Cheryl Ann Fernando: Hey Teacher, Teach ’Em Kids English
Mariam Azmi, AWANI Review | Diterbitkan pada April 21, 2018 09:00 MYT
Education is the ticket to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
The story of Cheryl Ann Fernando is quite a remarkable one, giving up her corporate career as she sets off on a journey to teach English at a rural school in Kedah. Embarking on a heart-warming quest, she enters a classroom with no teaching experience but tries her best to make a difference in the lives of her students.
Thrown in at the deep end of the pool with a shrunk paycheck, she was dumbfounded by the fact that most of them could barely speak a word of English.
However, Cheryl harboured optimism that she could do the impossible for the students. Her experience was so inspiring it was made into a movie called ‘Adiwiraku’ which won the award for Best Film at the Malaysian Film Festival last year.
It did not stop there for this 31-year-old, who has embarked on an ambitious pursuit to do more for the local education system. Looking at Malaysia, how do we actually transform a school? What do we need?
Education is the ticket to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
The story of Cheryl Ann Fernando is quite a remarkable one, giving up her corporate career as she sets off on a journey to teach English at a rural school in Kedah. Embarking on a heart-warming quest, she enters a classroom with no teaching experience but tries her best to make a difference in the lives of her students.
Thrown in at the deep end of the pool with a shrunk paycheck, she was dumbfounded by the fact that most of them could barely speak a word of English.
However, Cheryl harboured optimism that she could do the impossible for the students. Her experience was so inspiring it was made into a movie called ‘Adiwiraku’ which won the award for Best Film at the Malaysian Film Festival last year.
It did not stop there for this 31-year-old, who has embarked on an ambitious pursuit to do more for the local education system. Looking at Malaysia, how do we actually transform a school? What do we need?
