LESSON PLAN: ‘Those Who Can’t, Teach’ (a play by Haresh Sharma) – Discussion

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Language & The Arts | Society, Culture & Identity | Lower Secondary | Upper Secondary | 1 Lesson

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ARTICLE: openlectures.sg: watch and learn

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Revolutionizing peer teaching one online lecture at a time.
- Open Lectures offers Econs & Chem, with Maths, Bio, Physics, Geog lectures in the pipeline.

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ARTICLE: Who Cares About Literature?

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How do we reclaim the great worth of literature in S’pore’s schools?
Elaine Ee offers an interesting, practical solution.

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ARTICLE: Why I founded OpenlySolved.org

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OpenlySolved is a repository of fully-worked solutions for problems in maths textbooks in S’pore. – Article by founder Dr Lee Chu Keong

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ARTICLE: On centripetal force, inertia, meerkats and giant anteaters

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- Student Ruth Ng reflects on the benefits of primary school science research projects.

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ARTICLE: Skyping with Gaza Youth (6 Feb 2012)

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An account of a Skype chat between youths from S’pore & from Gaza.
- Article by Ruth Ng, student

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ARTICLE: Let’s take ownership of education in S’pore

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Launch of the Back To School (Singapore) website | 1 Feb 2012.
- Article by Lisa Li and Andrew Loh.

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DISCUSSION: How can schools be made safer for students and teachers?

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Articles & discussion focused on (but not limited to) recent cases of teachers charged with sexual misconduct in Singapore.

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ARTICLE: Putting the EQ into Education

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Our education system has a brain; now it needs more of a heart.

- Article by Elaine Ee, mother of three

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LESSON PLAN: On desired values & personal heroes

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Society, Culture & Identity | Thought & Belief | Upper Sec | JC & Poly | 1 Lesson | 30 min

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