Clarity Is Kindness: Reflecting on Multiplicity and Coherence in Leadership
The rhythm of this academic year in Singapore creates a natural interruption: two five-week stretches separated by the Lunar New Year. This is more than a calendar adjustment. It is a cultural and institutional reset. The celebration marks renewal, transition, and collective reflection. In schools, it offers something rare in the middle of a busy term: a legitimate, much-needed pause. In the intensity of day-to-day leadership, momentum can easily become synonymous with progress. Meetings continue. Deadlines advance. Decisions accumulate. The multiplicity of my role can blur into constant forward motion - yet this mid-term break interrupts that pattern. It has created space to step back from the operational noise and examine whether coherence is forming beneath the activity. The pause makes the pattern visible. The past five weeks have been expansive. I facilitated professional learning with departments, coordinated external consultants in English and Mathematics, co-led a Concept-Based...