Red-letter day as young teacher begins career

New teacher S. Preshanthini, 26, (right) speaking to her new Form 1 student at SMK Saujana Indah in Nibong Tebal, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

NIBONG TEBAL: It is her first day at school, so S. Preshanthini is understandably excited and ­anxious at the same time.

Furthermore, she would have to face a class filled with people just half her age.