CHIU Peck Siong (Mrs)
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 002006
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 02:53:40
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 23 Mar 1998
Recording Date
- 00:28:23
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Childhood days. Why she attended Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (FMGS). Primary school experience. Background of students at FMGS. Description of school. Difficulty in learning Mandarin. Favourite teachers in school. School uniform. School motto. Primary and secondary school under one roof. Extra-curricular activities (ECA). School discipline. Mischief during Domestic Science lessons.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 23 Mar 1998
Recording Date
- 00:28:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Continuation of story of mischief in class. School assembly. Attending church. Subjects learned in school. How lessons were conducted. Canteen food. Activities after school. Watching movies. Sewing own clothes. Brief experience as pre-school teacher. Taught at Chinese school. Why she became teacher. Students in the past. Training at Teachers' Training College (TTC).
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 23 Mar 1998
Recording Date
- 00:28:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Overaged students in afternoon school. Teaching at Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (FMGS). Comparison of students then and now. Relationship of teachers and students. Teaching hours. Comparison of teaching then and now. Interactions among teachers. Expatriate teachers and missionaries. Initial reactions of teachers and students to transformation of FMGS to co-ed school. Coping with teaching in co-ed school. How girls reacted to co-ed system. Why she prefers teaching boys.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 23 Mar 1998
Recording Date
- 00:29:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Why she chose teaching profession. How she felt about returning to her old school to teach. Training to be teacher. Full-time and part-time teaching courses. Why she stayed in teaching profession. Coping with transition from all girls' to co-ed school. Difference in teaching boys and girls. Selection of prefects through students' election. Discipline of students. Punishment of naughty students. Introduction of merit system for classes.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 23 Mar 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Fond memories of school days. About a literature teacher. Domestic science lessons. Hated sewing and art lessons. Requested to drop art subject. Favourite subjects in school. Learning history and literature. PE (Physical Education) lesson. Attending night classes to improve Mandarin. Favourite teachers in school. School Sports' Day. Recollection of defiant student. How she punished her students.
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