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My teachers in school always ensured that they were ready to help their students whenever needed. My maths teacher was willing to set aside time for consultation with me on concepts or questions that puzzled me, which makes her exemplary in the discharge of her duty of helping students learn effectively.

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During my time in my contract school, I had the chance to interact with parents. It was a daunting experience at the start but it got better and better over time, I grew more confident. It was when I learned the most important thing parents are concerned about are their own children's well-being. All it matters is as long as parents understand and know that the intentions of the teachers are pure and ultimately, to help their children.

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I had a student who does has issues paying attention in class. P2. Same observation made by his form teacher since P1. I talked to my ST, mentor and another senior teacher for advice on how to work with this student. I came up with a few suggestions. I then called the mother to speak to her. I tried my best to be empathetic as it would not be easy for a parent to absorb such comments about her child. I suggested what i could do and the mother also shared what was done at home. I tried to find a balance between these. We met again during MTP. Parent was very appreciate of what i did to help the student.

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As a physical education teacher, I fostered teamwork, discipline, and respect in my students through sports and activities. By emphasizing fair play and cooperation, I helped them develop skills vital for positive community involvement. Encouraging perseverance and empathy, I aimed to shape them into responsible, contributing citizens.

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During my UCT stint, one of my P2 students initially didn't enjoy and struggled with fundamental skills in floorball. I would always check in with him, reminding him of the teaching cues that I have taught the class and provided him with constant motivation to persevere. He ended up enjoying floorball so much so that when he was in P3, he decided to join floorball as his CCA.

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The love for learning and thirst for knowledge has been a perennial part of humanity, and as educators it is important for us to truly believe that each day in the classroom is an opportunity for us to learn. Be it to learn how to better our craft as educators, or to learn from our students about fields they are interested in. The best teachers I was fortunate enough to learn from were the biggest “seekers for knowledge” themselves.

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As the adults in the school, we are the role model whom students will look up to and follow. Thus, it is important that we, as teachers always display exemplary character to not only our students, but to our colleagues too. For example, I make sure I always show respect and speak with kindness to my students and colleagues.

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I once had a Geography teacher who was very enthusiastic and upbeat during her lessons. I think it stemmed from her loving her subject, and the world in general. I believe this infectious enthusiasm was the reason why so many of us enjoyed her lessons, and got a glimpse into how fascinating the world of geography might be.

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During my time in junior college, seeing my literature and history teachers so passionate about their subject and so willing to impart their knowledge and help all of us grow, gave my class the much needed assurance that no matter how much we struggled with A levels, we would not be alone. We learnt to love the subjects despite the academic rigour and often went for consultations to further discuss challenging topics and questions.

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Throughout my secondary school, my physics teacher always shared with us about his passion to learn and teach physics. His passion and energy was contagious and it inspired me and my classmates to learn physics on our own outside of the classroom.

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Back in secondary school, my form teachers have always been very supportive in bringing out the best version of ourselves. They would go the extra mile to understand us and inspire us in ways to make us believe in our potential. They never shun our flaws and would always encourage us to do our best, and even venture on different areas to try and discover our strengths.

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I take the time to learn about each student’s interests, strengths, and challenges through bonding during recess time. Using that knowledge I try my best to incorporate students’ favourite topics into lesson plans and encourage them to share their passions with the class during discussions - Loved it when the students look forward to the next lesson as they truly enjoy the learning experience.

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During CCAs and PE lessons, i always try to encourage my students to display sportsmanship until it becomes a habit for them. So when they displayed it during lessons or cca without my intervention, it was heartwarming.

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Tgether with my mentor, we engaged our students’ parents to help improve their behaviour and attitude towards learning. Being able to align our efforts with the student’s parents was crucial in helping the child.

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No matter how small, celebrate big and small wins to boost motivation and confidence in students!

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As an untrained teacher we are given reliefs that might not be in our field of subject. At times, I had to relief mother tongue even though I’m a PAM teacher. As this is not something I major in, I learn on the spot together with the students. At times, I even learn from the students.

Aida

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My secondary school teacher helped her students to enjoy and explore music beyond the syllabus

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I remembered when my teachers will often take initiative to provide as much help to every student and constantly provide updates to parents on the progress of every student. My teachers showed me what it takes to be responsible and what it takes for parents to be reassured by our education system.

