December 2014

Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, prostitute, nightclub dancer, and performer. She was also an actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. Of life she has said, “I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day,…

To many people, the teacher is a natural person to honour because he or she has been such an important part of the growing years of our life. The following is a description of the teacher written more than 15 years ago, which can only evoke our sense of how much our teachers deserve our honour: A Teacher inspires love for Singapore keeps the sense of wonder alive cares deeply about morals and character urges enterprise, innovation, curiosity and creativity seeks to learn continuously, knowing that life never stands still challenges students and helps them find the potential within themselves believes there…