Ex-Teacher Reveals Why He Keeps Harping about the GCE O Level English Exams

2024-04-25 01:18:35 Education

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An English Language tutor has taken the lid off a series of blog posts he has published, and he is setting the record straight that his intention is not to brag, but to make it clear as to what potential students can expect should they join his class in the year to come.

According to Lee Lin Cher ? lead contributor to the information website The Cher ? the blog posts serve as a safeguard against students who might not fit his style and philosophy of teaching.

In his latest blog post, [Why I Keep Harping about My GCE O Level English Exam Results](http://www.thecher.xyz/gce-o-level-english/i-keep-harping-gce-o-level-english-exam-results/), the ex-English teacher reveals his motive for the series of blog posts.

I want to be sure that Secondary 4 students who decide to join my English tuition classes know exactly what they are in for. As an individual who prefers a hands-on approach to teaching and learning, I expect my students to be on par with me in terms of effort, even if the process is gruelling, Lee explains.

The 44-year-old tutor, reader and writer who resides in Singapore has been penning and publishing posts about his adventures with the 2015 O Level English exams, and some of his current students are accusing him of being a big show-off especially where his results are concerned.

To that, Lee has this to say:

At 44 years of age, it would be silly of me to boast about my accomplishments in an event that almost every 16-year-old in Singapore would undergo. Instead, I need all of you to get the main message: that I will stop at nothing to unlock the secrets of getting an A1 for the GCE O Level English exam.

To view Lees results, [click here](http://www.thecher.xyz/gce-o-level-english/i-took-o-level-english-exam-43/).

Sources close to Lee have questioned the necessity of his move. According to them, it is a given that teachers who have taught the subject for years would naturally fare well for the exam, and his act of re-taking the O Level English subject is superfluous to what is needed.

To that, Lee has this to say:

It is easier to teach than to do, and it is easier to give than to follow advice. Too many a time, teachers rely on what was relevant decades ago to teach the students of today. Mind you, this is already 2016, and the GCE O Level English exam has morphed multiple times since the good old days.

Lee further explains:

Since the revision of the GCE O Level English syllabus to the current one (1128), there has been a lot of uncertainty as to how the paper is marked. This is especially so when the element of language use is tested, and language use much like English Literature is open to multiple interpretations and a lot of ambiguity.

And that is why I had to go in and test the waters for myself.

To read Lees latest blog post in the series, visit [http://www.thecher.xyz/gce-o-level-english/i-keep-...](http://www.thecher.xyz/gce-o-level-english/i-keep-harping-gce-o-level-english-exam-results/)