The silly season for school competitions in terms of performing groups and sports is just about over. I am glad. I know Singapore students are under a lot of stress academically. There are lots of tests and exams they have to sit for. I guess given our highly competitive education system where everyone tries to [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Go for Gold!
Posted in Back to school on April 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Animal Right?
Posted in LA on April 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
An issue that caught my attention this week is that of animal rights. It was prompted by a rather interesting talk given in school by an animal rights activist. He used the usual manipulative images and videos. But what made it engaging was his passion. He sounded like he really believed in the cause. And [...]
In the beginning was the Word …
Posted in Back to school, LA on April 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It seems appropriate that I start this entry with the quote from the gospel of John this weekend, being the Easter weekend. No no, I am not going to “preach” the gospel; I am using this as a useful starting point for a discussion on the importance of language in our lives. I have to [...]
Listen, listen, listen
Posted in Back to school, LA, New media on April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is funny. As teachers, we spend our time asking our students to listen. Listen during flag raising, listen during lectures, listen during tutorials, listen when we give instructions. LISTEN. Sounds easy. How hard is it to listen?
But to listen, we need to be quiet. That is hard. Sure, it is not hard to close [...]
Tomorrow, tomorrow…
Posted in Back to school, LA, New media on April 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
No no, I am not referring to that famous quote from Macbeth although I have been discussing Shakespeare. I am referring to that famous anthem of all procrastinators, ‘Tomorrow’ from the musical Annie.
I have received a timely rebuke from someone, probably one of my students that I haven’t been consistently updating the blog. Ha! I [...]
