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Walk the walk, talk the talk.

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Every teacher a CCE teacher. What we say and what we do is exactly what the children will learn from us.

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Instilling a strong value system, establishing effective skills and most importantly, strengthen the hearts 💛💛💛 and minds of students that will support them in navigating the challenges of their world today and their world tomorrow.

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Character is taught not caught.
Character is already formed but we should do our part to help build character.

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With students coming from different households, the only common factor is the teachers they meet. Teachers can take pride knowing that they can help shape students to be more empathetic, considerate and kind.

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Children learn best by example. As a CCE teacher, one needs to lead by example. Sometimes, it is hard to pick right from wrong. The best that we can do is to go with our heart and hope that all goes well.

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Give them what they need, not what they want

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Give them what they need, not what they want

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True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature or art, but in the development of character.
-David O. Mckay-

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Teach with the heart. Teach with the right intentions. Teach with a goal to make the child a better person.

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Values are deeply held beliefs that can guide the children in sound decision making and drive their behaviour.

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Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Think before you speak. Be kind always.

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We are here to make good things happen. Aside from building students’ academic knowledge, we should help build character and guide them towards being a better person.

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1. We need to Build Their Character
2. We need to Help Children and Tell them Right From Wrong
3. Better Values will Determine Their Future Behavior
4. We Can Help Them Cope With Difficult Situations
5. We Help Them to Build Up Self-Confidence

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Empathise, sympathise. Understand their struggles. Teach with the right intention. Teach so they may be guided.

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REACH is my personal philosophy:

R espect (For each other)
E ffort (being a part of their learning journey)
A ttitude (Having a positive mindset)
C ooperative (Work hand in hand with others)
H eart (To teach and guide students)

I will reach out to my students and in hopes that they will also reach out to me.

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“Nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue.”

Benjamin Franklin

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Equip the students with the skills and values to do the right things in life.

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As teachers, we need to role-model and expose our students to the correct values so that they can make better decisions in their lives, when the need arises.

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I love myself, my family and my country.

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Singapore National Day Video - Home - Kit Chan

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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. - Heraclitus of Ephesus

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"The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions."

As teachers we should cultivate the right values to students, so that they can make responsible decisions on their own.

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Inward values determine outward actions

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To bring across values in a fun environment. 

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To bring across values in a fun environment. 

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There is a story behind every child that needs to be heard.

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Character building can't be measured, but the seed must be planted when they are young. We can help to guide and influence them along the way.

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To lead by example.

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Children learn best when they have a safe and comfortable environment. We as teachers need to gain their trust and they will open up to us. In this way, it will be easier to instill values in students.

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Values can’t be just words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action. - Jeffrey R Immelt

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“Good moral values are mostly molded from a place where love, faith and hope exists”.
- arsenio v. Manalo JR

Lets provide the above ingredients to make it work.

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As a teacher, it is more important to guide the student to be a person with correct value than just get good academic score.

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“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
- Aristotle

CCE should be at the core of every teacher's teachings, and starting when they are young has the greatest impact of determining their future.

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"Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time."

We should also improve ourselves to keep up with the rapid changes. Our students grow up in a very different time than what we used to, so we learn together.

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Primary school is the foundation where values are set. We must make use of these 6 years to inculcate them.

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Education as character building is to learn to be human

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The purpose of CCE is to inculcate the values, respect, responsibility, resilience, integrity, care and harmony and build competences in our students to develop them into confident leaders, active citizens and global thinkers of the 21st century. Values can be taught explicitly through CCE and caught through modelling in the lives of the teachers in schools. That is why every teacher must be a paragon of virtues and a positive influence to their students.

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Students must feel safe and secure especially the P1s. It is totally a new environment for them, new teacher, new friends and new environment. Do not load them with homework for the first year. Let them finish in school the next day. There is no exams. Create joy in learning. Let them enjoy school life and teach them values.

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Every teacher plays multiple roles in the students’ lives. Teachers are the subject experts and facilitators of students’ learning, counsellors for their emotional needs, and definitely a character coach.
I believe that we are in a privileged position to influence the thinking of our students. We need to constantly reflect on our own values as we play a highly significant role in building the character and shaping the lives of our students.
As a beginning teacher, in my mind, I am not just an educator, but also an engineer of the human soul who shapes the future and hopes for the next generation.

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When we are able  to convince our students  that what little they bring to the table makes a big difference , everything else will align itself.

