HASHIM bin Abdul Aziz
Education in Singapore (Part 3: Malay/Tamil),
Accession Number 001991
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 02:32:03
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:28:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Primary education at Telok Kurau Malay School. Subjects learned. Description of students in past. Parents generated his interest in education. Students' social backgrounds. Girls' limited chance to attend school. Discipline and behaviour of students. Why he studied hard to get into science stream.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
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- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:27:47
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Appreciation and admiration for his maths teacher. Extra-curricular activities. Students' lifestyle in past. Gangsterism in school. Recollection of role model teacher. Rejection of his application into police force. Applied for teaching post. Training at Teachers' Training College (TTC). Subjects learned.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
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- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:27:08
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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How training at Teachers' Training College (TTC) prepared him for teaching profession. Unforgettable first teaching experience at Sekijang Pelepah Primary School. Traveling to school by sampan. Generous and hospitable islanders. Description of students on island. Difficulty in writing Jawi script. Recruitment of teachers and principals under various schemes. Salary of teachers.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
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- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:26:42
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Impact of Malaysia-Singapore merger on Malay education. General reaction of Malays on split in 1965. Personal reaction on split. Personal expectations of merger. Post-merger situation. Closure of Malay schools. Job prospects of Malay students. Emergence of secondary schools for Malays. Interaction between different races in integrated schools. Fate of Malay teachers with closure of Malay schools.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
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- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:29:35
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Mass recruitment of teachers in 1960s. Switched from teaching to writing at Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore (CDIS) in 1980s. Working experience at CDIS as writer and project coordinator. Testing out materials with teachers. Values passed on to students. Most memorable teaching experience. How he reprimanded his students.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 7 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:12:42
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Difficulties faced as teacher. Comparison of students in the past and present. Perception of himself as teacher. Qualities of role model teacher.
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