A'level graduates as relief teachers

Lu Cheng Yang, the Personnel Director of MOE, is very open to employing A'level graduates as relief teachers. He was responding to a letter from Mr Fok Kah Hon who had seemed to be unhappy with such relief teachers. He mentioned that such teachers usually go back to their alma maters to teach.

I think that places them in good stead because they are already familiar with the school's way of doing things and can thus address any concerns the present students may have over it. As former students, the present students will give them more attention and hence better understand why certain procedures are carried out. Their personal experiences can be shared with the present students to better aid them in their explanations.

I have a friend who went to another school to teach after her A'levels and the students respected and liked her. Her character enabled her to create a rapport with them as well as gain their respect. To generalise all A'level graduates based on their age is rather judgemental. Some individuals stand on their own as positive models.