Mar
What Makes a “Best” Parent-Teacher Conference?
When you think things cannot get any better, life surprises you. I’ve been teaching for nine years, but six months after joining this school, I told my department: “This is already my best experience ever.” It’s because of the amazing team I work with every day and the leadership we have, they inspire me and […]
Dec
Day 1 — Entering the Territory: My Reflection on the Adaptive Schools Seminar
Today, during our department meeting, we were asked to share our biggest highlights and main takeaways from the Adaptive Schools Seminar.For me, it was the first time attending, completely new territory. I walked in not knowing what to expect. And interestingly, the room where I heard this question today is the same room where, months […]
Mar
Why me?
Think about a student or a person who, when you remember them, makes you smile instantly. Someone whose presence fills you with joy, someone you wish you could see again, even for just a moment, just to hear them speak or see them smile. For me, it’s that student who always asked unexpected questions. “Mr. […]
How to write a teaching philosophy?
One of my instructors in the Teacher Preparation Program, TPP, told us that – If it is not written, it does not exist, when he asked us to write our teaching philosophy. I was already practising as a teacher, but I’d never heard of teaching philosophy. That was my first time. To explain the whole […]
