The QCM People

Math(s) has always been one of my favourite subjects since young. It is still my favourite subject in NIE and in my opinion, QCM is the best module that i've attended in NIE. Needless to say, Dr Koay is really a very good tutor ! Why is it the best? I really get to know how can Math can be taught in the fun way, the relational way of teaching and understanding. How is it meant by meeting objectives and the true meaning behind a difficult piece of math paper and how it is suppose to be, when we stretch the potential of our high ability students by going deeper rather than acelerating everything altogether. Dr Koay's teachings has been instill into me, so much so that everytime i look at a math question or the way people teaches math, it kept me pondering for hours, and sometimes for days. Sometimes i do wonder if i'd make the same mistake because we're often press for time. I want to be a good teacher, a good math teacher in particular. I really do, have higher expectations on myself in mathematics. However, sometimes i do feel rather helpless, the more i know, the more i think i do not know kind of feeling. You will walk this journey with me right? To see how i grow... I'm really going to start my own career after bumping around as a "untrained" for 2 years. Watch over me cos you are important.

Alright, to put a stop to those thinking aloud thoughts, i'll share some photos, taken just 1-2 days ago.



We had our final-final "tutorial" class on wed. Actually our last tutorial ends in february but we like this class so much that the math rep had kindly helped us to organise one informal session with our tutor. Of cos, our tutor helped us to book the room and the tea+coffee. Thanks to hazel for bringing the polar puffs, Regina for the brownie and Lena for the cupcakes. Tho i didnt really eat much but the sharing made me feel good. Its so nice to see all of them after 10 weeks. Suddenly i feel that its kinda sad that we will part ways very soon. Fate brought us together for a year, to go through all the "sufferings" in NIE. Finally we survived and yet we're going on separate ways.

The Ding-Dangs. Look at our fists. Can you make a linkage now? Anyway... Tho i dont remember why and how. It is Kathy's specialty. 伸出援(圆）手, xiao ding dang. Cant remember since when too, we like to say, shen chu yuan shou and yup, Kathy is our ding dang.

The EAST people and yup we're math table mates.... hahaha cos we sat through all the QCM lessons together, playing with all the manipulatives and to cheer one another for our PP.

Finally, huiling called her my "ai mei". Kathy, my ai mei. Thank her for all the photos and heh of cos, all the grapefruits she has been providing me with. (No more people helping me to peel grapefruit liao) This ai mei of mine getting engaged very very soon.... in 2 mth's time. =)


HAHAHA and this..... This was taken few months ago, before we set off for our practicum. My fav QCM class. Everyone is present! Thank Boon for the photo. (Ahems, i want the other 2 informal photos !)