Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts This experience here in Fukui is a valuable one for me as I finally get to observe and immerse myself in a different curriculum, learning environment and students compared to Singapore. As a teacher of the 21 st century, I must have a global perspective and learn from global partners about best practices and their experiences so that I can improve my teaching skills for the benefit of the students. It is heartening to know that wherever I am at, the conversation among teachers always and most certainly revolve around the students’ needs, interests, learning styles, personal lives and so on. This should be the key topic of every conversation that teachers have, and through this conversation, we can better our teaching pedagogy to suit the needs of the students and help them learn better in school. To me, international practicum was to find a different perspective of how to teach, manage students and how things are done the same or different than in Singapore....