As a supervisor, I have responsibility to ensure our operational unit runs thoroughly. Start from preparation, realization, evaluation, until plan for the next term, me and other eleven supervisors form as one team. Each of us have 7 or 8 subordinates and they are our responsibilities too.
On October 24, 2008, one of my subordinates was sick. I couldn't find substitute to replace her as a programming instructor for that day. So, I became acting instructor for that day only. I entered one class room of computer laboratory. There was another instructor already inside the room. He is my subordinate partner. It's been a long time since I was an instructor too. He started teaching and I started observing.
Ten minutes after my partner started teaching, several students were entering the class room. "Hey!
why did they late?", I said in my heart. They were not only late for ten minutes but there were 3 students who were also late above 30 minutes. After looked them took a seat, I warned them to follow our study rules. We have some rules but I will write down 2 rules here. First, if the student late after 30 minutes, the student may stay learning but he/she will be counted absent. Second, if the student doesn't wear laboratory coat, he/she is not allowed to enter the class room of computer laboratory. I had warned them by sending messages to their computer.
Apparently, there were 2 students who didn't bring lab coat. When I knew that, there were 2 dogs began barking in my heart. Bellow is the dialog between these 2 dogs.
First dog said, "Pitying them, they only don't bring lab coat. Besides, lab coat is not important. Think! why does the student need to wear lab coat in computer laboratory? Is it for protect them from computer radiation? What a useless rule."
The Second dog said, "You must stand on the rule, don't let them break the rule."
First dog said, "If you don't break the rule, they will miss their programming lesson for today. They've already paid and they have right to get what they've paid. Pitying them if they left behind because you don't let them stay and learn."
Second dog said, "It is their fault if they don't bring lab coat. Rules are made to make them discipline and have responsibilities."
First dog said, "If you don't let them stay, you will be hated by them."
Second dog said, "Choose, do you wanna be loved because your tollerance for breaking the rule or hated because your righteousness."
Finally, the second dog won and made me acting based on the rule. After that, I thought I was cruel and I felt so sad. I was wondering why do I felt that way while I was doing the right thing. I talked to my friend, and she said, "It's ok Ru. Just like a mother teaches her child, she will feel sad when she gives punishment to her child because her child doing something wrong. But her mother do that because she want her child grow up as a good person." My friend's words made my heart relieved.
On October 24, 2008, one of my subordinates was sick. I couldn't find substitute to replace her as a programming instructor for that day. So, I became acting instructor for that day only. I entered one class room of computer laboratory. There was another instructor already inside the room. He is my subordinate partner. It's been a long time since I was an instructor too. He started teaching and I started observing.
Ten minutes after my partner started teaching, several students were entering the class room. "Hey!
why did they late?", I said in my heart. They were not only late for ten minutes but there were 3 students who were also late above 30 minutes. After looked them took a seat, I warned them to follow our study rules. We have some rules but I will write down 2 rules here. First, if the student late after 30 minutes, the student may stay learning but he/she will be counted absent. Second, if the student doesn't wear laboratory coat, he/she is not allowed to enter the class room of computer laboratory. I had warned them by sending messages to their computer.Apparently, there were 2 students who didn't bring lab coat. When I knew that, there were 2 dogs began barking in my heart. Bellow is the dialog between these 2 dogs.
First dog said, "Pitying them, they only don't bring lab coat. Besides, lab coat is not important. Think! why does the student need to wear lab coat in computer laboratory? Is it for protect them from computer radiation? What a useless rule."
The Second dog said, "You must stand on the rule, don't let them break the rule."
First dog said, "If you don't break the rule, they will miss their programming lesson for today. They've already paid and they have right to get what they've paid. Pitying them if they left behind because you don't let them stay and learn."
Second dog said, "It is their fault if they don't bring lab coat. Rules are made to make them discipline and have responsibilities."
First dog said, "If you don't let them stay, you will be hated by them."
Second dog said, "Choose, do you wanna be loved because your tollerance for breaking the rule or hated because your righteousness."
Finally, the second dog won and made me acting based on the rule. After that, I thought I was cruel and I felt so sad. I was wondering why do I felt that way while I was doing the right thing. I talked to my friend, and she said, "It's ok Ru. Just like a mother teaches her child, she will feel sad when she gives punishment to her child because her child doing something wrong. But her mother do that because she want her child grow up as a good person." My friend's words made my heart relieved.
