爱的教育

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 22 July 2009 in People & Portrait.

Yesterday, Caleb's class teachers came to our place for a home visit. I am so amazed at their passion in their ministry. 20 children per class, 40 in all from the morning and afternoon sessions. Caleb had been really excited about Mrs A Chua and 王老师 coming to our place and had been at it the whole day beofre they came, brought drinks out for them when they came and took out all his books and toys to share with them. They came and gave feedback about Caleb, Mrs Chua said he is very lively, spontaneous and has a good attention span, while 王老师said he listens to instruction in Chinese well,though he replies to her in English,haha.

I mean, when i was teaching back then, i had visited students' parents in hospitals, attended funerals, write personal notes to all my students but i had never gone visiting their families one by one. I think Caleb's teachers have really gone far beyond their teaching obligation by paying us a home visit, and it really explains why i like his school so much. I mean it is not the most high-end, nor do they use state-of-the-art materials with the kids, their syllabus is simple, but I am not asking for more when you have teachers who care this much.