This Day Called Love

I didn’t expect anything today as it’s an ordinary day for some unattached like me. But I asked my pupils to wear red to school and skip wearing their uniform just for today. It’s very liberating to be actually having the freedom to celebrate Valentine’s Day without being criticized by others.

Anyway, with the social stature of my pupils’ families, I never expected anything from them ever since I started teaching. I knew that life is hard so I cannot compare my pupils to the children of the school where I came from. So imagine my pleasure when I received those stuffs from my pupils today. I was very much delighted especially with the card my pupil helped his mother make. And those who were not able to give me any gift or card; I required them to kiss me on my cheek. J

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A funny story inside the classroom today:
Me: V, who is your Valentine’s date today? Your mother?
V: No! My mother already has a husband ma’am.
Hahahaha kids say the darndest thing.

That Christmas Feeling

Christmas is in the air and I am going to tell you a funny observation I have had through all the three Christmases I have had in teaching.

Every year I ask my pupils to bring Christmas decors so that we could decorate our classroom in order to feel the Christmas spirit. You see, most of my pupils are of Islam religion, at least 75% of them are. But every year I have noticed that it is those who are Muslims who donates exceptional (and sometimes expensive) decorations and they do not even celebrate the season!

Yesterday afternoon, when I started hanging the decorations, one parent (who is a Muslim) suggested that we should also put up a Christmas tree and I was like answered her back, "Are you sure?" Every year I decorate the room with leis, and other common ornaments but I keep away from putting up a tree so that the conservatives will not feel that I am imposing or forcing their children to celebrate Christmas wherein they don't celebrate the season in their religion. But then I thought wrong, all of the parents of my pupils wanted us to actually celebrate the Season and I am so happy because the kids will be able to feel what I have always felt about Christmas when I was younger.

We will be having our homeroom PTA meeting tomorrow where they will be able to see their ornaments hanged and displayed. Next stop: Christmas Party.