When I was surfing the net on Saturday, I came across a The New Paper article titled Fierce teacher or fearful students? by Vinna Yip (published 3 March 2010).

My ex-history teacher, Mr Samuel Lim, received complaints from some parents of Hwa Chong International School students, about his ‘SLIM roars’.

I was baffled by the article, which has portrayed Mr Lim in a somewhat negative way, a stark contrast to my past experience as his student. I feel that it is therefore very unfair to Mr Lim, who had been a recipient of the Outstanding History Teacher Award.

Personally, I have never treated his ‘SLIM roars’ as insulting. I agree with other students that we have definitely benefited from it, and I am proud to have been a student of Mr Samuel Lim.

I believe that students who complained should respect his style of teaching, and reflect whether their attitude is right. Complaining about the teacher will not help them identify the root of their problem and I am sure they are going to complain about the next history teacher as well.

Mr Lim always have high expectations for his students. There is obviously no reason for Mr Lim to roar at students if they had been well-disciplined.