Last Thursday, Wang Learning Centre teachers spent a morning learning with You Jin (尤今) - a veteran Singapore educator with more than 40 years of teaching experience and author of over 200 books.
As part of our newly formed 汪老师学园读书会 - a space for reading together, mutual support, deep dialogue, and shared growth - this talk encourages our faculty to keep reading and refining together. At Wang Learning Centre, one of Singapore's most established Chinese tuition centres, we continuously develop teachers on not just curriculum mastery but in deepening pedagogical practice, sharpening classroom management and building connection with every student.
Our teachers left with notebooks full of practical takeaways. One story stayed with us: a “notorious” student’s path shifted when educator You Jin met him with patience, love, respect, trust, steady expectations and chances to try again. The message is simple yet powerful: teachers change lives when love and respect come first.
Corrections of students are to be specific and, where possible, handled privately - a principle demonstrated powerfully when educator You Jin discovered a student cheating. Rather than calling him out in front of the class, she quietly brought him outside and simply asked why. That private, respectful conversation, rooted in curiosity rather than judgment, preserved his dignity while addressing the behaviour directly.
Teacher Liang from Yishun branch shared that educator You Jin's sharing deepened her understanding and sparked reflections on her own teaching. What resonated with her most was that education is about accompanying students with love so they truly learn and grow. This principle sits at the heart of our serious, structured path, delivered by teachers who truly see the child - and it is why we see real results and character development.
Four classroom management anchors from educator You Jin that will stay with our team:
1. Lead by example
2. Keep your eyes and ears open
3. Respect, listen, and communicate
4. Work towards students loving your class
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