Since the start of school there has been many comments made about all the teachers that are teaching us. So typical of children right, students isnt it? There is one particular teacher that is continuously mentioned in class and also by one particular person. HAHAHA. Nothing lah.
Yes, if you guessed it, its him that I want to talk about. Happened to be pondering about it mah, not on purpose though.
"For many years, the school has always given me 2 types of classes. The first one is the type where, I don't need to teach the basics, they all know already. I only have to teach them those very hard things. The second time, is when I step into class, they just tell me: "Mr Yap, fail us lah." So, I do not know why the school has always been giving me such an arrangement, ... ..."
The reason why I do not continue on, is because that it what I would like to talk about. Why?
If you do notice, especially in my class, he somehow has the special ability to make many people improve in Math, improve in grades, probably interest? That was something he hoped for. From what I can see, it is not easy for one teacher to make mass improvements, because different students and children have different learning abilities, capacities and modes of learning. Some prefer to just listen to the teacher talk, or prefer to have more interaction, and others more of hands-on. So, to be able to make improvements on students in masses, it is not easy for just one teacher to do it, because at the same time, different teachers have different teaching styles. In a way, he does try to go up to that individual level and help them, but he is able to make quite some changes in just one working manner.
I used to ask him why he did not make use of ICT in his lessons. The answer is not so much important, but somehow it made me think he is a very free person. Yes, no doubt he is very carefree, but of course deep down he has problems to deal with definitely. Recently I realised, it does not mean that when ICT is used frequently, a person is then considered busy. He is the guy who prefers paper, pen, markers and words.
He very obviously has a fun side, especially towards those that are highly inclined in Mathematics. I probably do not want to elaborate on that because some might find differences or biasedness. I don't know.
But most importantly, he is under the Knowledge Skills Programme. Meaning? A branch of the SBGE. This is where the differences come in. Apart from being able to help those who are poor, he is at the same time able to make those who are good excel even further. Not many teachers are able to do both very well. He is one of them that manages to do it quite well. I must say, apart from all the things about it that are not so related to the question that help him, this is the one that probably makes the most difference. And the answer is all revealed. A talent indeed, to the school, therefore he is given such a task. The only time I remember a similar saying by someone else was from Mrs Lee already. And according to her, it was definitely no easy at all. Furthermore thats P6. Y3? Wow.
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