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It takes “ a whole village to raise a child” . In a school setting, it is the responsibility of ALL teacher in developing students with good character and values, not just students directly under their charge.
As what the ancient Chinese proverb ”百年树人” says, it is an ongoing, uphill task.
So the philosophy and a reminder for me as a CCE teacher is to “ Treat children as gems worth polishing, never give up on them till they SHINE”

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Character determine destiny
- Heraclitus

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Catch them when they are young.

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Help our students to make good choices and choose good values. Help our students to reflect on the choice they make. As teachers, we can also find out whether our students are coping well with many responsibilities they have in school or at home.

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What we learn becomes a part of who we are.
"When educating the minds of our youths, we must not forget to educate their hearts."
Dalai Lama

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Times change but a teacher's role remains the same

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'Show & Lead'
We have travelled so far before ending as educators,
Most of our baggage define our unique identities;
Fear not to show the way as tutors,
Lead our students forward in facing difficulties...

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Every child needs a system of values that will guide them in their decision making. And that is why it is important for us as adults to band together and persistently inculcate a consistent system of values in them. A lone man cannot raise a child, it takes an entire village to do so.

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Every child has a good heart.

It is just due to other factors that mar this and it is the responsibility of teachers (and parents) to develop the good character of children.

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Because the world has changed for our children, we as educators need to help our students manage these changes.

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Be a role model to them.
Respect them, and they will also respect you.

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CCE is an emotional & social  awareness that gives a person their identity & moulds them to develop life skills necessary for daily life and it cannot be taught in a lesson. It is a process that must be inculcated into the Education system through stories, thought provoking discussions and not be taught as a stand alone lesson.

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Working magic on the children, turning negativity into positivity.

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Raising up a child in the formative years is crucial. We must make use of this window period to mold a child with good characters. However, this cannot be done alone. It takes a village to raise a wholesome child. Every teacher plays an important role in molding a child.

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Nothing beats a sincere heart when dealing with students. A CCE teacher's heart is full of positivity - always believing and always giving. -Hazie-

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Do to others what you want them to do to you. Even if they don't, keep doing what is good and right.

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No man is an island. We need to work harmoniously with each other to build a better tomorrow for every one.

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Morals and Values are what defines a person. They guide our decisions and determine our actions. It is always easy when things go our way, however the challenge comes when we have to make a decision to do the right thing when the end result might not necessarily beneficial to us. This is why I think it is very important to inculcate the right values in the students from a young age and hence why it is important that all teachers be CCE teachers.

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No act of kindness is ever wasted.

“Kindness in words creates confidence.    Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
Lao Tzu

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If knowledge is power, then curiosity is the muscle that spurs us forward and gives us the strength to explore the world.

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Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students, not just learning, there is also a character.

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What we believe defines what we do. Be positive in your beliefs.

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A CCE teacher is one who conscientiously paves the way for our students, to be ready for the tests, that are to come, every single day of their lives.
Miao Jing

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Intelligence plus character
That is the goal of true education
~Martin Luther King Jr

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Children learn best when they feel safe and happy. As an educator, especially CCE teacher, my belief are two; (1) incorporate positive (happy) feelings, emotions, memories for effective learning.(2) children learn well in social setting thus incorporate friends and environment (group activities or videos) to develop them.

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When you educate the mind, educate the heart.

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Being adaptable. Keep ourselves updated & embrace changes, to engage increasingly diversified students & parents. Give students a voice to reflect on their experiences and hear their discourse. Students, wish to be respected as much as any one of us. Understand the rationale and love💕 our craft.

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Be open with kids. they understand more than we can imagine. They are living in a much more difficult world and the challenges they face are huge. Encourage them, support them. One day, they will excel and be in a position you would have never imagined.

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What we reap is what we sow.
As educators, we need to touch the hearts of all the young yet powerful minds, water their souls with love and compassion to help them grow as a strong individual not just physically but psychologically.

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"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." ~ C. S. Lewis

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Wrong choices does not define an individual's character; it takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow where they are planted.
- Shermaine

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They started with a blank slate
The environment shaped their fate
Some believed it's all predetermined
Others said there are possibilities
Every child has the potential
All it takes is the foundation
to build and grow their character
Teachers are to be role models,
reflective practitioners and facilitators
for their learning, practice and internalization of moral and civic values, and social-emotional competencies
Positive life outcomes, that's the goal of a CCE teacher