Zhi Hao, Author at Goody Feed

I remember the day I received my PSLE results. It was shit. Admittedly I didn't do that badly. I still secured a high enough mark to get into a reasonably good school, and in that sense, I didn't fare too badly. But what irked me was the notion that I was just seven, seven points away from getting into Bukit Panjang Government High, a school that's like a three minutes' walk from my house. Image: Giphy Goodbye, laziness, and hello long walks to school. But in the midst of it all, my teacher, who had passed me my exam results, looked at me keenly and said, in a very soft voice. "You did well, Zhi Hao. Well done," she smiled. I nearly teared up. Fact was... I wasn't satisfied with my result. Not at all. But in that instant, my teacher's kind words just permeated my stoic stature... And darn near reduced me to tears. Eleven years later I'm now a highly respected member of the community, doing some great work for the world. Indeed, I'm sure my teacher wouldn't regret saying those words back then, seeing how classy and dignified I've turned out to be... "I'm pretty sure that's a lie." But with two days ago (22 November) being a very important day for all the Primary Six students in the country (PSLE Results Day), I went combing through bits and pieces of info via Facebook, eager to roll back the years because honestly, I'm getting a little too old for my liking. As one might've expected, there were tons of happy faces: portraits of students smiling gleefully with their parents, not so tastefully brandishing their humongous scores in the cameras (but to be fair they worked for it. So it's an entirely legit flex). But then, just as how there's no yin without a yang, there were disappointed faces as well. Crying faces. Distraught faces. In fact, I reckon you really wouldn't want to send Aquaman in there, because he could probably amass an army with the amount of liquid that goes on in there. And then I stumbled upon a very interesting Facebook post. One by a certain Haryati Mohamad Saleh. "Exemplary" Following the revelation of her son's exam results, Facebook user Haryati Mohamad Saleh posted a video on her feed. But contrary to what one might expect, it wasn't about her son. It was about the teacher. Here, take a look. https://www.facebook.com/haryati.b.saleh/videos/10157433411985559/ In the video, Mdm Saleh's son can be seen collecting his results from the classroom teacher in charge, who had given him a congratulatory hug. As he struggles to contain his emotions, the teacher, Mdm Azlinah, gave him a congratulatory speech, as well as encouraging words for him to keep up the good work. She then hugged him again gently after he signed his name on the paper. Image: Haryati Mohamed Saleh Facebook Page Overcome by Mdm Azlinah's actions, the parent subsequently posted the footage on the social media platform, alongside the caption: "I took this video when the teacher handed my son his PSLE result. Just look at how the teacher gently hugged him and giving her congratulatory speech to him as well as words of encouragement to keep up the good work. She does this to every student. An exemplary teacher she is 👍🏼, Mdm Azlinah. Thank you teacher. ❤️ "On a happy note, Abdul Kadir & I deserve a pat on our back too. All our 3 children have completed their primary education." And no, you didn't read it wrong. Mdm Azlinah didn't just comfort one emotional student. She comforted all of them. And unless the school produces genius, there must be some who didn't get the results they want, but Mdm Azlinah still hugged them because she's Mdm Azlinah. Image: Teck Whye Primary School Image: Teck Whye Primary School Image: Teck Whye Primary School Image: Butsaya / Shutterstock.com Kudos You know how it is. Singaporeans might be tad bit fussy... But they know a good teacher when they see it. Image: Haryati Mohamed Salah Image: Haryati Mohamed Salah Truly, you can't help but think. If our teachers weren't there for us when we needed them... Would we still have reached this far? Image: Make A Gif And to my own Primary School teacher... Thank you. You didn't hug me but then again I understand. I've always smelled like rotten egg mixed with expired vinegar. PSLE Results This year, 98.4% of pupils who took PSLE did well enough to be able to progress to a secondary school. 66.6% could get to the Express course (4-year study to O-lvl), 20.6% qualify for Normal (Academic) course, and 11.2% for the Normal (Technical) course. By 2021, PSLE would be replaced with wider scoring bands - in other words, students won't be getting a score (e.g. 215), but an overall number like this: Image: moe.edu.sg Image: moe.edu.sg Interesting, isn't it?

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