For the love of teaching

Mohd Sirhajwan (standing) says he pursued teaching as his career to help others the way his teachers had helped him.

Every now and then, news of teachers doing wonders and sacrificing for their schools and students break the Internet.

But not all of these stories have a happy ending. Some unite the nation in sorrow, like in the case of Sibu teacher Yap Hue Ling, who fainted while giving additional Man­darin lessons in school. She died soon after being admitted to the hospital.