Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/teachers-have-profound/803528.html
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said teachers “grow knowledge, instill beliefs, inculcate values, nurture passion, and in so doing, they shape the future” of students.
File photo: Minister for Education Heng Swee KeatSINGAPORE: Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday “teachers affect all of us more deeply” than one can know.
In a Facebook post ahead of Teachers’ Day on Friday, Mr Heng sent his warmest thoughts and admiration to all teachers who dedicate themselves to bringing out the best in children.
In the tribute to all teachers, Mr Heng said they “grow knowledge, instill beliefs, inculcate values, nurture passion, and in so doing, they shape the future” of their students.
He added that every child who grows up confident and compassionate has been affected by a caring teacher in some way.
Mr Heng said in order to give every child a profound educational experience, every teacher must be a caring educator.
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True. Teachers are like farmers.
We are like seeds, without good farmer to
provide good soil, ample water and sunshine,
the seeds will not grow to big plants.
After leaving university 30 years ago, I still can recall my Secondary school Geometry and Chemistry very well,
but forgotten those learned in JC and University – that is because I had 2 outstanding Sec school teachers in Geometry and Chemistry.
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