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Administration, box ticking exercises and data-related menial tasks waste valuable preparation time and get in the way of delivering authentic learning Administrative tasks and record keeping had more than doubled in the past five years I feel overworked at the ...
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Twelve-hour days and big classes are realities that Singapore's teachers face daily. Such conditions create stressful work environments which impede their capacity to live up to their global reputation for teaching excellence. They are usually too exhausted to be the classroom innovators they ...
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