“Just because you covered it, it doesn’t mean they learned it. A skilled musician does not necessarily translates to a skilled teacher. Subject content expert may not necessaily be the expert communicator of the subject content.
Suppose there are two teachers. One lives in the east, and one lives in the central area. Now there are demands for a new teacher in the west and the central area. The teacher residing in the east will be deployed to the school in the central area, and the teacher residing in the central area will be deployed to the west.
You step into a classroom of 40 rowdy Primary Five’s in an all-boys school. You met for the first time. How do you get their attention to follow your instructions?
One of the questions a man was asked by his interviewers is, “Where do you see yourself in the career track as teacher?” At that time, he had not known of the established system of three tracks in the Ministry of Education. After that experience, he asked his teaching associates and learnt more about the […]
What is your kind of ideal rest before you teach? Even if you are not a teacher, when do you find yourself to be able to deliver your messages clearest when in person? If you are on the receiving end of a lesson or workshop, would you not appreciate the lesson provider, i.e. the trainer or teacher, to communicate in the best condition possible?
“What is one thing you hope you knew before you started teaching?” Her response? “How much my pay would be. I didn’t know my pay when I first signed up. It’s okay but quite stagnant over the years. Haha.”
“What is one thing you hope you knew before you started teaching?” Following is a compilation list of their replies, without revealing their identities, and in no sequence of importance.