Testing with children #2 - day three
I met "I'm from Perth-not SG" boy's mum on the way up to this school this morning. No doubts I'm extremely grateful to all parents who have given their permission to let their child participate in my study, I'm quite nervous about talking to them, so I always tried to avoid them if possible. *sweats* CHICKEN! Lol.
Anyway, I managed to do 7 kids today! But in order to do so, the rule of the day is minimum interaction. Less talking, more doing. So although I done 7 kids today, there's hardly anything to describe about them. Haiz... Oh well, at least I can still say most of them moderately enjoyed just doing the tasks. :) Still, one thing I learnt about kids over this few days is- most of the them, at least the talkative ones, will most willingly volunteer their information even without asking! Lol.
#3-Boy.
Me: Do you think your teacher is pretty?
Boy #3: No..
Me: Do you think your mum is pretty? (I thought he would say Yes for this)
Boy #3: No..
Me: (puzzled) So who did you think is pretty??
Boy #3: Dad...
Me: Who's that? Is that your girl classmate? (as usual, didn't hear properly again)
Boy #3: No.. My Dad..
Me: Your dad?!??!?!
Boy #3: *nodded his head really proudly*
Me: Is he not supposed to be HANDSOME?
Boy #3: No... *shakes head* (and went on to say about the spiky hair of his father)
Me: *maj sweats*
#4-Boy. The first child that I tested who is truly interested in the stories that I'd created. (*^*) He listened to them attentively, thought about the choices carefully - anyway, I'm so touched by him!!! Awww~~ Can I give you a hug? and I'm sorry I'm mistook you as a punk. He has this bad boy look. Lol.
A little boy from the classroom. While I was waiting for the teacher to end her conversation with the assistant teacher, a little boy asked me, "Am I on your list?" (How cuuute~~~), so I asked for his name and checked the list for his name. Nope, he was not. You should have seen his disappointed face when I told him so. Awww.. Sorry dear, I wish you are on my list, but unfortunately, you're not. *hugs*
Anyway, hopefully, I can finish the testing on Monday, though there is still some kids available for me to do, I feel a little embarrassed troubling the school so long for my study. At least, the vice-principal didn't look too happy when I mentioned I might need a couple more days with the kids. Sigh, we see how it goes. Pehaps I should just be more thick-skinned abit and just do one more day with them.