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Differences between a boy and a girl, or differences based on the way we brought up ?

Recently, in the class, I taught my pupils with a topic Innovation. We talk about various types of innovation that existed in this world. Then, I asked my pupils, according to them, what is the greatest innovation of all time? I gave an example. For me, I said that the greatest innovation of all time is the creation of paper. It is because with paper, the disperse of knowledge and information become easier. When knowledge can be brought everywhere and anywhere, people can share knowledge and thus enhance people lives. Then, each one of my pupils come up with their answers. But here comes the interesting part. There are two clever pupils in my class. I didn't mean the rest are not clever, these two are the most prominent. A girl and a boy. The girl, her father works office type of job, and been here and there. She has a facebook account and I believe quiet active in it too. The boy, grew up in the rural area, and the mother and father work a normal blue collar job. ...

Teaching Phonemes, Phonics

During KBSR, teachers teach English using a whole sound instead of segmenting it, but now, in KSSR, teachers have to teach based on letters sound, aka phonics and phonemes. For me, I think it is really hard, considering that I do not learn it that way. But, well, as teacher, you have to be adaptable, so I learn and decided to give it a try. It was really hard at the beginning, but pupils like it. Some pupils find it easier to learn. Turn out too, there are many resources to teach phonemes and phonics. Here is the website that I really recommend to learn more about phonics and phonemes. There are so many great resources. http://www.readingresource.net

Public Speaking Text

This year, I trained my pupils for Public Speaking Phase 2,  It was a great experience to me as a teacher. I still have to learn a lot, but this has added my happiness as being a teacher. Nothing is impossible as long as I work hard and sincere with it too...     Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to the honourable judges, teachers, parents and my fellow freinds.  Today, on this fine day, I would like to present a public speech about ‘the advantages and disadvantages of bringing handphone to school. It is an issue where it could be implemented soon. Before it takes place, let's look the pros and cons of this matter. Ladies and gentlemen, Handphones, mobile phones, and tablets are becoming  common in almost everywhere in our society, even now, small children have it too. Today,  It has become a must have item to everyone. Even now, If I ask the audience, whether they have a handphone,  probably almost all will say yes, isn't? Well, as f...