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Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Primary School Teacher
Location Auckland, New Zealand
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Introduction Mrs Kree Raman is a dedicated teacher and a life-long learner who was born in Durban, South Africa in 1966. She has taught at two Primary Schools over the past 20 years; Eastdene Combined School in Middelburg - South Africa (1989 - 2002) and Kelvin Road School in Papakura - New Zealand (2003-2009). Mrs Raman is an A+ teacher of the 21st century who is prepared to teach “Anything, Anytime, Anywhere, using Any device”. She enjoys learning, unlearning and relearning in this exciting digital age of the 21st century. Mrs Raman's passion is instilling in her students a lifelong love for Virtue, helping them to acquire and foster positive values such as Respect, Responsibility, Enquiry & Excellence. This will enable them to "do the right thing" so that they can become future-leaders and responsible citizens of Aotearoa and the world. She will encourage and inspire her students to be the best that they can be while having fun learning using a variety of 21st century technologies. Students will engage in social networking such as emailing, blogging and podcasting for a global audience. Mrs Raman believes that "Education is illumination and the journey of transformation."
Interests Information and Communication Technologies, Web 2.0, Networking, Blogging, Photography, Community Service (Bhutanese Refugees), Sustaining our Environment (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle), Travel, Cooking, reading, Space, Meditating
Favorite Movies NO TIME FOR MOVIES but I like suspense, thrillers & scary movies, also Disney animations. Harry Potter Movies, Lord of the Rings Can watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai over and over! (Hindi) Recently watched: Poseidon, Norbit, Black Knight, Whale Rider, Utu, Gandhi, Power of One, Rabbit Proof Fence...
Favorite Music Easy listening LOVE Songs my absolute favourite :-) Also like Rock, R&B, Pop, Rap, Hip-hop. Sai Bhajans (Indian Gospel Hymms)
Favorite Books The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay (Set in SA) Tandia - Bryce Courtenay (Set in SA) I have the following religious scriptures and enjoy reading them from time to time: The Ramayan, The Bhagavad Gita, The Bible, The Quran, The Thirukurril, The Science of Self realisation, Divine Life Prayer Book, Mahabaratha, Ramakrishna Centre Prayer Book, Buddhism Explained, Numerous books by Bhagavan Sai Baba...