Thursday, February 5, 2009

A Comparison of School Life...(School B)

Kajang Town at night.

SMKJR

A school I was doing my practical for 2 months. It is a school closest to where I was studying during my university years. It is situated right in the housing estate. It is not a very big school compare to School A but large enough for one to find students who are hiding somewhere. It has roughly about 7 blocks, a canteen, a field, enough parking place for cars and bikes but not covered, an empty space for school assembly and I do not see any hall....hmm...I don't think they have any if I am not mistaken. Oh yeah, they have 2 courts for sepak takraw.

This school has Special Education which was given 2 rows of ground floor block. That is like 8 classrooms. So, they managed to arrange their place into a few parts like, a room for their Programme Coordinator, music and library corner, technical corner, multimedia room, 7 classrooms, a storeroom, a large space for kitchen and they even have a garden especially for the students to plant plants. Plus a small tiny field for Physical Education.

This is a two session school. Morning starts at 7:40am till 1:05pm, afternoon starts at 1:20pm till I have no idea what time because I was in the morning while the Special Education will start from 8am to 12noon.

During assembly, all students will be at the empty space with their bags because they were not allowed to enter their classes until assembly is over. Special Education students were also present at the assembly with Special Education (SE) prefects taking care of their friends. The SE prefects wore the same uniform as the school prefects. No difference between them.

During recess time, SE students are given the privilege to have an earlier recess time...about 10 minutes before the normal students. We, teachers will go into the teachers' corner in the canteen and food were different from the students. Food were good there with a reasonable price.

Whenever there is a staff meeting, not all the SE teachers need to attend, we only need to sent a few representative..that would be enough because all discussed had nothing to do with the SE. Teachers were not involved in any activities run by the school as long as SE students are not involved in it. That is the way how things are supposed to be. SE students are given special event during the sport's day and also during the cross-country. It is really fun and we get to decorate our own "house".

Nothing much to say about this school because I was there only for 2 months but I enjoyed the short stay there with my SE students who were so special...hehe.... the principal who were supportive and the SE teachers who were very helpful as well.


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