Testimonials

Letters from students and parents

Over 16 years I have worked with hundreds of students from Singapore’s international schools. These are some of the notes and letters they and their parents have given me. Each one means a great deal to me.

16+years teaching in Singapore
M.S.Columbia University, Electrical Engineering

Messages from students

Messages and lesson feedback from my students, in their own words.

안녕하세요 선생님! 오늘 한국은 추석이라 오랜만에 선생님께 인사드리고 싶어서 연락드렸어요ㅎㅎ 선생님은 잘 지내고 계신가요?

저는 결국 한국 입시까지 잘 마치고, 에모리에서 한 학기 다니다가 올해 3월에 고려대학교에 입학해서 잘 다니고 있습니다! 다행히 미국에서도, 한국에서도 좋은 친구들을 많이 만나서 감사한 마음으로 즐겁게 학교생활 하고 있어요 :)

다시 여름이 되고 입시철이 되니까 선생님 생각이 정말 많이 났어요. 항상 옆에서 응원해주시고 따뜻하게 조언해주셨던 것들이 제가 끝까지 최선을 다할 수 있었던 큰 원동력이었던 것 같아요. 시간이 지나고 대학에 와서 생활하다 보니 그때 선생님께서 해주셨던 말씀들이 더 감사하게 느껴지는 것 같습니다.

항상 건강하시고, 혹시 한국에 잠시 들어오시게 되면 꼭 한 번 뵐 수 있었으면 좋겠습니다!! 추석 연휴도 가족분들과 따뜻하고 행복하게 보내세요.!!

English translation

Hello! It’s Chuseok in Korea today, so I wanted to say hello after a long time. How have you been?

In the end I finished the Korean admissions process too. After a semester at Emory, I started at Korea University this March and it’s going well! I’ve been lucky to make many good friends in both the US and Korea, and I’m enjoying university life with a grateful heart :)

Now that summer and admissions season have come around again, I’ve thought of you a lot. Your constant support and warm advice were a big part of what kept me giving my best to the end. The longer I’m at university, the more grateful I feel for what you told me back then.

Please stay healthy, and if you ever come to Korea for a while, I would love to see you!! I hope you have a warm and happy Chuseok holiday with your family!!

Former student · Emory University, now at Korea University

선생님,

I just wanted to reach out after a year of college and tell you thank you for all the time and effort you put into our weekly tutoring lessons. I truly believe that your constant words of encouragement and engineering insight lead me to find interest in electrical engineering. I’m still unsure what I want to specialise in, but I have already learned so much in one year at UIUC.

I just opened up the box of all the electronic kits you brought me and I got reminded that I am so grateful to have had such a nice teacher who truly cared about helping me become a better student beyond teaching me a textbook and helping me become a better person.

You really had such a great impact on my life, and I just wanted to thank you even though it may be overdue. I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I will really try and stay in contact more often.

Former student · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

선생님 안녕하세요!!! 잘 지내셨나요...ㅎㅎㅎ

오늘 스승의 날이라 연락을 드립니다. 저는 잘 버티며 학교 다니고 있어요. 진짜 아직까지도 수학 얘기 나오면 엄마랑 Alex선생님 진짜 잘 가르키셨는데... 완전 저의 구원자라고 얘기해요 ㅎㅎㅎ. 선생님 덕분에 제가 수학에 재미를 느끼고 여기까지 올 수 있었습니당. 진심으로 감사합니다. 항상 건강하고 행복하세요!!!!

English translation

Hello! How have you been?

I’m writing because it’s Teachers’ Day. I’m hanging in there at school. Even now, whenever maths comes up, my mum and I say how well you taught me and that you were my saviour. Thanks to you I came to enjoy maths and made it this far. Thank you, truly. Stay healthy and happy!

Former student · Teachers’ Day message

When we talk about unrelated stuff it sometimes wakes me up from my boredom which helps me focus.

Alex’s teaching is super effective and he has many cool tips on how to remember hard concepts.

Alex is super patient and encouraging Alex puts a lot of effort into every single class and is super professional

Student feedback

Teaching things I don’t know very quickly and easily. Showing and teaching mathematical methods that are applicable to almost all questions within the topic.

Writing notes for specific questions

Student feedback

U gave me a lot of organised resources for me to study with which helped me a lot.

The hw was also organised in a way that was easy to do

Student feedback

Clear explanation of concepts

Student feedback

Good shortcuts so I don't make mistakes, easy to understand explainations

Student feedback

I gained not just the critical math skills required for syllabus, but lots of applicable general knowledge during the classes too. Such as knowledge on military utilities, some physics, knowledge on tech

Student feedback

The flash cards and memorization sheets helped me improve my learning!

