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School for Humans
Back to school? Let’s approach education in a new light – minus the glare
While we dwell on technology, metrics and exams, the human side of teaching and learning fades into the background. Our new series seeks to shift it back into focus.
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As we kick off a new school year, The Straits Times will run a series of op-eds that will dive into the craft and essence of teaching, the power of the teacher-student connection and more.
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If you’ve seen Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, you might remember the clip showing the late actor’s young son learning to ride a bicycle.
Reeve, paralysed and seated in his wheelchair, guides him with his voice. Over the footage, he reflects: “If someone had told me you could teach a child to ride a bicycle by talking to him, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
