Mr Ian Schoeman

From Taylors International School Puchong

Nominated by Owin Teo

Mr Ian is one of the most stupendous teachers that has ever come into my life, he changed my world since the first day that I've met him and nothing in the world can come between him and helping someone out. Mr Ian is someone who is willing to undertake burdens heavier than he can handle. He is very affectionate to all his students alongside me as well, his amiable personality is very contagious. Mr Ian is very considerate to people, always putting people before him. There was never a day when he thought of himself first. At the beginning of our journey as teacher and student, I thought that he was a cruel monster, ready to hunt for the next student to slaughter, in the end, I found out that he is passionate to teach, every day he would always find a way to make us laugh, even the tiniest bit. There are no limits to the words that can describe how much Mr Ian means to me, sometimes I even forget he's my teacher, and I think that he's my brother in arms, because of his persistent humour. My teacher is so reliable in making promises, I feel like Alladin's genie was with me, he is resourceful to make anything happen for my friends and me. If I were to repay back the things that Mr Ian has done for me, Nothing in the world could match Mr Ian's value, he is the light to my darkness when I'm in mournful days. Looking back through the days that I have been with Mr Ian, I wouldn't want to change a single thing about him, he's my flawless hero, and if I were to never see him for a long period of time, my whole body would disintegrate into nothingness, than to have that feeling. In the end, there are boundless voids that can't be filled, to describe how great my teacher is, his name will always live on in my heart, till I die.