My name is Hy Ratheany, I am 19 years old and a 2nd-year student at the Regional Teacher Training Centre of Kampong Cham. My dream is to become a teacher of Physics at the lower secondary school in my village. I find science very interesting; it helps me understand things better. I also think it is fun when I can explain what I learnt to my sisters at home.
My house is 120 kilometre from the teacher training centre. I only visit my family during school holidays. I take the bus together with my friends although I would prefer to stay here and hang around with my friends at the campus. At home I have to help my father in the rice fields. Luckily I am allowed to assist my sister in the shop once in a while. She has a tailor workshop. I enjoy helping customers choose their wedding dresses. When I graduate I can earn money as a teacher and help my family.
I like studying here at the teacher training centre. I enjoy the Physics classes of Mr. Vanna the most. Usually we go to the new science lab on the campus. He does not use his textbook to teach but he explains new lesson topics by performing experiments. Sometimes it does not work as planned and he has to start over again. That is why he transpires the whole lesson. But in the end he always gets the right result and this helps us to understand difficult topics more easily. Last week he did an experiment on convection. Afterwards, we all got the opportunity to try it out ourselves. We only needed some glass bottles, incense and matches. We succeeded at the first time! I already look forward to explain this to my pupils during my practical training next month.
