Thank Lord for preparing everything for me. I was happy that I had an interview two days after my returning to HK. The school is in Mongkok, a Band 3 school. Since I had been too tired, I had not prepared well. When the interviewer asked me about my knowledge of the school, I suddenly become mute. I just made a wild guess. He told me about the school later on. Though the questions he asked were somehow irrelevant I think, some were valuable for my self-reflection. For example, "Are you a strong person?" "Which banding of school do you prefer to teach in?" These questions made are good sources of self-reflection. Yes, I have to understand well about myself. I am not unqualified, but i have to fit in a suitable school. Schools are choosing me. Yet, I am also choosing the schools. I am wondering if I am a strong person. Surely I am not physically strong. However, I won't say I am psychologically weak.
I am strong because of God. His love is my greatest strength. Because of Him, I am afriad of nothing for He has done the greatest thing! My strength also comes from my enthusiasm in teaching and my love for the kids. I am not sure whether these qualities are enough for me to endure all the hardships in a Band 3 school. Lord, I don't know which school I will go. Please path the way for me!
The interviewer gave me a good lesson. He asked me what I had learnt from other interviews, which i had not thought about before. Right, every interview is a lesson. I don't go for nothing but to prepare for my following interviews. I told him that I learnt that teachers had to be in charge of many things, not only academic stuffs but also extra curricular activities. In case I enter a Band 3 school, what I have to do is not to raise their academic result but to motivate them to learn. This is also what I want. I might have to use Cantonese to teach. This is acceptable to me. He also said interviews are a subjective thing. It's hard to say what standard I have to reach in order to be admitted. That's right.
From this interview, I learnt that I should have better understanding of myself. I have to learn from interviews. I am not sure if I can succeed this time. Wait until next week. Anyway, it's a fruitful lesson to me.
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