As a swimming coach, I have come across many students who were ‘strongly encouraged’ by their parents to learn swimming. As such, there are those who would resist learning through wails, cries and sometimes, violence. As an educator, we would try to teach our students as best we can. However, Read more…
In this season, I have been heavily involved in helping a class perform well in exams. My role in this is only temporary, however, I found a deep reverence and emphasis towards exam results. Exams are seen as the only means towards success in life. However, what if exams are Read more…
I have been into gaming for most of my life. I still am very much into gaming. After I became a teacher, I have gone on to become a speaker for gaming addiction. As much as gaming addiction being a threat to many students, it is however not without its benefits. Read more…
In an ever changing world, we try our best to equip our students or children with the best skills available. Year after year we pile on to their already heavy workload. Yet, many are seen to go through life without a care, ignoring their responsibilities. That’s because we sometimes forget Read more…
I thought the days of being called into the principal’s office was long gone for me. As I sat in the principal’s office, I was asked or rather, grilled on my students’ current progress. I later found out that my principal is someone who is rather performance oriented. This is Read more…
Parenthood is filled with challenges. One of these many challenges is finding the perfect school for your child. In my country, the choices of schools can be rather complicated. There are Vernacular schools that teaches in either Mandarin or Tamil, there are the National schools that teaches in Malay and Read more…
I have taught in three schools thus far. In most of these institutions, when my boss, be it the headmaster opens up my file, they will always assign me to teach public speaking. I was a school rep and have coached my students in public speaking for a bit now. Read more…
A few weeks ago, I started using Steemit as a way to encourage my students to do their homework tasks at home. Well, you can say that I have started paying my students to do their work. In my head, I pictured a moment where all the students would clamor Read more…
I have done two posts thus far on a few the offline ways and online ways in which a parent or a teacher can use to prepare a child for the future. All these ways are good, but at times, a child’s biggest problem is not the lack of knowledge or skill, but the Read more…
Doing well on Steemit can be rather stressful. I remember a Steemian saying that if you want to make do well on Steemit, you have to view Steemit as a business. However, to run a business well, stress and pressure will definitely be part and parcel of the entire process. Read more…