How Much Is A Word?

Hindi ko alam kung naka ultra power saving mode ba ang mga studyante ngayon or sadyang tamad lang talagang magsalita.

This entry is all about jumbled thoughts. I just got home from my shift and  I'm tired and too lazy to make this post relevant. But I still want to post something no matter how irrelevant this entry will be. If grammar and syntax make your eyes boggle and make your nose bleed, then you know what to do. Close the damn tab! Hahaha! I didn't know laziness is contagious.

It's terribly frustrating when:

~I answer my own simple questions not because the student doesn't know the answer but because he/she is not in the mood to interact.

~I get one-word answer.

~They are capable of conversing but don't care to elaborate answers.

~They say "I don't know." then lazily add "I don't care." >:( (nakaka-beastmode!)

~I patiently wait for the answers that will never see the light of day.

~They take time to answer not because they are thinking for a better/witty response or processing each question but because they are reading Webtoon (Nyemas!)

~They are browsing something.

~They're busy with their phone.

~They are smiling when I didn't say anything funny. (Does learning basic English make someone go nuts?)

~They sigh heavily before answering extended questions. (I don't remember asking  them to clean the bathroom.)

~They intentionally blow the microphone. (I can tolerate this but still.)

~A blaring Kakao Talk messenger alert tone interrupts me while I'm talking to the other student. Haay! If I could only send them to 12 Grimmauld Place and have them deal with  Walburga Black.

~I ask Hows, Whats, Wheres and Whys and I'd get "Yes or No".

~I only get uh-huh

~I ask situational questions and I only get a smile. (If only I could do the same without initiating a conversation after greeting them with "Hello!".) Despite all this, I'd rather face my students than a freakin' banshee.

Poor Bandon Banshee...

It cuts another string from my already waning patience. Thank goodness my teeth are still intact. Thank goodness I still manage to prevent myself from transforming into a She-hulk. Hahaha! The best thing is, my students and I are hundreds of miles apart. Professional educators would surely hate me for complaining. Blah blah blah...It's okay, though. I'm not the only one.  My co-workers feel the same way. We experience the same thing every day. Even the licensed ones who chose to remain in this industry had their patience tested.

Don't get me wrong. I do have passion for teaching but it's not always milk and honey.

I'm not really demanding. All I want is for them to converse and improve whatever there is to improve.

I do appreciate my dear students who tried their best to express their opinions. With them, I never notice the time. With them, boredom is a strange word.