Student feedback

진짜진짜 너무 오랜만에 인사드려서 죄송해요ㅠㅠ 매일매일 아, 선생님께 연락드려야지 하다가 이제야 안부 전해드려요. 너무 늦게 연락드려서 죄송해요, 선생님.

저 이제 의대 2학년이에요! 공부하면서 바쁘게 지내다 보니 시간이 정말 빨리 가네요. 아이비 할 때가 정말 엊그제 같은데, 언제 이렇게 시간이 훌쩍 지나버렸는지 모르겠어요.

대학교에 오니 정말 많은 것을 깨달은 것 같아요 ㅎㅎ 이제는 공부도 정말 열심히 해요! 물론 아직도 벼락치기를 할 때도 있지만, 부족한 부분들을 대학교 와서 많이 고치고 배우고 있어요.

학교 다니면서 문득문득 선생님 생각이 많이 나요!! 예전에 선생님께서 “집에서 학교 다닐 때가 가장 좋은 거야”라고 하셨던 게 생각나요 ㅎㅎ 그때 수학 더 열심히 할걸 싶기도 하고요.

선생님은 어떻게 지내세요?!! 진짜 너무 늦게 연락드려서 죄송해요!!

새해 때 메시지를 못 보냈지만, 새해 복 많이 받으시고 건강하세요!!! 😊

English translation

I’m so sorry it has been so long since I last said hello. Every day I told myself I should write to you, and only now am I sending my news. Sorry for being so late.

I’m now in my second year of medical school! I’ve been so busy studying that time has flown. The IB feels like just the other day, and I don’t know where the time went.

I think I’ve realised a lot since coming to university. I study really hard now! I still cram sometimes, but I’m fixing many of my weak spots and learning a lot here.

I often think of you at school. I remember you saying, “The best time is when you go to school from home,” and sometimes I wish I had worked harder at maths back then.

How are you? I’m really sorry for writing so late!

I missed sending a New Year message, but I wish you a happy and healthy new year!

Former student · now in medical school

안녕하세요 선생님, 스승의 날이어서 연락드립니다. 잘 지내고 계신가요?

저는 요즘 취업준비를 하면서 열심히 지내고 있습니다 ㅎㅎ

회사자소서에 가장 존경하는 사람으로 선생님 이름을 적었는데, 그 덕에 최종 면접을 앞두고도 있습니다.

제자들을 자식처럼 아껴주고 진심어린 조언을 해준 선생님 덕에 많이 성장할 수 있었습니다. 너무 감사합니다 선생님. 건강하게 지내시고 항상 멀리서 응원하겠습니다.

English translation

Hello, I’m writing because it’s Teachers’ Day. How have you been?

I’m keeping busy these days preparing for job applications.

In a company application I wrote your name as the person I respect most, and I now have a final interview coming up.

You cared for your students like your own children and gave sincere advice, and that helped me grow a great deal. Thank you so much. Please stay well; I’ll always be cheering for you from afar.

Former student · Teachers’ Day message

선생님이 저번에 보내주신 메시지 한 글자 한 글자 읽으면서 너무 감동 받고 너무 위로 됐어요 진짜 공부하다가 힘들때 여러번 계속 읽어보고 있어요 ㅠㅠ 항상 저를 따뜻하게 기억해주시고 이렇게 응원해주셔서 너무 감사해요.

그리고 저도 선생님이랑 수업하던 시간이 정말 즐거운 추억으로 남아 있어요. 항상 너무나도 잘 가르쳐주시고 재밌고 또 좋은 얘기들도 많이 해주셔서 수업 시간이 늘 즐겁고 기대됬어요. 진짜 선생님 덕분에 수학도 더 재미있게 배울 수 있었어요 !!

저는 이제 대학년 2학년 마치고 방학동안 쉬었다가 지금 서울에 병원에서 실습하고 있어요!!

선생님께서 서울 오시게 되면은 꼭 연락주세요! 제가 싱가포르 가게 되면 알려드릴게요 선생님 !

언제나 응원해주셔서 감사하고, 선생님도 늘 건강하시고 행복하시길 바래요!

English translation

I read every word of the message you sent me and was so moved and comforted. When studying gets hard, I read it again and again. Thank you for always remembering me so warmly and cheering me on.

My lessons with you remain a really happy memory. You always taught so well, made it fun and told me so many good stories, so I always looked forward to class. Thanks to you I enjoyed maths much more!

I’ve finished my second year of university and, after a break, I’m now doing a hospital placement in Seoul!

If you come to Seoul, please let me know! I’ll tell you when I visit Singapore!

Thank you for always supporting me. I hope you stay healthy and happy too!

Former student · now at university

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