ABISHEGANADEN, Paul @ Paul Selvaraj Abisheganaden
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 001415
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 48
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 24:21:45
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 11 of 48
Metadata
- 23 Feb 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Parents had faith in the teachers then. Reasons for the emphasis on 3 R's (reading, writing and arithmetic). Yearly school inspection. No promotion prospects for teachers. Teachers were well paid then. Why interviewee was asked to write the school song. There was a widow and orphans' fund pre-war. Criteria for entitlement. Scholarships and busaries were available to poor students. Annual medical check-up in school.
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