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Episode Synopsis
Sharifah Yokoyama reflects on 37 years in special education, emphasising resilience, joy, and authenticity. She shares lessons on love, parenting, friendship, and community, urging future generations to pause, nurture relationships, embrace kindness, and celebrate small wins in life and learning.Five “Words of Wisdom” Quotes“Happy teachers change the world.”“Comparison is a thief of joy.”“Relationships doesn't mean you must have a whole bucket of friends, right? it's not the quantity, but the quality of this relationship.”“When the people around us feel safe, then we can then build trust. And then learning can happen and the joy can be more meaningful.”“My wish for Singapore and Singaporeans is that people can appreciate the world or the experience of "being" versus "doing".”
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