chronicles of an English teacher
15 Oct 2021 1 minute read 7 comments cryotosensei
My student, whom I nicknamed as Skateboard Boy, wrote on my curated worksheet that he wants to earn money to buy nice cars in future. So I asked him what his favourite car brand was. “Lamborghini Aventador.” I only knew Lamborghini because there...
14 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I wasn’t sure that my Science students would respond positively but I figured I would give it a shot, so I marched into class and gave each student 5 Post-It notes. “Write one question you have always wanted to ask on each note,” I instructed. No...
13 Oct 2021 2 minute read 7 comments cryotosensei
With the end of the exam season, all hell breaks loose and my class resembles more and more like a zoo with every passing day. They are no match for this veteran teacher, of course. Persistence is my middle name, so I am determined to make them lear...
11 Oct 2021 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei
Initially, I was half-worried that I would not know what to do with my students after their national exams. I need not have worried. I’m such a Creative and Resourceful teacher that everything would pan out. So I scurried to the school library to...
4 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
In Singapore, all elementary sixth-graders have to pass a notoriously challenging Primary School Leaving Examination before they can move on to middle school. The Mathematics paper was held last Friday. And this question on money got leaked out to t...
2 Oct 2021 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
In Singapore, all elementary sixth-graders have to pass an intense Primary School Leaving Examination before they can enroll in middle school. Forgive my brag here, but as Singapore is pretty famous the world over for attaining high proficiency in Ma...
28 Sep 2021 2 minute read 5 comments cryotosensei
I’m sure that you will agree with me that there is an amazing multitude of talents over here at Publish0x. As I spend more time here, I have come to realise that different bloggers have different things to offer, or what we may call “competitive adva...
27 Sep 2021 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei
I am so gratified that my previous post on combining comprehension and cryptocurrencies seemed to be well-received by many of you here. Thank you for your support as I strike a balance between getting my students to meet the requirements of state-man...
25 Sep 2021 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
I am currently preparing my students for the most important examination of their lives so far. But while I teach to the test and impart exam-oriented strategies, I want to expose the students to the greater world out there. And this includes cryptocu...
25 Sep 2021 2 minute read 4 comments cryotosensei
Hell Week. The week before my 12-year-old students would take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), a high-stakes exam that would determine whether they qualified for middle school. It was one of the longest weeks of my life. Yet paradoxica...
