The current Education Ministry's recruitment ad on television is based on a real-life account. It tells the story of "Edwin" and how one teacher, "Mrs Chong", was always there for him, especially when things seemed so bleak. I too was fortunate to have met such a caring teacher, and that's why the ad is so impactful for me.
The MOE has put it on YouTube. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GETzOHRPqus
Across the seas, in America, Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times has written about an equally moving real-life story set in the 1950s... it revolves around a black student named Olly Neal and his teacher Mrs Mildred Grady.
His piece is titled "How Mrs Grady transformed Olly Neal". I will not say more, except to urge people to read it from the link below (it is also found in ST, 23 Jan, page A26):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/opinion/sunday/kristof-how-mrs-grady-transformed-olly-neal.html
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