Don't Bother About Class Timetable?

After teaching for half a year, I came to realise another astonishing fact about pupils nowadays, or at least in the primary school that I teach. I realised that many in a class do not have their own class timetable! Some copy but lost it; whereas others don't even copy it... some copy also can copy wrongly e.g. MA and MT can be mistaken (i.e. Maths or Mother Tongue)... & still can ask me what is their next period... how would I know so many classes' timetable?! Whose responsibility is it to know? Them or mine?

But then again, there even some who don't even bring pencil to school. What more can I expect? Borrow eraser, ruler, etc also can quarrel because their classmate don't want to share with them. Then why don't they bring their own?! I have even told them that if they or their parents don't have money, the pupil can always ask me. Anyway, in this past half a year, I have already bought so many things for my pupils... & I never asked for any return... just pay attention in class, do their homework, study for their test/exam & bring their books to school.

Children nowadays just take such a laid back attitude to school! As if the Govt, teachers & parents owe them a chance to be educated... & its STILL their choice whether they want to be educated or not. What in the world???

So now I understand why some pupils always don't bring their subject books to class... because they don't even know what subjects they are having each day! And it doesn't bother them one bit! I make it a point to sit & eat with my pupils during their recess & sometimes I ask them what is the subject for the next period. And up till now, I have not had a single confident & correct answer! The pupils do not know what is the next period's lesson! I'm not even asking them what are the subjects they are having TODAY. I'm just asking what is the subject for the NEXT PERIOD. And they don't know... and they don't care... I could just faint... really... its just so upsetting...