24 Nov Session 1

Education in Singapore
Learning Circles as a Professional Development Tool for Teachers
We are inspired by the passion the teachers show for their vocation. A teacher shares with us his experience teaching in a rural area and the acute lack of resources for both teachers and students. It makes us re-assess what we hold dear as teachers and re-evaluate our priorities as teachers. The participants are very much interested in our education system especially how Singapore managed to develop rapidly since the 1970s. The sharing on our education system has answered some of their questions. The teachers are also keen to pose questions and the dialogue between teachers from the two countries has opened our eyes to many possibilities especially potential collaborations between P4TK and TN.
Learning Circles is something new to our participants and we are quite heartened by their eagerness to learn and participate actively in our dialogues. They especially appreciate the discussion and sharing of strategies as they can almost immediately transfer their learning to their classrooms.