It's been a hectic day. I was up at 6am and was greeted with a water problem. Apparently the toilets for the students in the school had NO water supply. The kids could not wash their face nor brush their teeth. They were also not able to flush the wc. I had to run around to check if it was the case for all the toilets and then I reported the matter to the office. The students were allowed to use the staff toilet to wash up.

I went jogging with them this morning!

Staff meeting was a drag. There was a presentation by BM and another HOD. They were talking about being matured adults who held authority in the eyes of the students. Quite a few statements were made that irritated me. She mentioned that the problem was largely present among the young teachers and that young teachers tend to be too friendly with students thus causing students to take advantage of them and discipline is hence lost. She said that there was no need for young teachers to concentrate of building rapport with their students as her studies have shown that secondary school students look up to teachers who delivered good lessons rather than teachers who had good rapport with them. What a crock of shit...I mean, I accept the fact that if certain lines are not drawn between teacher and student, then students will easily "climb over the teacher's head", but when teachers build with their students, they are not asking for a .....

I'm so sleepy......night...................zzzzzzzzz

Still miss you baby....