To Cane or...

To cane or not to cane. That is the question currently making its rounds in Singapore, especially after the Ministry of Education announced ...

May the 4th Be With You (But Also… Please Go and Rest)

Every year, Labour Day comes and goes like that one colleague who says, “Let’s catch up soon,” and then disappears for six months. We acknow...

Some Hats Don’t Fit

There is a phrase many teachers know too well: “wearing many hats.” Sometimes it sounds noble. Sometimes it sounds like a fashion disaster. ...

That Intimate Gathering

Friendship is a strange thing. We talk about it so casually that we sometimes forget how miraculous it actually is. We say, “Oh, that’s my f...

Should a Child Not Be Allowed to Learn AI Before the Child Study History?

There is a particular kind of stress that only comes from being handed a microphone and a question you did not prepare for. That was me rece...

Is it the writer, the director or the actor - A Hari Raya reflection.

Every year, after the first day of Hari Raya, somewhere in Singapore, a folding table is being opened, a bunch of fairy lights are being tes...