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during my teaching internship, my class wrote individual notes of appreciation for me. Many of them mentioned how I made “math lessons engaging” or “made math interesting”

That was quite heartwarming for me as I felt like I made a difference to the learning of students, and sparked their joy in learning a often dreaded subject.

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I always believe in the phrase “walking the talk.”

I learn best in school when my teacher does what he/she teaches. It allowed them to be more reliable and encourages me to be like them.

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Weekly assembly talks on various topics such as sustainability were given and discussed with students. This encourages and guides students towards being a concerned citizen.

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In a class of varying ability of students, it is important to cater the lessons to each group of individuals.

For instance, to provide differentiated instructions to keep the students engaged in the lesson so that they'll be able to give their best in learning.

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Despite the direction towards CCA that the school was heading towards, my colleagues and I agreed to sacrifice more of our time to allow students to hold more basketball trainings so as to improve their skills for the upcoming NSG.

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By Integrating lessons on sportsmanship, team work , working with or being involved with the community , and respect for others during lessons can guide students to be a good citizens by applying skills and knowledge for the country

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Motivating students to learn, being better and providing the necessary tools for them to practice is essential in my day to day opportunity as a teacher.

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Going the extra mile to create an engaging lesson with the P2s, using Pokemons as learning environment for PE. Was a real joy to see the kids having fun together as a class.

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By Integrating lessons on sportsmanship, team work , working with or being involved with the community , and respect for others during lessons can guide students to be a good citizens by applying skills and knowledge for the country.

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During my contract teaching time. There was a boy from p2 boy in my class.When I started teaching him, his Chinese characters wouldn't fit into the boxes, so I had to keep telling him to erase and rewrite them. It took me two months before he finally got the hang of it, and his writing improved significantly. At the parent-teacher meeting, his parents thanked me profusely, which I felt was my duty as a teacher.

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As teachers, we will maintain am open communication channel and give updates to the parents regarding their child's well-being and learning. We treat the students like our own children and how we would like to develop and grow them and we share the same vision with the parents. Through this, parents are able to trust and support us and release their children into their destinies.

I recall times when this relationship that we have with parents has resulted in many favourable moments. For example, there was a P5 camp where there was a viral outbreak and because of how we maintained clear communication with the stakeholders, we were able to get their support as we navigated through the crisis together to control the outbreak and we placed the student's well-being as the main priority

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It's very heartwarming to have students showing gratitude and appreciation to you as an indication that you have instil the love of learning within them through classroom and outdoor lessons. I am blessed to have experienced that for myself.

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During TIP, a lot of parents called when the school went through the Russian-Ukraine War during CCE. Many parents was worried that getting students exposed to such events could negatively impact their growth. Teachers worked together to address their concerns and ensured that their concerns were taken care of.

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Teachers working together to enforce expected behaviours from a child with a very difficult background. Teachers talk to the child and educates him on how to behave in social settings for the good of his own future.

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During my Teaching Internship, I taught geography to 2 classes for a term. Every lesson I emphasised a shift of mindset from the dread of "studying" to the joy of "learning". By pointing out the things that they learnt as well as showing how it can be relevant in their lives, they began to see the value in the subject and eventually grew to be more enthusiastic and proactive in class.

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Identified a potential leader in the class and gave him the opportunity to lead despite some concerns from some teachers

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During our P5 Camp, i noticed that 1 of my student wasn't participating in one of the high element activities. I spent 30 minutes understanding & encouraging my student. To embrace that fear that she has in her & assure her that i will be there throughout. I reminded her this phrased i learned from one of my teachers “Never try, you never know”. After much persuasion, she finally tried & she enjoyed the activity & thanked me for being there for her.

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A big shoutout to all my JC History and Literature teachers for never losing their spark for their subjects - their passion and interest for their subjects were so infectious that it gave me confidence that I would be able to maintain the same as a teacher!

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Back in secondary school, I saw how the teachers collaborated to provide support and guidance for the troubled youths in school. Through their guidance and programs conducted, I could really see the changes in the attitudes of the students.

