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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Laura Yan – My Love for Teaching & Sailing the World Part 2
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. On and off, Laura Yan sailed and lived overseas with her husband from 1976 to 1984. Upon returning to Singapore, she taught at Fuhua Primary School till she retired in 2001. She then taught class management to trainee teachers at the National Institute of Education for a few years. She highlights the importance of caring for the students and providing them emotional support.
00:00 Sailing with Yan Yim Tong & Cleaning Toilets
07:34 My Son was Born While Sailing
15:25 Friends in Glasgow
19:29 Back to Teaching: Yuhua Primary School
23:14 Thinking Schools, Learning Nation
27:14 Class Management at NIE
37:17 Reading & English Literature
39:19 Emotional Support for Students
I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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