Set Apart

Flipped Learning?  Today's post is a reflection of what I would like to share with teachers not just from my school but from all over Singapore about how we can better prepare ourselves for a hybrid learning environment where teachers and students will be placed on LOA / QO now and then. Hi everyone! I'm recording this video live in my quarantine room as I've been put on QO due to a confirmed case in my school. And so in today's video I would like to share my reflection during the time here. The reason why the title of this video is Flipped Learning is because I believe that the concept of flipped learning has an even more significant meaning now than ever before. Because, as we live with COVID-19 as an endemic, it will mean that students and teachers find themselves forced away from the classroom anytime and without any prior warnings. So how do we ensure that learning continues no matter the situation we find ourselves in? I believe that the answer is in Flipped Learn...

 People need the Lord. In today's reflection of my Bible study of Habakkuk I am reminded of the power of God's word and the importance of going back to His word for truth . In Hebrew 4:12 it says that "The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart." and 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." This is especially importance in a world where truth is slowly becoming more and more subjective. What is true for you may not be true for me. That's the kind of deception that the devil is luring people into.  Unknowingly we are drowning deeper and deeper into his deceptive lies. People need the Lord more than ever...

Happy National Day Singapore!  Today marked our nation's 56th birthday and because of the pandemic it was a muted celebration. It kind of mirrored how I spent this year's national day, muted, because I was along in my room. Yet, I'm grateful for technology because I can still connect with my children to chit chat and play games with them. It's so funny to see little E trying out the filters and having a whale of a time with it. This got me thinking about how much technology has shaped the way we live, study, work and play. Technology has now become more and more indispensable in our lives. With technology we can do things previously inconceivable. Who would have thought I can still communicate so clearly with audio and visual while playing an online game with my children? Who would have thought that online learning is still possible even though everyone is at home.  This begs an important question, how should learning look like now that more and more people are going to...

An ever changing world. Today's the move to the Government Quarantine Facility (GQF) and so, in a flurry of events, I had to pack and was whisked away to the hotel. Even though things are uncertain, I felt peace knowing that God is in control of this whole situation. He allowed it for a reason and I am amazed that my devotion in app5 is on the book of Habakkuk who is living in a time where the Israelites were doubting God and thinking that all his promises are but lies. But God is always in control, his timing is always perfect. God does not delay. As I seek God in the direction He wants me to take in the next half of my life, I am reminded that I need to wait and trust that His timing is perfect. God is the only constant in an ever changing world and I need to trust in his timing. God's slowness is God's timing Dear God, Help me to trust in your promises. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. May I be a part ...

What If?  News that I have to be quarantined for the next 10 days came upon me as a shock. “You would always think that it will happen to others and not to yourself.” This sentiment rang true to me as I ponder the “what ifs”. What if I didn’t take over YQ’s lesson on Tuesday, what if it were another student from another class or another school.  I guess all the what ifs will just remain as it is, what if. Ultimately, I believe that God has a plan for this to happen in my life at such a time. Hopefully as I pen down my thoughts and look back at what I’ve written over the course of the next 10 days, I will find the answer.  Feeling of guilt and loss weighs heavily on my heart today. I cannot hug and kiss the one I love, even though we are in the same house, I am unable to speak to them face to face for fear of passing something unknown and invisible. How will Shirleen manage without me around her? Will this take a toil on her health? How will the helper manage the children ...