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SEPT 2, 2004Top teachers receive President's award
FIVE teachers received the nation's highest teaching accolade from President S R Nathan (centre) at a ceremony at the Istana yesterday evening.
This year's winners of the President's Award for Teachers are (from left) Miss Diana Goh Siew Hong, 30, from Admiralty Primary; Mrs Rabia Shahul, 35, from Compassvale Secondary; Mrs Ranjit Singh, 42, from Pasir Ris Secondary; Mrs Pramageetha Velmurugan, 44, from Huamin Primary; and Mr Koh Cher Hern, 39, from St Hilda's Primary.
The annual award recognises educators who show courage, passion and perseverance in their work.
As head of department for information technology in his school, Mr Koh typified the dedication shown by this year's recipients.
He not only came up with inventive lessons to help students learn how to use computers, but his novel methods for teaching mathematics also won him thrice the Hewlett-Packard Innovation In Teaching Using IT award.
The five winners were chosen from a total of 1,100 teachers from 182 schools.
They were nominated by principals, teachers, parents and former students.
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