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Teachers as Students!
Teachers as Students!

Ever wondered what your teachers experienced at school? What were their interests? What aspects of education did they
treasure? Well, Mr. Brian Ng, Ms. Raine Ng, Mr. Jay Chan and Ms. Wylam Kwan have kindly shared some memories from
their studying days. Have a read!

Mr. Ng Tsz Ho Ms. Ng Hoi Yan
One key memory from my academic journey was having the What was my favourite subject as a student? Literature in
privilege of serving as the editor and reporter for the school English, for sure! I won't lie, it was a tricky subject for me,
magazine. It was an exhilarating experience that taught me but I just loved getting lost in poems, and diving into short
important skills such as effective communication, active stories. It was like each time I read, I was transported to a
listening, and the power of storytelling. It was a privilege to whole new world and lived a different life for a while.
interview the school principal before he retired, which was The pivotal moment that inspired me to become a teacher
a momentous occasion that taught me the importance of can be traced back to my all-time favorite English teacher
conducting interviews, gathering information, and presenting in secondary school. Despite messing up on a test, he
it in a captivating narrative.
believed in me and saw
My secondary school journey was filled with incredible my potential, rather than
experiences that have been instrumental in my personal judging me based on
and professional growth. Things like being the captain of my that one experience. He
school swimming team or winning the relay championship encouraged me to do
of an inter-school competition taught me important life better and served as a
skills. I am grateful for the opportunities that my secondary shining beacon of hope. It
school provided me was when he expressed
with and the lessons his belief in my abilities
that I learned from that I realised I wanted
them. They have helped to follow in his footsteps.
me develop a strong This determination to
work ethic, effective become a supportive and
communication skills, inspiring teacher, just like
and leadership qualities him, has guided me ever
that have been essential since that life-changing
in both my personal and conversation!
professional growth.

Ms. Kwan Wylam
Mr. Chan Tsz Sing My favorite subject is biology, because the operation of the
human body is a very complicated thing, and through this
My favorite subject in secondary school was Chinese subject I can learn its structure and also that of animals and
literature. Both the reading materials and the composition even plants. Since we are human beings, when I studied
topics were very creative. Back then I could feel the vitality biology, I only needed to imagine myself walking into my
and essence of learning Chinese, as it could deeply touch, own body and taking a "room tour" to review certain topics.
even talk to the soul of human beings. My Form Five
first term writing exam will never fade from my memory. I The most unforgettable thing for me was the dissection
remember glancing at the writing requirements and seeing experiments with my classmates, such as a bull's eye, a
that candidates needed to write 800 words or more, but only pig's heart and a frog.
400 words if written in ancient text. I assumed that no one All in all, I think biology
had ever tried to answer an is very interesting. This
exam question in ancient subject is not only about
text before, so I took memorization, but also
the chance and wrote a about how to apply the
composition on “cigarettes” learned concepts into
in full ancient text. The exam questions as well
result was great, probably as my daily life, so my
an encouragement from favorite subject is biology.
the generous teacher for
my impulsive playfulness
and foolish adventurous
spirit.

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