Teaching is Heartwork: Reflections of Beginning Teachers in Singapore Schools
Goh Kim Chuan, Low Ee Ling, & Sylvia Chong (eds.)
Singapore: Prentice Hall, 2011
ISBN: 9789810686215

This book shares the personal stories of nine newly qualified teachers and two pre-service teachers at the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Singapore.

Teaching Is Heartwork showcases these individuals' reflections on their first forays into the classroom. At times candid, wavering and tongue-in-cheek, this highly personal collection gives readers a rare peek into the passions, uncertainties and small victories of teachers as they take those first steps on a very long journey in being educators. More than anything, this book shows that teaching is much more than hard work - that Teaching is Heartwork.