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I Just Love Teaching Young Children …
am Mrs . Maheswaran ( Nasamany Nadarajah ). I was
I a teacher in Temenggong Abdul Rahman School in Johore Bahru for the first thirty-three years . From 1st January 1962 to 10th January 1995 , till my retirement at the age of fifty-five years .
Inspiring Lives Beyond Services
Story by Mrs Maheswaran , PCS Woodlands Childcare
our students growing into useful citizens and telling us , “ Teachers thank you very much , you all were our stepping stones that laid our foundation for us !”
For the 33 years I have dedicated myself in educating young children , so with my retirement I started my teaching journey again . I read an advertisement in the newspaper that they wanted teachers . I went for the interview in Woodlands Childcare Centre and was selected .
On the 13th of February 1995 I started my teaching career there . I was given a K2 class . The environment and setting were very different from the primary school but soon I was able to adapt myself . Most of the time I was teaching K2 classes and that was easy going because the children were able to understand and grasp the teaching that was taught to them . They were very encouraging and happy learners , so the teacher was happy to impart the knowledge and values into them .
Soon my second retirement came in the year 2003 in February . I was sixty-three then . After five months , that is in July , Mrs Lau who was then the centre ’ s principal called me and offered me a job as a part time teacher in Woodlands Centre . I gladly accepted the job . “ Thank you Mrs . Lau for the concern and love for me .”
I started with two hours of work from 5pm to 7pm and the three hours in the year 2003 , and gradually to four hours and now at present I am doing six hours . Two hours in the morning and four hours in the afternoon .
I have enjoyed my teaching life tremendously all this while , and the greatest pleasure and reward is to see
“ Teachers thank you very much , you all were our stepping stones that laid our foundation for us !”