Here are some of the things the faculty have been asked to take on at Singapore American School this year. You don’t really need to know what all of the acronyms mean just trust me when I tell you that I wish I had time to teach. This year we have PLC, PGE, RTI, SBG, TeachBoost, R&D, HUB, AT’s, TtT, Personal Learning Portfolios, Advisory, Design Thinking, SAS Academy, StrengthsFinders, PD Mondays, Google Summit, WOW, Online Learning, AP Capstone -- and of course we have a Climate Committee to find out why so many teachers are unhappy...

Emails with “Important” in the title are received from the Singapore American School administration at midnight on a Saturday night... 

In a Singapore American School climate survey at the end of the 2013-14 school year, 300 specific comments were offered. Of that number 69 related to the superintendent and included comments such as the superintendent should be replaced...

The WASC review clearly recognized the major climate issues at Singapore American School. They are... 

As others have said, it saddens me that Singapore American School has taken such a dramatic turn for... 

The city is very safe. Housing at Singapore American School is available in a wide range and within the allowance provided by the school. Public transportation is widespread (a bit slow) with air conditioned vehicles in good to excellent condition. Taxis are quick to arrive and reasonable. All will give...

There is a wide range of regional food available cheaply ($3-5 easily), or you can eat expensively if you choose. People are friendly and almost everyone speaks English - nice for those of us without foreign language skills...

Cars are very expensive at Singapore American School (part of the country's efforts to avoid pollution and traffic congestion), so better if you can avoid one. I'd say less than half the teachers buy a car. The school offers a shuttle from the nearest metro stop, though you can walk it in...