CHUANG Shih Ie 庄士毅 Education in Singapore (Part 2: Chinese), Accession Number 000673


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 8
    Total Reels
  • Tan Siew Ling
    Interviewer
  • 03:42:51
    Total Running Time
  • Mandarin
    Language


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  • 28 May 1986
    Recording Date
  • 00:28:20
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Family background. His education in China. His life in Guangzhou University. Forced to stop his education because of war. Joined national salvation group. Came to Singapore after war. Helped out at friend's newspaper office in Ipoh. Came to Singapore later. Taught at Pei Hwa School. Description of his duties. Pei Hwa School's facilities. Family background of students. His reason for migrating to Nanyang. His training in education.

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  • 28 May 1986
    Recording Date
  • 00:30:00
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Interviewee joined Red Swastika School. Improved the facilities in Red Swastika School. Remuneration of teachers and principals. Why and how Red Swastika School was set up. How he and his students improved the school's facilities. The Red Swastika Society. How he won the trust of the Board of Directors.

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  • 29 May 1986
    Recording Date
  • 00:28:16
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
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Synopsis

Interviewee's choice of teachers for Red Swastika School. Students were mostly Hokkien. Students' background, school fees and school regulations. How model students were picked. Purpose of conducting home visits. Parents' reaction to home visits. His reason for implementing the home visit programme and the students' reactions to the visits.

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  • 28 May 1986
    Recording Date
  • 00:29:00
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

The school fostered good manners among students. School semesters. How Red Swastika School got its school field. Students performed very well in First Chinese School Annual Sports Meet. Became a government-aided school in 1955. Number of students increased each year. The effect of government's bilingual policy on school. Description of competitions and celebrations held in school.

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