high points: The class I was attached to for practicum was the class I took last year when they were in playgroup, so it was great seeing how much the children has grown (from not being able to speak in PG to be able to have a conversation with me when I was in their class in practicum 3)

Low points: Difficult children and challenging classroom management 
Das Anindita (NIEC-NP)
Practicum 3 plays a major role in bringing theory and practice but beyond that it offers the context for me to develop my personal teaching competence and to acquire and develop the knowledge of teaching.
Low point: time constrains, lengthy assignments, limitation of resources.
Zi Hui:
High: Seeing children really enjoying/ are very excited playing the activity i planned for them, children are constantly asking when can they play the learning centre games again
Low: Children can sometimes be a little talkative/ complain quite a lot
Ramalingam Sangeetha (NIEC-NP)

Sonia Della Fega Binte Ahmad Hanafi (NIEC-NP)

High: I was able to teach the N2 class which I have been assisting previously so it feels great to finally teach a class. Its also great to see most of them being interested and engaged in the lesson.

Low: I was very stressed and had a lot on my plate because I was also assigned to be the toddler main teacher due to manpower issue and had to constantly jump around to go to N2 class in order to learn and plan for my assignment. It was also in the middle of transiting to term 4 so I had more work coming from the toddler class. Therefore, I had to learn to juggle work toddler class and work from the prac 3. 

How I overcame it:
I made a schedule on what I needed to complete and prioritise those that were more urgent. I had to sleep lesser and use my weekend to complete the work

Ruzanna
High Point: Was able to bond with the children, and observe their behaviours and understand their needs. With this in mind, I was able to plan and conduct the lesson accordingly.

Low Point: Had to use different strategies to manage the class.

Low points: Perhaps not an actual low point but rather it slipped my mind to consider that the practicum 3 is an assessment, not just a classroom observation. So some things that were set in the assessment criteria I did not take into consideration during the actual assessment day itself. For example, I did not keep the additional learning centre resources that we had in the classroom that were not required for the assessment and the children naturally gravitated to those options. That made it a little bit hard to draw them back again. 

2) I've been most encouraged to see how the inservice teachers press on with pursuing this diploma on top of their regular teaching duties. It's truly not easy to juggle so much work load as well as the course load and to sacrifice your weekends completing assignments. Kudos to all! I've also been most amazed by the mothers in out midst who has to juggle mothering, teaching and studying..three thumbs up to you guys!


Jasil

High points: I was with the K2 class that I have been attached to since the start of the course. Everything went well and they enjoyed the activities that I have planned. I can see their excitement when they see new activities at the learning corners and started playing with it. 

Low points: Classroom management is always a work in process experience and also safety of the children. Teachers have to really keep their eyes on them even though we are familiar with them already. 

I overcome all these challenges faced along the way by telling myself in my heart and mind that “I am doing well, keep it going and pace myself”

What inspire me is the perseverance of we teachers have and each day is a new beginning. 

Kasthuri

High point: The children were able to follow the instruction given. Those children whom faced difficulties, after guidance by prompting questions they were able to do.  

Low point: The children were falling sick frequently and there were lesser children.     

Note of encouragement: Just do the lesson the way you have planned no matter anything happens. Just overcome the obstacles and give the best for the children to lean and explore.        

Ain

High points: I took K1 class with 10 children. Good thing we were familiar with each other and were engaged during the lesson. They enjoyed the music that I played to introduce the activity.

Low point: During the lesson, I did not stop 2 children from playing with the materials and received feedback from practicum supervisor to be more assertive in managing the class.

My inspiration comes from the student as I want them to enjoy my lesson besides meeting the learning objectives. Learning from my peers help me gather more ideas for the lesson.

Marie

High point: I took my own class so the children were comfortable with me and the evaluation went smoothly. 

Low point: We were lacking in man power and the children were falling sick during that period so I was worried that on that day, I would not be able to hit the min number of children.