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18 Jan 2022 1 minute read 4 comments cryotosensei
Primary school teachers usually don’t know the impact of their teaching but I am unusual because I returned to the specialised secondary school to teach this year. As Fate would have it, a girl whom I taught last year is still in my English class thi...
13 Jan 2022 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Sleeping Beauty confided in me this Monday that a boy at her new school was coming on too strongly to her, which made her uncomfortable. But her form teachers were male, so she was reluctant to seek help. I told her that it was not as difficult as sh...
10 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
6 Jan 2022 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
People often ask me whether teaching in an elementary school is better than teaching in a specialised school for children who fail their primary school leaving examination. I always brush off this question lightly, saying that I can’t compare apples...
4 Dec 2021 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Dear students, How are you? I am fine. I want to ask you to read this book entitled "What Can I Do When I Grow Up?" I know that the future seems very bleak to you right now since you are struggling with certain subjects (read: Mathematics) and fight...
27 Nov 2021 5 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
20 Nov 2021 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei
It was not the last work day of the year but since we could work from home next week, it could very well be. Today began ordinarily enough, with me exchanging light banter with colleagues and trying to make jokes that were not funny (my forte!) But...
9 Nov 2021 5 minute read 3 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 2...
29 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22 W...
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...
