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Why Teachers Should “Apply to Stay”

The podcast "Game of Impossible" emphasizes the importance of regularly applying for new jobs to assess market value, applicable even for teachers. This process encourages skill improvement and innovation in teaching. By embracing opportunities, staying humble after setbacks, and engaging in professional growth cycles, educators can enhance their craft and benefit their students.

Tech or No-Tech: Balancing Data and Intuition in Education

Recently, I revisited two fascinating films, ‘Moneyball’ and ‘Trouble with the Curve,’ released just a year apart. Their contrasting views on the role of technology and human judgment in decision-making got me thinking about similar dynamics in educational technology. ‘Moneyball,’…

The Lazy Solution : Efficient Problem Solving

In the field of education, there’s a compelling need for solutions that not only address challenges but also simplify processes. Bill Gates encapsulated this concept brilliantly: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person…

The Dilbert vs. Peter Principle: A Quick Dive

In the realm of organizational behavior, two humorous yet insightful principles stand out: The Dilbert Principle and The Peter Principle. Both offer unique takes on the dynamics of corporate hierarchies, but how do they differ? The Peter Principle, coined by…

Do, Don’t, Overdo: The Fine Line Between Success and Overkill

In the realm of personal and professional endeavors, there’s a delicate balance between doing, not doing, and overdoing. Many of us are familiar with the first two, but it’s the third that often trips us up. Overdoing can be just…

The End Is Nigh?

automation

A lot of people have intuited that in the future we will be forced to live indoors, it spawned generations of preppers. The reason for it have all seemed to be along the lines of war, man made catastrophes. Some…

Think Tank Meeting 2015

Was invited to the English Co-Academic Activities Think Tank Meeting couple of week back. As a result I attended a day long meeting. Main agenda of our meeting today was to discuss the concept paper of Poetry Recitation and Scrabble…

The 5 Cents Story

Dear KFC Malaysia, Burger King Malaysia, McDonald Malaysia, Kenny Rogers Malaysia, and all other chain restaurants. What is your SOP when your cashier doesn’t have the exact change in the register? What should they do? Because for as long as…

Format Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3

Finally after months of waiting the official format for PT3 is here. I can only comment on the English paper format. It is almost the same as the one leaked previously. Except with a few twist. For one thing, the…

Patience Is A Virtue

A Patient Spider

  We wait and we reap, what we sow in heaps; for patience is a virtue, that pays and it is true.