ABDUL SAMAT bin Ali
Education in Singapore (Part 3: Malay/Tamil),
Accession Number 002412
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 02:00:42
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 7 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Family background. First schooling experience. Stationery used. Subjects learned in school. How maths subject was taught. Punishment for students who could not answer questions by teacher. Elaboration of subjects taught. School excursions were rare. 'Muharram' sport organised for Malay schools. Why most parents sent their children to Malay schools. School allowance. Principals maintaining school budget.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 7 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of school. Story of interviewee's friend. Teachers given liberty to hit/punish their students. Relationship between teachers and students. Jobs occupied by Malay educated students. Religious education in Malay schools. Teachers who taught at Tun Sri Lanang. Why lack of Malay language textbooks. Malay secondary schools. Malay literature texts used in school. How literature was taught. Lack of qualified Malay literature teachers. Teachers Under Other Scheme (TUOS).
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 7 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:10
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How shortage problem of Malay teachers was solved. Why interviewee and some teachers converted from teaching Malay to English. How interviewee managed to revert back to teaching Malay. Interviewee initially wanted to become policeman. Why interviewee eventually chose teaching profession. Training at Teachers' Training College (TTC). Interviewee's teaching experience. Subjects which interviewee took at TTC.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 7 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:44
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Comparison of students then and now. Drug addiction among students in past. Parents attitude towards their children's education in past. Interviewee's comment on teachers then and now. Parents today more demanding on teachers. Increased workload for teachers today. Interviewee's comment on teachers who are not allowed to teach certain subjects because they have no specific paper qualifications. Interviewee's idea of an ideal school.
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