An Ode to Tuition Teachers… From a “Slow Learner”
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An Ode to Tuition Teachers… From a “Slow Learner”

After I flunked a dozen-odd kindergarten interviews, I was told by my parents that I’ll spend more time with my preschool tuition teachers – Julie Miss and Rosy Miss. I may not have learned my letters and my poems, but I learned something – and that something was imagination.
My Teacher, My Lover
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My Teacher, My Lover

KS taught me in high school, playing Higgins to my Eliza Doolittle. Over time, though, we became intimate. I now wonder about the moral and legal boundaries of that experience.
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My literature teacher: my fondest memory of school

Literature teachers are heavily romanticised in cinema, and for good reason. It takes a poetic perspective on life to escape the specificities of science and mathematics. Literature teachers help us find ourselves through stories and poetry when we’re growing up, and that’s what makes them so special.
It Takes Just One Teacher To Change Your Life
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It Takes Just One Teacher To Change Your Life

When my parents expected me to pursue medicine, my tuition teacher pointed out to my mother that I had a flair for English. Today, I find myself in this beautiful place in life where I tell stories for a living. It’s true: All it takes is one person to believe in you.