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S1E60: Are teachers in Singapore multi-tasking too much?
Apart from their vocation, teachers also handle administrative work and counselling.
Synopsis: Every second Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
Teachers in Singapore work longer than their peers in other advanced economies. They spend less time teaching but more on planning, counselling and communicating with students’ parents, according to the Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) released on Oct 7, 2025.
In total, the Talis survey polled 194,000 teachers in 55 education systems across…
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