{"id":3411,"date":"2019-05-22T16:28:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T08:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2019-05-22T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T08:28:36","slug":"supporting-my-journey-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2019\/05\/22\/supporting-my-journey-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting my journey in education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><div class=\"column one\"><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Supporting my journey in education<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2-189x146.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2-97x75.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-2-622x480.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-184x146.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-50x40.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-95x75.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/R_Mpemba-Tsang-3-606x480.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough my mentor, Professor Evelyn Man, who is a professor of Education, I am getting to know more about the drawbacks of being a secondary school economics teacher and what it is to be proud of being an HKU graduate. We also talked and joked about all the old-school English teaching style since we are both familiar with the primary school system in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>It is a pleasure to have Professor Man, current president of the HKU Alumni Association (HKUAA), as my mentor. We once met at the HKUAA restaurant in Central where we had a great time and exchanged Christmas presents. My mentor was surprised that I had written a song and performed it for her accompanied by a guitar. Before my final examinations, Professor Man also arranged a SUPERPASS dinner to give me extra support.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, it is good to have a like-minded mentor to talk to and to support my aspirations, and not just talking about finance-related topics like most of the time when I talked to the Faculty\u2019s professors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mentor: Professor Evelyn Man Yee Fun<br \/>\nMentee (2018-19): Mpemba Tsang, BEcon Year 2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThrough my mentor, Professor Evelyn Man, who is a professor of Education, I am getting to know more about the drawbacks of being a secondary school economics teacher and what it is to be proud of being an HKU graduate. 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