This Teacher’s day was very meaningful. The media paid a fair bit of attention to this special group of people who are instrumental in shaping lives. One Chinese radio station had a special programme where people would call in to the station to look for their long lost teachers. A caller, Mdm Yan, succeeded in contacting the former school principal, Zhang Juan of Pei Chai Primary School. She was overjoyed with tears when she spoke with Principal Zhang in an arranged meeting which ensued.
The school shut down in 1983. Former school students spoke well of Principal Zhang. Many have even visited her over the years to extend their thanks and gratitude.
In the year 1948, Principal Zhang first started off as a teacher and she was later promoted as the school principal in 1953. Students shared on how she had paid for some poor students who could not afford their school fees. Farmers who had no money to settle their children’s school fees would bring chickens and vegetables to Principal Zhang.
As the school was very run down, the roof leaked during rainy days. Principal Zhang and her husband, though not very well off, dug deep into their own pockets to mend the leaking roof. She went beyond the call of duty. She demonstrated the excellent spirit of giving.
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