Heart & Soul: A teacher's journey of postings and transfers


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All teachers experience postings and transfers in the course of their service. No teacher serves till retirement in the same school. (Postings refer to the first appointment and subsequent promotional placements; transfers refer to lateral, non-promotional placements).

I was sitting for my finals when the Education Ministry released the postings of fresh graduates for 1973. I was posted to Terengganu. The east coast was then considered ulu or remote, and not a choice posting.

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