Lee Kwan Yew: Story of success
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Short key dates of his life. 5 lessons from that man: 1. Be commited to your country 2. Sometimes you need to make unpopular decisions to reach your goal 3. Speak with power 4. Be kind 5. Be a loyal and dovoted husband Examples, how singaporeans relate to their former Prime Minister In conclusion, 3 questions for yourself.
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Lee Kwan Yew: Story of success
- 1. Lee Kuan Yew Story of success 16 Sep 1923 – 23 Mar 2015
- 3. Mr Lee’s Red Box What’s in the box?
- 4. Lesson 1: Be committed to your country “Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something is going wrong, I will get up.” • — From the 1988 National Day Rally
- 5. The World Lesson 2: Sometimes you need to make unpopular decisions to reach your goal Saying “No” and make the right decision LeeKuanYew
- 6. Lesson 3: Speak with power
- 7. Lesson 4: Be kind
- 8. Lesson 5: Be a loyal and devoted husband His brother recalled how at family dinners, “at 10pm … he’ll say: ‘I’m sorry I have to leave you now’ and go back home and read her favourite storybooks”. Even when abroad, he would speak to her via webcam.
- 11. “The greatest tribute that Singaporeans can pay him is … to make Singapore an even better home.” President Tony Tan
- 12. Reflections 1. Which tribute was the most meaningful to me? Why? 2. What can I do to show my love for my nation, just as Mr Lee Kuan Yew did? 3. What can I do to make my country a better home?
Editor's Notes
- Photo courtesy of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Note to teacher This lesson is a follow-up from the first JIT resource materials on Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s passing, where students learnt about: Mr Lee as a person; his contributions to Singapore; and the attitudes and values that guided him in his work towards nation-building. Tributes have poured in from Singaporeans and the rest of the world. Through this lesson, students will: be inspired by Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s commitment to serve our nation; consider his impact on Singaporeans and others; and reflect on how they can build on Mr Lee’s legacy and contribute to our nation. You may wish to customise these materials according to the needs of your students. References for teacher For regular updates: Official Remembering Lee Kuan Yew Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RememberingLeeKuanYew Instagram @RememberingLeeKuanYew Official website http://www.RememberingLeeKuanYew.sg/ Video clips of interviews and tributes Channel NewsAsia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/
- Photo Courtesy of the Ministry of Communications and Information Note to teacher Ask pupils if they have heard about the red box and what it meant for Mr Lee. Share with them Minister Heng’s write-up on the red box. It can be downloaded from his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hengsweekeat/posts/870264306345429:0 Share some of the excerpts of Mr Lee’s life from Minister Heng’s Facebook post. Get students to share which of these stories about Mr Lee they enjoyed the most and why. Additional information: Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, served as Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s Principal Private Secretary. He tells the story about Mr Lee’s red box which was a large, boxy briefcase, about fourteen centimetres wide. This red box held what Mr Lee was working on at any one time. Through the years, it held his papers, speech drafts, letters, readings, and a whole range of questions, reflections, and observations.
- Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction. Note to teacher Ask: Why did US President Obama describe Mr Lee as “the father of modern Singapore”? Share that Mr Lee and his team of capable and honest men were responsible for building Singapore into a country that it is today - prosperous and peaceful.
- Photo courtesy of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Note to teacher Share with pupils the other tributes about Mr Lee from world leaders.
- Photo courtesy of the High Commission of India in Singapore. Note to teacher Ask: What does the phrase “a lion among leaders” mean? Why do you think he describes Mr Lee as “a lion among leaders”? Share that Mr Lee was a courageous man who was not afraid to do what was right. He is highly regarded among the leaders in Asia and the rest of the world.
- Source: David Cameron official by Unknown from the 10 Downing Street Website. Licensed under OGL via Wikimedia Commons. Note to teacher Ask: What do you think Prime Minister Cameron meant when he called Mr Lee “a friend to Britain”? What do friends do? Share that Mr Lee was a very intelligent man, well-read and knew a lot about Asia and the world. He gave advice to many Prime Ministers in United Kingdom. As a friend, he helped them to understand Asia better.
- Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction. Note to teacher Ask: Why did US President Obama describe Mr Lee as “the father of modern Singapore”? Share that Mr Lee and his team of capable and honest men were responsible for building Singapore into a country that it is today - prosperous and peaceful.
- Photo courtesy of Telok Kurau Primary School. Note to teacher Share with pupils that Singaporeans also respect Mr Lee highly. Show the next slide on what some Singaporeans have shared about Mr Lee.
- Photos courtesy of Ong Yi Teck. Note to teacher Explain to pupils that a student by the name of Ong Yi Teck paid tribute to Mr Lee by doing a portrait made off the name Lee Kuan Yew written 18 000 times. Yi Teck took 15 hours to complete the drawing. As he drew the picture, it reminded him that Singapore’s success was due to Mr Lee’s dedication and perseverance.
- Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction. Note to teacher Highlight that as citizens of Singapore, we all have a role to play in the future of our nation, in protecting it and in helping it to flourish and prosper. People are our nation’s only resource. Our dreams to make our lives better will determine the future of Singapore.
- Note to teacher Get students to reflect individually on: Which tribute was the most meaningful to me? Why? What can I do to show my love for my nation, just as Mr Lee Kuan Yew did? What can I do to make my country a better home? Have them express their ideas through words or drawings or any other creative means.