More than just a teacher


Dedicated: Wong observing an adult with Down Syndrome. Wong Wei Yuen, 35, during a sewing class activity.

THERE are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies, says Robert Frost

Thus when one encounters the latter, they are indeed to be treasured.

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