I'm a JC teacher in Singapore -- in a Top-5 JC. For those in Singapore, you know they are HCJC, RJC, VJC, NJC and TJC. I've been teaching in my JC for almost 4 years now.

It's quite stressful being a dedicated JC teacher -- you have superiors, parents and students to deal with. Sometimes, I do think that being a teacher may not be a good deal. There are no hard skills that you possess. You lead a very different life compared to your peers. You wake up earlier and have more work than others, yet most of your work is marking, which is monotonous. You are often not appreciated. You don't accomplish anything tangible.

The only thing that keeps me going is that I know I'm enabling my students to lead a life that they won't regret.

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Some of my students always skip lessons and think up all sorts of excuses. I wonder why? And why they are so daring? We were never so daring when we were students!

Two of my "baby engineers" are going for the SSEF this week. One of them is very good, and the other teacher is supervising him. The other one is a bit weak technically, a bit procrastinating. I kept reminding her to see me, but she kept putting it off until today! And the set-up is on Thursday! I wonder how she's going to come back with a medal?!