LEE Tho Nee 李多尼
Education in Singapore (Part 2: Chinese),
Accession Number 001568
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 15
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 07:31:27
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 4 of 15
Metadata
- 6 Oct 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His primary school. Rules and regulations pinned up in classrooms. Moral education incorporated into language textbooks. Emphasis on Chinese, English and Mathematics. Source of funds for prize-giving. Why he went to Catholic High School. Reason for his weak English. School population. Led very disciplined life as hostelite.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 15
Metadata
- 6 Oct 1994
Recording Date
- 00:29:41
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
His daily routine in hostel. Compulsory half hour afternoon nap. Student representative had to oversee hostelites. Hostelites had better results than non-hostelites. Their meals in hostel. More secondary than primary students in hostel. Many hostelites were Malaysian Kheks. Description of dormitory. Hostel facilities. Half of hostelites were non-Catholics.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 15
Metadata
- 6 Dec 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Religious education outside school syllabus. One period of bible study weekly within syllabus. What they did for religious education. Hostelites had to attend chapel daily. Why hostelites were encouraged to stay behind during weekends. Missionaries from China during his time were strict disciplinarians. Wide age-gap amongst hostelites led to little interaction. Table manners in hostel. Student council took charge of marketing and budgeting of meals. People in the past were less sensitive about religion.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 15
Metadata
- 6 Dec 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:58
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Wall newspaper in every class. Extra-curricular activities dependent upon teachers' initiatives. Catholic High School borrowed St Joseph Institution's school field whenever needed. Inter-school sports competition in Jalan Besar Stadium later stopped due to students' strike. Why Catholic High not affected by strike. Principal sacked some Catholic students involved in strike. Four schools set up to take in sacked students. Good discipline in Catholic High. His opinion of being a hostelite.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 15
Metadata
- 8 Dec 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:37
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Courses he took during teachers' training. His opinion of teachers' training course. Felt that class control is very important. Teachers need to get students' participation in class. His views on qualities of good teacher. Family relationship affects teacher's teaching. Given choice, he preferred to select his teacher from relief teachers. His colleagues' reactions when he was made senior teacher.
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