{"id":5092,"date":"2014-04-07T07:24:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T07:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/tfmweek-2014-day-1-live-blog-2\/"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T07:24:48","slug":"tfmweek-2014-day-1-live-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/tfmweek-2014-day-1-live-blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#TFMWeek 2014: Day 1 Live Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

4:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 And that\u2019s a wrap for day 1 of #TFMWeek! Staff and volunteers are taking a well-deserved break before going into schools for day 2. Stay tuned tomorrow when our live blog returns!<\/p>\n

2:40pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ms. Elizabeth closing the class with advice for the students: \u201cMake use of every opportunity. You\u2019ll never know how they\u2019ll come in handy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Victoria Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2:24pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A reflection from former Fellow and current staff member Victoria Wong: \u201cWhat can unite the citizens of Malaysians but the same heart and passion for the future generation?\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude42\"\u00a0At the back of the class we have people from different races and occupations \u2013 from the left: Eugene from Sunway, Pn. Rohani from SMK Seberang Temerloh, Jane from Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, Jayne our TFM Intern, and Mr. Khairul the School Principal\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude42\"\u00a0Education is everyone\u2019s responsibility. #joininghands\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Victoria Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2:10pm \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0En. Mazlan from IAB addresses his classroom. \u201cI come from a small village in Kedah and I knew I had to study because I wanted to work and I wanted a family. So that\u2019s what I did, I studied, I work and now I have a family. I also knew that I needed an idol to set the benchmark for my achievements. So if you want to be the best footballer, let Messi be your idol so you know how good you need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Ili Sulaiman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1:54pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sunway Group\u2019s Elizabeth Lee gets her students to contemplate what they need to truly succeed in life.<\/p>\n

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12:44pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Financial consultant Aida Azmi does double duty after her classroom stint, addressing the school\u2019s accounting students. \u201cIn everything that you do, you should aspire to be a professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Connie Foong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:07pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pengetua of SMK Seberang Temerloh En. Khairul briefing #TFMWeek participants Elizabeth Lee from Sunway Group and En Mazlan Samsudin, Timbalan Pengarah Khidmat Latihan Institut Aminuddin Baki.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Ili Sulaiman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

11:52am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cI am in awe when I see how our minister Hishammuddin took and answered English questions during the MH370 press conferences. I hope my students can speak like him one day, if even just a bit!\u201d SMK Redang Panjang Pengetua Encik Fairus speaking to Chrissy Hunter.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Alyson Law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

11:48am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Post-teaching session, guests are regaled with a performance from Cikgu Farihah\u2019s choral speaking team!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Karthik Karunanithy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10:50am\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 In another classroom, Pn Khoo Salma of Penang Heritage Trust is challenging her students to a Taiping Treasure Hunt of sorts \u2013 finding the city\u2019s landmarks on a map!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Shobana Seelan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10:20am \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0After their anatomy lesson with Dr Charles Wiener, students are drawing what they learned\u2026on blank t-shirts!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Sarah Lasung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9:51am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dato\u2019 Boonler, former CEO of Penang Skills Development Centre talking to students about \u201cpackaging yourself\u201d for the future. \u201cI am giving each of you a file for you to keep all your important certificates. I\u2019m showing you mine.\u201d He also gave students note books to write their thoughts for future reflections.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Chan Oga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9:26am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 What do you get when the Dean of Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine is your #TFMWeek participant? This:<\/p>\n

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Photo: Sarah Lasung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8:49am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dato\u2019 Isaac Lugun brought a pic of his longhouse and stories of his childhood to #TFMWeek: \u201c\u201dWhen I was young, I could not afford shoes\u2026 There is hope for even the most deprived in Malaysia.\u201d<\/p>\n

8:45am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cEducation in primary & secondary school determines how well students do as adults\u2026Your work here gets me the great adults I teach at medical school who will become the physicians for Malaysia.\u201d \u2013 Dr Charles Wiener, addressing teachers at his #TFMWeek school.<\/p>\n

8:42am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 2014 Fellow Yiyi Wong going over her lesson plan with participant Dato\u2019 Isaac Lugun of Cahya Mata Sarawak, no stranger to education inequity himself. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have Math teachers, because no one wanted to come to teach us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Zahirah Zulkifly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7:32am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Our very first participant of the day gears up. \u201cBeautiful sunrise at SMK Tengku Menteri for the start of #TFMweek! Dr Charles of Perdana Grad school of Medicine is teaching today :)\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: Joyce Tagal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7:15am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 It\u2019s bright and early on a Monday morning, but staff, volunteers \u2013 and even some participants! \u2013 are already in schools setting up for the day ahead!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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