Was recording a Channel U show recently where I was giving my opinions on education. The host asked what I would have done if a parent came for a couple of weeks, learnt my pedagogy and quit the class. Ideally, I should have answered that our way of teaching isn’t that easily replicated. (If it[…]
“Life is so easy now, you don’t have classes everyday,” said some friends. On the surface, it appears so. However, there’s a lot of responsibility involved. Guiding the kids academically and also aiming to provide an education for them, devising ways to get them interested, and helping them improve in the most efficient manner possible.[…]
Our column is published on 早报 today. We talk about how we disagree with labelling our students and believe in educating them without any judgement. You can read the article here: http://www.zaobao.com.sg/forum/opinion/story20150208-444678
A parent told me yesterday that her son has been asking her if he could attend my class daily, instead of his regular school. Thank you for making my day. We are always happy to hear that students love our classes. When I was a kid 20 years ago, I would always waste my parents’[…]
A former colleague sent me a picture of my empty desk at my previous work place and said they miss me. I miss them and my career of the past ten years too. We used to help investors earn more money in our jobs as a trader and financial reporter. Now we want to make[…]
Missed my former P6 kids a few days ago and started texting them, asking how they were coping with secondary school life. Knowing these children was the best gift I had received in 2014. We started classes last year because we really enjoy interacting with children and mentoring them, even if it means spending our[…]
Good luck to everyone who’s getting the PSLE results today. I am pretty nervous myself as I hope for the best for my students. Though I am in Europe now, I have asked all of them to message me once they know their results. Have even set an alarm for 5am Europe time to check[…]
As we get caught in the PSLE frenzy, it’s easy to lose sense of the bigger picture and overlook why we are studying. PSLE grades are important to get into the secondary school of our dreams. But let’s not forget that we are studying because we want to be educated, to be able to communicate[…]
Happy Teachers’ Day! I am a day early but I know schools are celebrating the special occasion today. I am very lucky to be blessed with very good teachers. I have absolutely no flair for Maths, but Mr Ang, my secondary school Maths teacher for four years, didn’t give up on my class and was[…]