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7 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
How I picked it up: Was tidying up my classroom library and came across this charmingly illustrated book. Why I borrowed it: “The Shark in the Pool” comprises 3 stories, one of which is “Dinosaur Bones”. My boy only reads non-fiction books, and I hop...
6 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Everyone posts happy photos of their kid’s first day in school but no one posts about the trauma they face in getting their offspring out of the house in the first place. As an exceptional teacher, I once served as the physical alarm clock for a 15-y...
5 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Two things happened recently, one highlighted to me the importance of embracing one’s quirks. The first encounter occurred at an ant exhibition, when i admired how an artist with autism drew portraits of our Prime Ministers. That in itself wasn’t unu...
5 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
On his first day of school, I took the son to the Omni-Theatre to watch a dinosaur documentary. We learnt that theropods (carnivorous dinosaurs) evolved into birds / birds might been direct descendants of dinosaurs. Since then, the boy has been pe...
4 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The boy found 《神秘的恐龙世界》 by himself, so he must really like dinosaurs these days. This book is based on a simple storyline — how a teacher took his students to a dinosaur exhibition. This makes it very relatable for your child if you inten...
4 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
So I have been happily saying "amayam" to the Malay students, thinking that I was Mr Gerek Personaified, only to realize yesterday that I have been butchering the pronunciation all this while. It should be "amaCIAM". These rascals! They have been goa...
3 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
So what was it like working at NorthLight, I hear you ask. You know the cardinal rule of teaching: never initiate a power struggle with students. No one wins. I found myself flouting this golden rule then. Specifically, I had shouting matches with a...
2 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It’s my son’s first day of primary school! The first day of school alone reveals a seismic difference in perspective between Singapore and Japan. In Japan, first graders would be embraced into the welcoming arms of their elementary school via an elab...
1 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Most Singaporeans live in high-rise flats because Singapore is a small country. Interestingly, because no one lives on the ground floor, we refer to it as the "void deck". Today, I volunteered for Social Creatives. To enable kindergarten children to...
1 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It was a pity that I had to leave Thailand after five days, just when I was getting used to her tempo and assimilated myself into her ways. Still, I managed to score free tickets for both Singapore Coffee Festival and BeerFest Asia - by virtue of...
