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Jairus Jed David is a former BS Business Economics student in UP Diliman.
He's a freelance photographer, a freelance writer, solo webadmin, webdesigner and an active blogger.
He's currently working three part time jobs and having second thoughts of going to college.
He's a member of the modding community.
He's an avid gamer and he wishes to have a PS3, XBOX 360 and a Wii this year.
He revels in scrapbooking. He likes fastfood.
He sucks at Math and Physics. He's no literary writer.
He likes playing basketball but usually ends up with a few broken bones.
He's so lame he gets nosebleed on his first step on the stairs. He's such a loser...
*negative remarks*. Overall, he's eccentric.
Last semester, my class had an average of B+. Usually, I get an average of B only and I could count my students who achieved A+ grade. I'm not sure if my teaching skill is improving or my last batch of students is just outright brilliant. I guess it's agreeable that when the teacher is professional, the student will also become professional -- it depends on the student. "Daddy, you're the best! And if anyone claims that you're a boring professor, I'll make sure to swing a steel chair on that someone." I feel alive!
Of course she didn't tell me that I'm a lousy professor. She's my daughter and I love her dearly. Them kids don't know how parents feel when they are told that their children love them. It's revitilizing and all tension go away. I actually feel a lot younger, ready to run the marathon, eat pizza and junkfood, play videogames, do sky-diving, whenever my daughter tells I love you, daddy. "I heart you too, Sarah."
My summer break's over as well. Damn. In a blink of an eye, it passed. And I was just starting to enjoy it. To think that the students of Toudai are the only people who have the right to complain, us professors get bummed too, you know.
Class registration has already begun. I'm one of the volunteers who will assist freshmen and upperclassmen alike. Frankly speaking, I'm not in the mood to hold a chalk yet -- nor this pen. I don't want to wake up early yet.
Lucky for me, I've got my Sarah to wake me up everymorning. When she does that, it motivates me to go to work, so there's really no problem. "Oyasumi nasai." I still have to teach them a lesson.
It never happened in my career, as a teacher, not a single year, to just let everyone go home without any problems after the last day of class. I have to utter them to see me after class and tell them to have a special removals test. Well, it can't be helped, I guess. Blaming them for failing won't help getting this over . Still, they might have a chance if I give them a re- test. I'm saying they might. Although, I'm really counting on them to pass. "...another semester done."
It's a relief that there were only a few who failed my subject compared to my last year's batch. However, I can't rest easy knowing that I still have students in my class who didn't make it. Sigh."Alright. For those who has a failing grade, see me after class." sigh. I have to tell everyone these words every year.
"It's also hard for the teacher, you know?"
The fault's not mine anymore if they fail on my special exam.
It's not my usual routine to announce an exam. What happened? Well, the class got a very... unsatisfying grade, except for one individual -- Keitaro Urashima. Unfortunately for Naru... Uh, how should I say this? She flunked the surprise exam.
Both of them are taking my Archaeology Subject but at different timeslots. Despite the fact that I've given the same questions, I could only imagine how she'd react with the result. It's very unusual.
It's a rather turn of events.
Surprising!
It's a good thing Keitaro took Archaeology 1 as one of his subjects. That way, I could ask how Sara's doing. It's also easier when you know someone close in your class.
Naru told me that he's not doing very well here in Toudai. However, I highly doubt that what she said is true. In fact, Keitaro's doing quite well in my class.
Take note: He's the manager of the Hinata Sou and he's also a Tokyo U student. You could only imagine how hard the pressure is for Keitaro. He needs to understand that he can't win them all.
I'm not saying to drop his studies or quit being manager -- that would be a folly. He needs to take it easy -- one at a time. He's really quite a fine individual.
Whenever he blames himself for failing an exam, it only becomes harder for him to see his true value; It makes it harder for him to see that he's really topnotch. I'd like him to maintain his confidene, composure, diligence and focus. Some people loss their edge because of a single mistake. They later loss confidence and the will to go on. Then, suddenly everything stop. It's such a waste. I don't want that to happen to Keitaro or to anyone else.
Keitaro is a tenacious student. I know that he won't give up everything. I know he'll realize that it's not yet the end of the line.
Now when one gives up... That'll mark the end for one.