Hello readers,
As I am only in year 1, I am only eligible to apply for a very small number of internships. Among this short list is the MOE teaching internship which is open to all undergrads regardless of the student’s year/course of study. So this is my application letter for the internship.
Block xxx, #02-118
xxx Road,
Singapore xxx
5 September 2010
Dear Sir/Mdm,
MOE TEACHING INTERNSHIP
My name is Pavithra. I am writing to apply for the MOE teaching internship for undergrads. I am a Year 1 Mechanical Engineering student at National University Of Singapore. I would like to take up this internship during my vacation (from xx-xx-2010 to xx-xx-2010).
As I have always been highly passionate about teaching, I have tried to gain as much exposure to the teaching industry as possible so far.
This is probably evident from my enclosed CV. I have worked as a relief teacher in 2 local primary schools over a period of 4 months. I have also worked in various tuition centres during my vacations. Besides working experience, over the period of 2 years in my JC, I was also an active member of my school peer-teaching group. Currently, I am also a part-time tutor teaching JC level economics and Upper Sec level mathematics.
Through the experiences mentioned above, I have gained valuable knowledge on how to interact and communicate effectively with students of different age groups and have developed many innovative teaching techniques.
I plan to pursue my interest in teaching after my degree. Thus this internship would be a great opportunity for me to put my skills into practice and learn more about the teaching system in schools as well.
I have the patience, drive, and commitment to be a great teacher, making me an excellent candidate for this position and genuinely hope that you will consider my application.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Pavithra
Monday, September 6, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict
A man’s actions and the way he perceives things around him make up his personality. People from different places, cultures, and upbringing tend to have very different personalities from each other . The same situation perceived differently by 2 individuals give way to misunderstanding and hence cause conflict between them.
In secondary 3, I had a conflict with my good friend, Lexy (not her real name).
Lexy was on leave for about 10 days. During this period of time, I was responsible for collecting all her worksheets, copying down any homework we were given, getting all the notes for the chapters that were taught throughout the week, and checking her exam papers for errors as we were getting back all our papers after marking.
Every 2 days I would go to her house to pass her all the notes and information. I did not think of this as a chore since she was a really good friend. I was more than willing to help.
The problem howver, was when Lexy returned to school. She complained to me that some of the notes were missing and that I had not checked her exam paper properly. I apparently caused her to lose ½ a mark.
I was extremely angry that she did not appreciate me taking time to help her!
I started to avoid her to prevent the conflict from escalating, and she did the same. Eventually we stopped talking completely.
Would you have dealt with this situation differently? Or do you think I did the right thing?
In secondary 3, I had a conflict with my good friend, Lexy (not her real name).
Lexy was on leave for about 10 days. During this period of time, I was responsible for collecting all her worksheets, copying down any homework we were given, getting all the notes for the chapters that were taught throughout the week, and checking her exam papers for errors as we were getting back all our papers after marking.
Every 2 days I would go to her house to pass her all the notes and information. I did not think of this as a chore since she was a really good friend. I was more than willing to help.
The problem howver, was when Lexy returned to school. She complained to me that some of the notes were missing and that I had not checked her exam paper properly. I apparently caused her to lose ½ a mark.
I was extremely angry that she did not appreciate me taking time to help her!
I started to avoid her to prevent the conflict from escalating, and she did the same. Eventually we stopped talking completely.
Would you have dealt with this situation differently? Or do you think I did the right thing?
Sunday, August 22, 2010
The Importance of Effective Communication
Hey guys.
In today’s world, I think that communication skills play a crucial role in determining the level of success people achieve.
To me, dealing with a conflict, motivating a team to get things done, expressing your opinion and understanding others’ opinion are the most important parts of effective non-written communication. Of course, ability to write well is essential too. These parts of communication will contribute the growth of any individual in the working world, don’t you think? Maybe, getting others to understand what you want them to, rather than exactly what you're thinking of is even more important at work.
Other than that, effective communication has proven to be of utmost importance in my daily life. Every other day, my father and I have a ‘friendly argument’. From what I have observed over the years, the argument is usually caused by a difference in understanding of the same situation. For example, me coming back home late immediately means (to my dad) that I went out shopping, then roam the streets and hence am extremely irresponsible. While the actual reason is that I was doing homework with my friend in school and then went out to eat dinner. The sad truth is that I still have no idea how to deal with this as efforts taken to try to explain have failed.
Coomunicating effectively to a different generation of people is hard but I'm sure it can be learnt.
And this is why, effective communication is so important to me.
In today’s world, I think that communication skills play a crucial role in determining the level of success people achieve.
To me, dealing with a conflict, motivating a team to get things done, expressing your opinion and understanding others’ opinion are the most important parts of effective non-written communication. Of course, ability to write well is essential too. These parts of communication will contribute the growth of any individual in the working world, don’t you think? Maybe, getting others to understand what you want them to, rather than exactly what you're thinking of is even more important at work.
Other than that, effective communication has proven to be of utmost importance in my daily life. Every other day, my father and I have a ‘friendly argument’. From what I have observed over the years, the argument is usually caused by a difference in understanding of the same situation. For example, me coming back home late immediately means (to my dad) that I went out shopping, then roam the streets and hence am extremely irresponsible. While the actual reason is that I was doing homework with my friend in school and then went out to eat dinner. The sad truth is that I still have no idea how to deal with this as efforts taken to try to explain have failed.
Coomunicating effectively to a different generation of people is hard but I'm sure it can be learnt.
And this is why, effective communication is so important to me.
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