Confused

Life's a mess. i have no idea what to do after graduation. really.

realised that the TA applications has closed. darn. no "refund" for heading down that path liao. there was a time when i wanted to be a primary sch science teacher.... bring my kids out to the science centre and let them be wowed by the omnimax theatre, to the zoo to see animals and learn about how different animals adapt to different environments, or just bring them to the school ecogarden so that the guys can pick up bird's nest fern spores on their fingers and go around freaking the girls out. LOL. those were the days.

the pri sch science syllabus is a whole lot different from what it used to be. Nature used to be a huge part of it - from building leaf litters to leaving your recess extras to rot in the science room. But the government promotes big ideas in little things. Primary 4 kids have to understand what genes do to us. Haven't seen the pri 6 textbook but i expect it to be an extension. Just like what happened to us 4 years ago, on that faithful day before we declared our majors.

I think it's really sad. Little kids don't want really to know more about things that they can't really see. Ok, maybe some really curious kids would, but putting in all these means we're cutting down elsewhere. we're losing all the fun side of science that might spur kids on to learn more. just like what it did to me.

well anyway, i don't think THEY'LL let me be a primary school teacher. probably have to teach sec sch kids who are on their way to being either disillusioned by science or actually noticing that they're missing out on the bigger picture.

what should i do after i graduate? so many responsibilities to fulfil but my options seem so limited.