While having an hour break during PTK exam last Thursday, me and long time colleagues had a long chat about recent rumours and gossip in our school. There are certain gossip that I never heard before because at school, I really hate to hear gossip and rumours because usually gossip and rumours sometimes aren't true and the nature of this thing usually negative matter about others. That's why I always left behind concerning recent news at school.
One of the most surprised rumours that I had been told by my colleagues is about tagging a teachers. Now days every teacher had been tag in various ways. Me, for example, had been tagged as Malay language teacher by my school. So, if there is anything about Malay language, I would be among the first person to be referred to.
Recently, there is another tagging the teachers going on. This time its concerning the Senior teacher who had been in a particular school for more than 10 years period. These senior teachers have to leave the school and continue their service in other school. There is a number of senior teachers in my school. Some of them had been there for more than 10 years. These senior teachers usually the one who always uphold the 'school culture' whether its good or not. Administrator will come and go but these senior teachers will stick in that school as if they would be there forever.
For me, there is a pro and contra about these senior teachers. Some of them can be a good friends and some are not. Some of them we can rely on but some of them, we cant. Some of them we can trust and some of them, we cant. These pro and con of senior teacher will shape the junior teacher of a particular school. If some of the junior teacher want to introduce new ideas or suggestion, they must get an unofficial approval from these senior teachers. The same thing apply to the administrator. If we didn't get the approval from these teachers, there would be some circumstances arise. Some of it would be - you will get no support from these teachers and the worse thing could happen when they will going around the school complaining and gossiping about your action which is not in their favour.
I had going through this experience a few times. They can criticize you in your way of teaching in the class as if they are the only expert in the school. They also can criticize you in your way of handling certain matter in school and worse, they will teach you how to criticize others! For me, these group of teachers are like dinosaurs - they should extinct and let other species grew and take over their position! But some of them don't want to accept the facts that the school no longer need their service. That's why the will 'syok sendiri' with their precious 'experience' and so called 'knowledge'. What a pathetic bunch of losers!!
But this is the facts. Whether they like it or not, they have to admit it. But not all of them behave like a jerk. Some of them are very nice to work with. Some of them can be your brother, sister or even mother at school. I really thank to God for giving me such a good senior teacher for me to work with.
When this new tagging the teachers procedure arise, some of this pathetic senior teacher who could not get along with the administrator already took their own initiative to leave the school before they will chase out. Some of them already telling the whole school that this year would be their last year in the school. But the story behind this matter are different. Some of them already know and can predict that sooner or later, they will be chase out from the school. So, before the will be chase out, better for them to tell everybody that they are actually moving out!! Hehehe!!! Reputation come first!!
Whatever it is, I would like to wish good luck to all these teachers and hopefully they can share their 'precious' experience and so called knowledge in other school. I always pray to God that when I become a senior teacher, I will be a modest and respected senior teacher - not like some in my school who trying so hard asking people to respect them!!!
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