Behind The Timetable

March 26, 2014Missy Macy

When I share my contact hours with fellow colleagues from all over the world, I have to be prepared not to be pierced by all those green, envious eyes. My timetable is drawn with a maximum 23 lessons each week, with each lesson between 30 – 40 minutes. My 'record' … Continue reading

I am a teacher and I have a cane

May 23, 2013Missy Macy 2 Comments

Image source: Imperial Cane & Strap Company Ltd.

“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”

I don’t know about you, I grow up with this philosophy strapped to the forehead of my headmaster, my teachers, my mother, my aunts, and anyone that taught me one way or the other. And … Continue reading

Learning – The Social Media Way

October 17, 2011Missy Macy

Time past, things changed.

The other day I encountered the picture on the left in Facebook. Someone was making a joke about how learning alphabet has changed. I would say I grow up with “A” – apple, “B” – ball, “C” – cat …

Teaching method has also changed … Continue reading

The Blessing Ceremony

September 10, 2011Missy Macy

We all like to be blessed. The annual blessing ceremony is part of the exam students’ motivation programme. It is something new to me, being a co-ed student. I never went through any blessing ceremony before my examination, be it school-based or public examinations. What I had was my mother’s … Continue reading

The Standard of Assessment

August 4, 2011Missy Macy 2 Comments

And it is the time of the year ~ trial exam. I’m referring to SPM first trial. The whole school, in a month’s time, is seen to go into ‘battle’ mode, both teachers and students. For teachers, that’s the awful moment of having the principal pushing and pressing for results. … Continue reading

Myth Buster: TOV and ETR

July 25, 2011Missy Macy 2 Comments

What is the current hot issue in school, secondary school in particular? It’s the ‘newly’ developed data application system named SAPS. For a moment, I am greatly touched with the MOE’s effort in trying to create standardized platform for educators in Malaysia to store, retrieve and manipulate relevant data. However … Continue reading

Project Based Learning

July 20, 2011Missy Macy

Have you ever heard of Project Based Learning (PBL)? Or, how much do you know about PBL?

Before I went for my formal ESL training, I was trained to teach Mathematics (7-12 years old). I had a very good lecturer, who adopted collaborative learning. It was 1997 then. Coperative and … Continue reading

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