Greek, and is working for a centre part time (three days) and the other two days, she works casual for an agent (not the same as mine).

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Well, so I went to work this week. It was for two assignments this week, one being a four-hour assignment in Ashfield, and another for a 7.45 hour assignment in Leichhardt. I found out that apparently these days, lunch breaks are no longer paid for even as a permanent staff. But two to three years ago, that was possibly still possible before the economic crises, I guess? So how did the work

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Recently, as you may have known, I went back to see my previous Childcare Agent. Among the more important documentation that I had to fill in was the NSW Work With Children Check. Now, if you have been following my adventures on childcare in Australia, you'd have known that the Work With Children Check are among the more important procedures that every person who wants to be engaged whether in

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As most may know (if you have not been following my blogs, what have you been doing eh?), I am back now in Sydney. So yes, I've been back here for almost a month. Mostly just rusting at home, preparing my application to TAFE. Yes, I've decided to put my grey cells to work by taking a course at TAFE. I've since put in my application, but only the lecturer assessing my portfolio will decide how

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An Early Childhood Teacher is normally qualified to hold the position as Co-Ordinator... the roles & responsibilities as defined by NSW Industrial Relations are as follows for a Coordinator in most Children's Services settings.  "Co-ordinator: Qualified means a qualified carer who holds the Diploma in Children’s Services, an Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Studies) from TAFE or

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Here is an extract from Dr Louise Watson report in the DEEWR website. There is no national consistency in the requirement for qualified early childhood teachers at the pre-school level (4 year-olds). This varies by jurisdiction, and can be influenced by the type of provider and which set of regulations they come under. Child care services are regulated by different government departments within

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As I am currently taking up Korean at ICLS (a language school in Malaysia), many of these strategies will come useful as crunch-time heads on in the next three weeks with my language assessment in two weeks from now! Many of these ideas were posted on FLTEACH. The original list is from the Spanish Department at the University of Kansas.• Make flashcards. • Repeat aloud. • Don't be afraid to

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This article Playground describes some of the reasons why kids get bullied and rejected in skills. As many will know, those who study play in early childhood studies will know that those early skills in the playground are actually essential, and an indicator to an individual's social skills when they are adults. (will write more on this later...).

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According to this news report, this young boy, Charlie Fulham from the UK has raised over £50,000 for the earthquake victims in Haiti. "Initially only wanting to raise £500, but as news of his challenge spread pledges flooded into his appeal", SKY NEWS reports. Truly amazing. I wonder if something similar will happen on Malaysian grounds.

CYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-85722300989917457152010-01-22T22:33:00.001+11:002010-01-22T22:38:57.662+11:00

When I was in South Korea recently, the schools were having their holidays. My friend's niece is 13 (Gregorian Calendar) this year, and has just entered Middle School (Junior High). Yet, the holidays is not really a holiday. I was informed that she has to spend at least three hours each day "learning" something. Be it from online learning, or practising the piano, or even Japanese. It is not

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Pix Credits- Flor Saluzzo.  A conversation with a church mate today led me to think about my practicum experience at uni. This church mate is a lady in her early 50s, and has a daugher currently completing her remainder of her tertiary studies in Melbourne, Victoria. Her daughter described the experience as "Racist".  Perhaps for the rest of us Malaysians, who have been fortunate to be trained

CYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-18966409441884615702009-10-02T19:21:00.010+10:002009-11-10T16:06:26.456+11:00

Are you currently a pregnant mother who is already in her 5th month of pregnancy? Hankering for someone to just rub those aching shoulders of yours, i.e. getting a complimentary 30 minutes massage in the ambience of a spa? Well look no further. As I was surfing through the world wide web, I found this blog review from Eat N Play about the Soul Nibanna spa in SS2, Petaling Jaya.   Eat N Play

CYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-19715712072936418442009-09-16T01:37:00.000+10:002009-09-16T01:37:59.925+10:00

 Hi readers, this is to inform you guys that I'd be away this coming weekend (19th-21st September) to Singapore for 3 Days 2 Nights. Well, that is, should everything go as intended. With Raya around the corner, it was truly a last minute decision. I was not even sure if we'd be able to even get accomodation, nor transport to head down. But it seems that some ad-hoc trips could be sheer fun for

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After much consideration, I have decided that this blog will remain as it is.As much as I would like to execute any changes, this blog has a 5 year history. Hence, any changes may be detrimental to its health.

CYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-16433133751638892072009-08-01T02:59:00.009+10:002009-09-10T16:16:37.540+10:00

I don't know if my readers have noticed, but I have actually changed the address for this blog. Even the blog title...! Just needed to make it something less of a mouthful. But as you can see, Google hasn't really been of much help in any case!Nonetheless, I've been checking my StatCounter almost on a half-weekly basis to watch how the readership has been.The other reason to this could be

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phibu5deky

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