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colourful skit on TLLM. |
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The unusual structure of the seminar choreographed as a 'school
day' enabled participants to envision themselves in the shoes
of learners. At the core of all the messages, video clips and
the humorous skit (a joint presentation by Admiralty Primary,
Riverside Secondary and Innova Junior College) was the serious
deliberation of how schools could take ownership of the TLLM
approach.
Ms Seah said, “We want our schools to shift from a focus on
quantity to quality, from structure to students, from good grades
to good character. There are no model answers.”
She further pointed out that each school operated in a unique
context, with its repertoire of resources and sets of constraints.
The school-centric approach would be emphasised with support
from MOE to help prepare students for life in today's fast-changing
environment. In turn, principals needed to adopt a teacher-centric
approach so that teachers would be encouraged to implement new
ideas.
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| Mrs
Lim Lai Cheng, Principal, Temasek
Junior College |
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The TLLM strategy is something which all professional
educators will welcome. At the core of it is
engaged learning and effective teaching. Given
the space and the resources as well as the top-down
support from MOE, I am confident that teachers
will re-appraise what they have been doing thus
far and better shape their pedagogy to match
their philosophy. Instilling the right values
and attitudes towards life is something educators
do, instinctively. The call to enhance character
development will sit well with teachers because
primarily, we are teachers of students, not
subjects. |
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| Mrs
Lee Siew Choo, Principal, Paya Lebar
Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) |
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I fully support TLLM, the emphasis on teaching
better, more creatively and better meeting the
needs of pupils, which are so varied. Teachers
have always tried to teach in such a way as
to make learning meaningful, and mentally stimulating.
However, this requires a lot of time. The support
for the school is certainly something very welcome
as it gives teachers the time needed to do what
they would like to do, i.e. spend time planning
their lessons better, interacting with students,
engaging them in thinking, stimulating their
minds, encouraging and inspiring pupils to achieve
their fullest potential. |
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| Ms
Kathy Tang Wai Tze, NIE Valedictorian
January 2005 investiture, now Mathematics
Teacher at Hwa Chong Institution |
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TLLM is a call for teachers to improve on their
teaching by making their lessons more engaging
for their students. This, in fact, has been
a challenge I set for myself ever since I began
teaching. As such, I am glad to know that MOE
will be providing us with "top-down support".
I am especially excited to know that in developing
teachers, MOE is planning to create more time
and space for us. |
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