By admin, on May 17th, 2010

Penalised for trying to be a good mum and teacher

Source: The Straits Times, Page A19, 17 May 2010

Upon returning to school full time, she fought a losing battle with the school administration to provide her and other mothers-to-be with a place for expressing milk…

But when performance bonuses were given out, she was not only given a pro-rated bonus (which I understand), but also [...]

Share
By admin, on February 10th, 2003

Are teachers always right?

Just last week, a nephew of mine asked for help in his school science homework. He’s in Primary 3 at Sengkang Primary School. The question asked in the workbook was: Describe two differences between a zebra and a tiger. I told him one of the two differences was that a zebra had a mane whereas [...]

Share
By admin, on October 14th, 2002

Whither literature in our schools?

Another batch of literature students will be sitting for the subject at O level in early December 2002. This year’s batch of candidates is expected to be less than a quarter of the cohort of O-level students here.

Lately, there has been some interest in the dwindling number of literature students. A working group for [...]

Share