Studying Chemistry but not Learning Chemistry

When I finished my senior high school, I did not have much choice for the special subject that I interested in. There were not many subjects which I can apply for study. Chemistry was one of the new subjects at the Faculty of Education and Teaching, National University of Timor Lorosa’e. I have many lecturers which are professional teaching chemistry and delivered with their own styles.

It’s interesting that most of my friends are working as chemistry teachers in senior high school as well as in the university level. That’s amazing. Some of them are even being head of school in high school. A great responsibility for an adult like us, it’s not easy to take over accountability for teenagers who are still uncontrollable with so much equipped of modern tools.

Teaching chemistry is not limited to the chemistry science but it covers the personality forms and others abilities as well. I am so proud of you guys, you are really relying on what it’s called professionalism. I got the paper of bachelor education specialized in chemistry teaching but I don’t bring it every day and my friends do. Most of my friends are working in this area and something that I have to learn from them is they love it much, they improve it from day to day by learning and studying chemistry which was provided by other institutions in this country. They can deliver it in Tetum even the book was written in Portuguese and Indonesian Languages.

How is about me???> I have even not touched to the chemistry teaching, am too blind to talk about chemistry but I think that I still work in relying on education. What I can share about studying chemistry but not learning chemistry is what I could not apply after what I have achieved as a bachelor of education specialized in chemistry teaching. Teaching is a precious duty; it forms people’s brain and behavior. But I would not work in this area. I am very sorry that I could not generate my father’s prophesy. But I do appreciate and honor what the teachers doing. For my case, I might say that I couldn’t teach chemistry due to my willingness to teach is not attached in me. I don’t have enough patience to oversee those teenagers who are uncontrollable.

I hope that a behavior changes in to positive and good ways will be appeared through what my friends deliver as teachers. It’s not just about science but it’s about quality of life.

Octaminec