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During secondary 3-4, I had a great form teacher who did not give up on me when my grades fell extremely behind the rest of the class during circuit breaker period and my conduct slipped. This teacher really strived to encourage me to believe that I could improve if I tried, and always took time out of her own busy schedule to meet me outside of classes.

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Although responsibilities are expected to be carried out, being able to do so with a smile on your face everyday without fail, is very impressive and commendable

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In most of my classes, I include group discussions and guiding of HA and LA group of students so as to close the knowledge gap among the students. This way, I am giving the HA students authority to teach and spread their knowledge as well.

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I love to dance and I taught my students how to do it, despite street dance not being part of the syllabus. Although I must add that I had tried to teach folkdance according to the syllabus but the students did not like it.

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I had a Literature teacher in JC who always made lessons fun and engaging. He would often decorate the lecture theatre according to the specific lesson in order to create a conducive atmosphere for our learning. He would also create very colourful slides which made us look forward to his lessons. He was able to pass on his passion for the subject to his students and made us enjoy learning Literature a lot more.

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My secondary school art and council teacher continued to believe in me to carry out my duties and responsibilities as a student and council leader. She did this despite my various shortcomings and the doubts I had about myself.

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A student who is not very inclined towards PE classes wrote to me on Teachers’ Day. She thanked me for helping her learn new skills. I realised that though some many not naturally enjoy sports, they will still benefit from the exposure to these skills as it teaches them to try things they’re not comfortable with.

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I practice speaking in a respectful tone and try my best to understand my students without criticism. Other than that, upon any accidents, we would always remain calm and find out more about the situation, before jumping to conclusions. Curious, instead of furious.

Keeping up this responsibility as a teacher in class and out of class is crucial as the students need a positive influence who they can look up to.

- ika

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The positive experiences I had in school influenced the preparation of my lessons for my students in my mentorship programme. I try to incorporate engaging activities that create a positive learning environment for my students, so that they can have to space to develop their insights and form their own understanding of content taught in mentorship sessions.

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I am here because of the love for my language therefore I loved seeing my students engage in Tamil Language lessons actively. I could see my student self in them.

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My secondary school CCA teachers did their best to bring the best out of my batchmates and I holistically and went above and beyond to discharge their duties. Before we stepped up to take on roles in our CCA, they organised a "leadership retreat" to prepare us for our roles ahead. They were also consistently giving us guidance on how we could improve during our term. Additionally, when one of the teachers noticed that some of us were struggling with Math, he voluntarily gave additional lessons to us.

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In school, I guided my students to pick up litter using actions rather than words. I picked up litter I see and automatically they followed suit as well

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My teacher went above and beyond to help me and guide me when I was struggling for my exams

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My P5 form teacher has played such a big role back when I was in primary school, and she has heavily inspired me with the way she treats her students. I aspire to be just like her when I teach

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Regardless of any lessons or duties, the safety and well being of our students is the top priority. Especially the case when our teaching subject is PE.

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Using situation during lesson, impart values to the students and its importance. Being a teacher is not just to let students to excel or understand lesson content, but importantly, to emphasise good values which they can use outside school.

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During NSG, students learn the meaning of perseverance and grit when the tough gets going. As teachers, we inspire them to do the best of their ability and follow through till the end.

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my students use the teaching cues that i introduce to them when teaching diff topics during class such as passing, dribbling etc and use it to help themselves remember

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The last lesson I gave to my students before I left school was talking about continuous learning. I told my students that even teacher still need to learn. Learning will make us getting better.

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As untrained music teacher, I taught the basics to learning a recorder to my classes of P3s. While teaching them the knowledge on recorder playing, our school have also provided external recorder scores for students to bring home. This motivates them to practice playing the instrument out of classroom time, and at their own time and pace. This promotes self learning and bring the value of live-long learning even after the lessons are conducted.

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I was tasked to take on classes of one of my colleague as hes away for paternity leave. To guide and train them for their upcoming interclass game despite knowing theres special needs students and they need time to learn. They managed to clinch 2nd place despite getting last place last year.

This proved to me that anyone can perform if we put in the effort to guide them and motivate them so that we can bring the best in them.

