NVS

It's been close to a month since I've started seeing pts at NV. The school is housed in the middle of housing flats in Yishun, and the building is 19 years old and counting. The architecture and layout reminds me of the old RJ compound, small, but cosy, a rather homely feel.
The students that I've seen by far are the worst behaved amongst the 3 schools that I've been to. However, the encounters I've had were much more interesting as compared to the other two schools. Population wise, this school has the smallest enrolment. There are only 3 express classes, and 5 other Normal classes.
On some days, I can really be driven crazy by the din that is created by the rowdy students. They usually come in their cliques, and usually it's a all-or-none strategy employed by such students. You either see none of them, or take in the whole jing bang, rowdiness and all. They would refuse to go back to class after you're done with one of them, and they would only leave together when the clique has completed treatment. On some occasions, the clique would refuse to leave, choosing instead to stay in the mobile to enjoy the aircon, expressing their fascination at our 'microwave'(autoclave) oven, playing with the extra chair or simply, being a nuisance. My nurse was worried that the staff may be unhappy with the students staying unnecesarily, but I'm thinking, the teachers should be grateful to us for taking all these students in, who would otherwise disrupt their lessons in class, judging from their behaviour in our mobile.
Some of the students are clearcut disciplinary cases. Most of them come with tongue studs, lip piercings and what have you. Interestingly, they are often the ones who complain that scaling is painful. To me, that tongue piercing of 3mm in diameter looked much more daunting than my scaler tip. Some come in with nicotine stainings and equally potent breaths to match, and are currently under counselling for smoking cessation. They represent the modern Hokkien Shakespeare, and exhibit proficiency in dishing out vulgarities in 3 out of the 4 national languages.
There were even three students organising a group confrontation in my mobile when one of them was recieving dental treatment. One of the them(from sec1) had been 'diaoed' by a sec 2 boy, and the sec 3 students were planning to call in reinforcements to support their confrontation. Apparently, they operate by neighbourhoods. Members at Admiralty are too far to render any support. Yishun members had to be rounded up for the 'big' event.
Of course, there are the perennial jokers. One guy who required root canal treatment for a decayed tooth insisted that I 'knock his head, make him sleep' and give the injection. I duly rejected. There was no need to sacrifice his continued cognitive development for an infiltration.
In general, it has been a culture shock, as well as an eyeopener. Previously, the most rebellious act I've done in school was to turn up late for school. My school life really paled in comparison. However, it is disheartening when you think of them as kids who had just left primary school 3 years ago, but changing from innocent young kids to such rebellious teens. But well, in my short encounters with them, I do advise some of them to work hard for their future. Hopefully, some of my advice had had some effect. Meanwhile, I shall pray that my sanity will be preserved in the midst of the ruckus that the cliques create during my screening sessions.