TAY Poh Luan (Mrs) 郑宝鸾
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 001364
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Verena Tay Siew Hui
Interviewer
- 03:57:24
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 8
Metadata
- 6 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. Influence of grandmother. Attended Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS). School curriculum. Primary school teachers. Joy of school versus duties at home. Childhood toys. Sports. Pocket money. Extra-curricular classes eg second language - Latin. Secondary school curriculum. Transition from Fairfield to Methodist Girls' School (MGS). Secondary school teachers, especially Mrs Harper as mentor. Involvement in Girls' Brigade.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 8
Metadata
- 6 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Girls' Brigade activities. Rising through the ranks. Mrs Elsie Lyne. Size of Third Company. Attraction of Girls' Brigade. Church attendance because of grandmother. Reasons for attending mission school. Japanese attack on Singapore. Effect on examinations. Hiding from Japanese bombing and soldiers. Home activity during Japanese Occupation - farming, raising animals, making coconut oil.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 8
Metadata
- 6 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:30:03
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family income during Japanese Occupation - selling cloth, giving private tuition. Reasons for making teaching a career. Teacher training at Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS). Duties, curriculum, size of classes, other staff members. Re-opening and extension of Fairfield. In 1949, awarded social work scholarship in Swansea. Terms of scholarship, curriculum, fieldwork, allowances, vacation work. Second scholarship awarded.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 8
Metadata
- 6 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:30:03
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Studying in Liverpool. Curriculum. Fieldwork in East London, Edinburgh, Liverpool. Friends made in United Kingdom. Reasons for returning to teach at Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS). Duties. Old girls. Curriculum, especially second language. Teaching methods. Duration of school hours. Preference to teach Primary 3 and 4. Students' assessment, background. Home visits. Student welfare.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 8
Metadata
- 19 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:29:36
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Helping students. Truancy problems. Merger of morning and afternoon schools at Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS). Joined Inspectorate. Salary. Probation. Supervisors. Working hours. Duties. Full inspection of schools. Teachers' response. Size of inspection teams. Methods. Geographical division of responsibility. Involved in pilot programme on reading - its rationale, schools' participation. Inspecting versus teaching. Reasons for joining Inspectorate.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 8
Metadata
- 20 Aug 1992
Recording Date
- 00:26:55
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Post-war Girls' Brigade involvement, especially internationally. Became international president. Duties. Juggling family, career and Girls' Brigade. International Girls' Brigade meeting in Singapore. Became vice patron. Retirement from Girls' Brigade and education. Role of Singapore in Girls' Brigade International. Growth of Singapore Girls' Brigade companies connected to schools. Post-war development of Girls' Brigade in mission schools. Her Girls' Brigade career.
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