Today, we participated in Machineering Competition, which mean the competition to make the 'furthest and longest airborne time' of flying contraption, held at ACSS school (besides my school). And, we got the centre of attention there.
I dont know how to state here. But, what happen today is the most terrible moment for me. I've feel soooo down.
The competition award is RM 1500. Maybe the award is too little for them. (sigh). But, for me, this is the chance to show the capability of my students to invent something special and useful, with full of cooperation and friendship. I don't want the money if we win the competition. All is given to them and school.
But, I don't know what they thought. They never prepared and never willing to listen to me. And, the winner built the same type of contraption with my idea.
Do you know how much time I spent before to find out the best contraption?? Everyday I'd home at five!!! 3 hours everyday to find the best contraption ever. But, they didn't want to stay. Always went home at three. And, I'd never got the opportunity to brief mine. You just make yours and doesn't want to listen to me at all..
Last two days ago, I've been upset. and disappointed with your commitment. I just wanna leave all of those thing on your back. But, when I think back, slowly I've follow my good thought to continue. Even, all of the teachers called me the aeroplane man. I don't care what they want to say. The students that saw me flying the aeroplane also make fun of me and said that I'm being childish. I'm just smile and pretend to be cool.
You know, I'm alone while find the best one until yesterday evening (after Friday's prayer).
Early this morning, I want to brief them about the contraption and the threat when using the disk-shaped one (like they invented earlier). The disk can go further but, shorter airborne time. The wind also being the great threat. So, I want to convince and persuade them to use the aeroplane shape. But, they going to help other teachers and walk there and there..
And then, all of them arrived and just confirmed the shaped they want to used. All of them used disk-shaped. I've gave up already to talk to the stubborn girl. And then, I want to drive them to the competition place, but they walked away and didn't hear what I wanna explain. Are they didn't trust me as their teacher?? What happen if something bad happened at the middle of the road?? And I parked back my car (actually my sister car) and run to chase them. (crazy morning).
At the competition, I just stunned with their attitude, didn't want to follow my order. And fine, I've left them and being friendly to other teacher (from another school). I'm being silence for a while. I'd asked them to go to the canteen (when the organizer tell that the food was ready), but they replied and ask me to go first. What with that attitude??
When practiced the way to throw, they ask me to go downstairs and wait for them to throw. They think that I'm their slave??? When the launch events, I've saw that the best contraption that flying furthest and longest airborne time is similar to my model. And the wind blew in the best manners. They even blame me to pray for the wind. (actually, I want the wind blew the other aeroplane back and disqualified (haha, bad me. bad me.)
And, my student's contraption being in the centre of attention with the newspaper interviewed them (because of the unique disk-shaped), Erm. for me, that is not important to enter the newspaper, because we can't win the prizes.
And, sorry to say, you are unable to enter any competitions ever. I want you to take this as the lesson. you're only 14 years old, but you didn't listened to others. didn't want to think about others feeling. Just being selfish. And, you act like you're smarter than me. Do you feel that you're smarter than me?????
As the student leader (at the university), I've learned in the community, the leader always listen and take the decision from the members, not always bossy. That's why I don't want to force you to use my idea. But, I'm feel really down when the head of department came and scolded me because I didn't used my previous idea.
Listen, I manage to get all of my effort to all of you to increase your attitude. Willing to teach you everything that I know. But, you don't want to listen to me. and you even do not trust me. why??? why???