One Brick at A Time (On Perennialism)

      Perennialism reminds me of a strong cemented brick wall. Brick walls exist because they are known to be strong and they intend to last forever. Walls are also built to protect, to keep a place safe, and because of this, walls also exist to preserve memories of historical events. Walls then are […]

Guiding Experiences (Pragmatism)

The importance of experience in pragmatism reminded me of the basic concept of Singaporean Math. I’m not an expert on it, because I only learned about it last June, but I have been teaching it to my students. Time and time again I would remind myself of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract style of Singaporean Math where the […]

On Being Asked and Asking

As I left last Monday’s session on the Socratic Dialogue, I found myself asking a lot of questions and reflecting on my role as a teacher. While listening to my group’s discussion on being well-educated, I realised how interesting the process of Socratic questioning was. It was an avenue where a group of people can […]