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I had a student in my form class who has little interest in learning, he is disruptive in class and does not hand in homework, sometimes he even gets into trouble for offences and this led to staying back during recess

While staying back in class during recess, more than doing reflections for the offences he committed, i will share with him how he is someone who has many friends and i observed that they are willing to listen to the things he speaks about, so i encouraged him that he has a potential to be a leader, don’t let that quality go to waste, be a role model, be someone who can influence people in a positive manner and that change comes from himself.

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My pri sch form teacher continued to believe in her students, and never gave up on those who were rowdy and misbehaving. She patiently counselled them and was determined to bring out their fullest potential though they were often uncooperative.

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During my UCT period, I observed how my co-form teacher manage to handle a boy who has an anger management fighting in class and have a conversation with him to find out why he react this way. And guide him some ways how he can manage his anger in the future, through months of guidance. Boy’s attitude and behaviour in class improved and every teachers saw his improvement.

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i was once struggling in a chemistry topic in secondary school and couldn’t seem to understand and grasp the concepts and was very frustrated. instead of putting me down and reprimanding me for handing in shoddy work, my teacher actually spent the time to consult w me and slowly went through the topic w me 1 on 1 , where he slowly went through step by step the ideas behind the topic and helped me enjoy the learning process instead of focusing too much on getting the concept itself. in the end , i was able to understand the topic easily after that. this inspired me in a way that made me see how helping someone see the joy of learning can go a long way

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I've tried various hands-on activities to intrigue their interest in Malay Language and culture for them to look forward to something new during lesson

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I observe my teachers going the extra mile to send updates about lessons to their student’s parents and guardians. For example, my form teacher would update my parents about my progress and communicate with them, discussing ways to further help me not just in my academics, but also other areas of learning when I am in school!

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My PE Teacher was exceptional when planning his lessons. He ensures his lessons were engaging and inclusive. He was very creative in his activities to continuously keep us engage throughout the period.

He also taught us life lessons which was essential as we were growing up to be young adults.

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In this instance, the kids were taking their NAPFA test and all of them were aiming below their potential. During the test, I motivated and assured them that they could do better. As a result, most of them exceeded their initial goals and were happy with their results.

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I had the opportunity to work closely with parents in order to prepare my students for a Tamil competition. We took the time to train the boys consistently. 2 of my students managed to clinch 1st and 3rd standing in the competition. It felt like a personal victory when the results were announced.

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At the end of the term, my students wrote on a card for me, “thank you for making the subject so interesting, to the point that I look forward to you stepping into class”

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My school ensures close partnerships with parents and ensures that parents have the trust of the teachers and the school. My school worked closely with parents and ensure they are updated of major school events and announcements

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During my contract teaching, I had a class where their spoken language for Tamil was not fluent as most of them were English speaking. They had a task (speech drama performance with complex Tamil dialogues) which they had to perform in front of parents. I practised with them for a span of 2 months. They performed so well and was very confident in speaking Tamil fluently. I believe as a teacher you must constantly work hard to make your students realise their potential.

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When my class was misbehaving in secondary school, my teachers would often model the way and show us the right behaviour

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During trainings and ccas when I try to help provide suggestions for improvement to my teammates and juniors using my knowledge and experience that I have.

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I passed on a phrase that I learned during my primary school, that my teacher taught me to my students!

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Managing to involve special needs or disruptive students in the class flow would always be the highlight of the day. In one class I managed to combine one disruptive and one special need child (that were usually “enemies”).They were helping together to set up and did not pick on each other. Felt like a small victory!

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I've taught my students values that will push our nation forward, values such a self & collective responsibility. We have practised these values by doing very simple acts such as picking up litter if we see any, or returning our trays after we eat at the canteen.

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During my UCT, when my students found out that I would be leaving the school, they started approaching me to ask why I needed to leave. I encouraged them that learning is a lifelong process and that I myself was going to further studies to better improve myself.

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My art teacher was dedicated to shaping the students under his tutelage to be the very best versions of themselves not only as students but also as people

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Share a story from your school experience related to the corresponding principle!

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I brought my students to a short learning journey behind the school for them to learn about how food waste can be resolved by giving it to the Sustainability @ Tampines Park instead of throwing it to the dustbin.

The studenst learnt about the various stages of the Black Soldier Fly's (BSF) life cycle, and how it can play an important role in creating a more sustainable future for all.