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MOE invites deaf to speak and dumb to listen at Singapore conference
MOE apologises over invite mix-up
Sat, Apr 24, 2010
The Straits Times
By Jennani Durai
IN A mix-up by the Ministry of Education (MOE), a top American teacher was first invited to speak at a teachers' conference here in September, then had the invitation withdrawn within a week amid concerns about her disability.
MOE has since apologised for revoking the invitation it had extended to Ms Susan Elliott (above), a hearing-impaired teacher, to speak at the Teachers' Conference 2010. The conference is a biennial event at which international and local experts share perspectives on learning in mainstream education.
MOE had initially invited Ms Elliott, 54, one of the four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year 2009 award in the United States, on March 24 this year, but pulled back its invitation on March 31.
MOE apologises over invite mix-up
Sat, Apr 24, 2010
The Straits Times
By Jennani Durai
IN A mix-up by the Ministry of Education (MOE), a top American teacher was first invited to speak at a teachers' conference here in September, then had the invitation withdrawn within a week amid concerns about her disability.
MOE has since apologised for revoking the invitation it had extended to Ms Susan Elliott (above), a hearing-impaired teacher, to speak at the Teachers' Conference 2010. The conference is a biennial event at which international and local experts share perspectives on learning in mainstream education.
MOE had initially invited Ms Elliott, 54, one of the four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year 2009 award in the United States, on March 24 this year, but pulled back its invitation on March 31.
