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Hi Mr Tan! I know life can be difficult sometimes, but I want to say that you’re a really funny and encouraging teacher, and I always enjoy Bio lessons a lot because of the way you teach :) I hope you feel better soon, jiayou!! 🫶

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hi mr tan hope u are feeling btr! rest well and eat good food (: we appreciate you very much and we want you to be well too! take care 😺😺

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hi mr tan! life's tuff but youre tuffer!
thank you for always giving your best in class and ive gotta say, bio lessons are really fun with your humour and chill-ness! we really appreciate all that you've done for our class and we hope you'll feel better soon! you can do it and we're all supporting you:)

i hope this quote encourages you!
"We are prone to judge success byt he index of our salaries or the sie of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind."
- Martin Luther King Jr

i think i can safely proclaim that you've been a great bio teacher to us and we really appreciate your being here as a part of our jc lives! thank you for everything you've done for us:)

- jeremy! (b grade bio student, hopefully a soon heh)

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hi mr tan hope you've been doing ok :D thanks for always being so chill with all the funny stories about nephews and houses, and for being kind enough to give us breaks when we're dead on the inside hehe :p take care and rest well Mr Tan!

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whatever if it you’re coping with, I hope it passes soon. In the meantime, please rest well and take care ✊. See you on the other side!

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you’re definitely one of the most genuine teachers I’ve met. Rooting for you, mr tan!

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I remember actually feeling so amazed that day in bio when you told us that you were facing problems with your mental health, and encouraged us to seek help if we needed it. thank you for truly walking the talk. we always hear the same adage from teachers about the importance of mental health, yet no one actually talks about it when they are struggling - the white elephant in the room remains, and the stigma continues. I guess many of us tend to think that adults don’t face similar problems as us just because of their age and maturity; I really appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable with us, because it showed us how there’s simply no need to put on a brave front. Everyone has their own battles to fight, and I deeply admire your bravery for letting us know about yours. And thank you for trying to relate to us; it makes us feel that our struggles are valid, and we aren’t alone in this storm.

“留得青山在，不怕没柴烧” Where there is life, hope will prevail. At some point, the tides will turn in our favour. I’m sure all of us  in 3A are immensely grateful to have had you for h2 biology, and I truly hope you’ll find that the spark in your life returns soon to lift your spirits. jiayou :”)

~Avon

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we didn't know it at first but to have had you as a teacher was a blessing, especially for a class like ours. mr tan, the past year and a half has honestly not been easy for any of us, but i think i speak for a lot of us when i say that your energy is always capable of lifting one's spirits and changing one's day for the better. i think that deserves a lot of credit, a lot of respect, and most importantly a lot of appreciation from the bottom of all of our hearts :)

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hi mr tan,

hope u r feeling better! if not, hope u r or will be taking the time to take care of urself.

thank you for always affirming that our mental health is important and it’s okay to not be okay and it’s even more touching to see you walk your talk (because many people don’t do that), it’s cool!

life is really really tough sometimes but i think it’s more than enough sometimes to get through the day and look forward to a better tomorrow. we appreciate you lots 🥹🥹🥹

-zh

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Thank you for always being so understanding and making bio lessons so fun for us. It really was a break from dull school days. I really do appreciate how big hearted you are and how much you respect  each of us as people instead of merely students. I really do hope you feel better. You bring so much happiness to us , it is only right that the world treats you well too.

Sending strength !
-Julia

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3A is rooting for you!! feel better soooon 🫡

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3A is rooting for you!! feel better soooon 🫡

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hahahah i really like your funny stories about your cats! makes bio lessons so much more bearable and less dry

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Dear Mr Tan,
Thank you for being such a chill and understanding teacher, for empathising with us, for making lessons interesting and funny. But also thank you for so generously sharing with us the harder parts of life as well and the toll that they can take on us. I hope that you feel better soon ❤️

(this is part of one of my favourite poems, it’s by Max Erhmann and it’s strangely comforting:

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.)

Jyotsna

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Hi Mr Tan! Thank you for making Biology more fun to learn. Appreciate how much effort you put in to make lessons so engaging!!

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I know it’s really hard to appear smiley and cheerful in front of us, when deep down you struggle. For that, for staying like that for so many weeks, I applaud you for your strength. Whatever the trouble may be, we’ll always be here for you! Jiayouz mr tan!!

~ key

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Hello Mr Tan, thank you very much for empathising with our struggles and for always making lessons a lot more interesting and light-hearted, especially when things get overwhelming for us :)
Sending lots of strength and support 🥹💪
- Jolene

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thank you for always making us smile Mr Tan! i genuinely look forward to bio lessons with you as the teacher :) remember to drink lots of water, rest well and stay healthy and happy! 😍🥰🦭🐳

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Hi mr tan!! Thanks for alw being such a candid and enthusiastic bio teacher for your students :)) lets jiayouz tgt in this season, 3A is pushing on tgt w u!!! 💪💪💪

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jiayou mr tan! u can do it :) 3A is cheering u on <3

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thank you for always being chill and relating to our problems as students. we enjoy your lessons tremendously esp since you give us breaks!! rest well and we hope you'll be in better spirits soon 💜