Meet The Cheras Team

“I am a committed & friendly Occupational Therapist with a great passion for helping people of all ages especially children. Ever since i was still in high school i had a dream of being someone in medical team and good fortune i got an opportunity to study in occupational therapy and now working with children. Though it’s tough yet i am enjoying this and hoping for more to come with Hatching Family.”

“在读书期间，没有想过会做special needs teacher。 直到degree internship 的时候， 我在一间special needs centre当实习生。发现special needs 是我们社会忽略的一块。虽然实习期间过程很不容易，需要很多的耐心和技巧去了解和帮助一个孩子，但是看见孩子们被了解和逐渐地进步让我觉得很有成就感。此外，每个孩子都很特别，我也很感兴趣去了解他们的行为。”

“I always enjoy being surrounded by the children.  I believe that there is not much better than helping children to reach their potential. I strongly care about those who are less fortunate than I am. It's rewarding to know I have been able to reach them and help them on their way to future independence. I love doing new things like teaching children new things and see their reaction to things about it.”

“I want to become a teacher because it is my passion to make a positive difference in an individual life. Teaching is not only giving but also receiving, the knowledge that was taught by the teacher and at certain times children was the one enlightens the teacher with lots of different ideas. We both somehow learn from each other in some way.”

“I love dealing with special needs children because sometimes we are not the one who teach them but they are the one who teach us.  I have become a special needs teacher also because I was a problematic child during early age. I understand how it feels when being reprimanded because of so called not listening to instructions but actually I just have a different thought. Thus, I wanted to work with them in a way which they can learn but also could meet the expectations of the society. Being a special needs teacher can be challenging but is extremely satisfying.”

“I want to be a Special Needs Teacher because the things we do and teach will impact the children’s life ahead and eventually the society. There aren’t many in this field, having a special needs brother myself hope that I could bring awareness to the people around me. So that they would be ‘accepted’ and people would be more willing to give them a chance to work and a chance to be independent in the future.”

“I had a late sister, who has Angelman Syndrome, who had unfortunately passed away at a young age of 7. Although my time with her is brief and challenging, I have learnt a lot from her about empathy and patience. Her passing really inspired me to pick a career in special needs education to help others who are special like my sister. For me, this is more than just a job, it’s my tribute and legacy to my late sister.”

“My favorite subjects are physics and science. Exploring the unknown space and then sharing what I learnt with other people is what brings me the most joy. I've always become a kid when I get to share the things I loved . Perhaps this is what essence teaching is for me, the joy of sharing what you experienced in life.

For me, this job is an opportunity that came knocking. The opportunity to touch another life, the opportunity to share what I know and be able to bring joy and peace to people around me. Although there are still things for me to learn about special children , I really enjoy the small moments when I can understand and bond with them, and share with them what I know in life. As much as I am teaching them, I am also learning a lot from them of myself as a person.

I want to leave this world knowing that I have brought change to a budding life, however special the kid may be.”

“It has engaged and challenged me every day of my professional life, and given me the chance to really make a difference in a kid’s life.”

“Becoming a special needs teacher is not easy, but it lets me learn a lot of things. And why I want to become a special needs teacher is because I know that the way we educate them not only influences the children's life it also impacts their family.”

“The reason that leads me to became a SEN Teacher today was during my Practicum days at one of the Government School at Cheras. I taught English for half a year there. Since it was rather a rural area, it was heavily populated with low and middle income family. Most of the kids I taught were lacking and having a lot of trouble in most of their subjects. That’s when I first encountered directly with students that have difficulties in learning and it affects me heavily that I don’t know the methods or correct way to help or educate them. And from there, I also thought that one day, what if my family have someone who’s having these problems and no one to help.
This is the path of life that is chosen by me to at least be someone there that able to help any children that may be struggling and needed help.”