By Clara Chai (22A01D) and Phang Duncan (22A13B)
Hectic, unfamiliar, intense… such were the emotions that Mr Chew and Mdm Lee carried in their hearts on their first day at RI over a decade ago. Since then, they’ve had their fair share of ups and downs, but as they doled out their final bowl of wonton mee on 27th August 2021, Mr Chew admitted that the experience has been ‘a very happy one’.
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By Raffles Press ’22
Foreword by Mei Feifei (22A13A), Chairperson, Raffles Press ’22
Sonder: the realisation that every other person lives a life as vivid and complex as your own.
On a regular school day, it’s easy to be swept away by the motion of things: a teacher stands at the front of the class for an hour or so, leaves, and another teacher enters. The fast pace of school life rarely grants us the chance to understand the multidimensional lives that our teachers lead, and much less for us to express our appreciation for them.
Raffles Press’ 2021 Teachers’ Day Special Edition seeks to showcase the fascinating things that our teachers do outside of
school. From introductions (“Just Joined”) to hobbies (“Bet You Didn’t Know”), to origin stories (“Before I was a Teacher”), and
active lifestyles (“We Like to Move It”), we hope that you’ll have fun finding out more about your teachers! Simply click on the titles to be linked to a web version of the article.
Through the process of putting together this edition, the Raffles Press batch has come to learn so much more about our teachers. Thank you to the teachers who generously agreed to being interviewed! We found their stories—both inside and outside of school—to be a great source of inspiration. We hope that you, reader, will experience the same wonder as we did.
And finally, to our teachers, who this day is all about: Happy Teachers’ Day!
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By Mirella Ang (22A01C) and Jason Nathaniel Sutio (22S06U)
Curious about teachers who recently joined RI? What they are like, their history, their motivations? Well, you have come to the right place. In this Teacher’s Day Special, we take a look into the lives of three “new” teachers.
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By Faith Ho Enki (22A01A) and Mei Feifei (22A13A)
Blue ring octopus? Say goodbye. If your thumb happens to be there, then bye bye!
In this Teacher’s Day Special, we explore the thrilling adventures of our adrenaline-filled teachers: Ms Chuang Sulynn (Literature), Mr Jason Teo (Economics), Ms Michelle Kwok (Knowledge Skills, KI) and Ms Shafarina Binte Sujak (Knowledge Skills, GP).
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By Chern Huan Yee (22S06A), Clara Chai (22A01D), Lara Tan (22A01B)
In this Teachers’ Day Special, we feature three teachers with exciting past job experiences and explore their journey towards ‘teacher-dom’.
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