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Blk 644, Bukit Batok Central, #01-68. S(650644).
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Just received the good news that my ex-tutee Shawn Lim, the first needy student under our free tuition scheme, has received a scholarship from the ITE for his outstanding N Level results.
I still remember the day when Shawn first arrived. He stood at my door smiling and I made a guess that that was the student my series of email exchanges with a social worker and a lady (his aunt) was referring to. He smiled while even talking to me, such that I couldn’t guess his life story, so I was almost moved to tears (guys don’t cry right?) when I learnt that he lost both his parents while in primary school, and for a few years after that his life was a mess; living alone at times, missing school many times due to not being able to wake up on time, not having enough money and food at times etc. Just listening to him for 20 minutes made me realise that I’ve not suffered at all in life. In fact, by the time his stint at my place ended, he has taught me more than I could ever teach him.
Many students out there complain about their parents, their school, their teachers, their friends and so on. Some are not even happy that they are posted to a good school; they want a brand-name school. I think such students should spend just a few minutes with people like Shawn to learn a thing or two about life.
Shawn is not the first student to have made me proud, nor will he be the last.
Ilyasa
Just met an ex-student who is now a teacher at the same school in which I was his form teacher back in 2001. Oh my, how time flies! And he looks almost exactly the same. I feel happy every time I meet my former students and see how much they have grown and how useful they have become. In fact at least one is already married. Education is more than just textbooks, worksheets, homework and exams, which sadly, is a view not shared by some parents, some teachers and even some students themselves.
To me, teaching is the greatest and most satisfying job in the world, and while others may earn more, good teachers are always the most respected in society.
Rgds,
Ilyasa
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