INSTRUCTING STUDENTS how to launch a rocket made from a water bottle in the playground may not be difficult for an experienced tutor, but for teacher-for-a-day Alex Yu Kwan-tin, it was chaos. Kwan-tin is only 16.
He tried hard to maintain his dignity as a teacher, but his students for the day are actually classmates and not much older than he is.
However, Kwan-tin was not alone. All Form Four and Form Six students at SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School in Tai Po got a taste of what it is like being a teacher for about five hours on their annual Student-Teachers' Day last week.
Students formed groups to teach, while the teachers served as advisers.
Having designed the lessons and prepared teaching materials on their own, Kwan-tin found teachers were 'stronger' than he thought.
The popularity of the water-rocket activity caused some chaos among the students, resulting in Kwan-tin having to shout to maintain order.