7-day work weeks, marking while at home: Singapore teachers say they're as busy as ever if not more

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A survey found that educators in Singapore are more stressed than the global average. SINGAPORE: As an English and mathematics teacher in a Singapore primary school, Heidi starts her day at 5.30am. Classes start two hours later and run until about 1.30pm when school ends. Three times a week, she holds remedial classes until about 3pm. After that, or co-curricular activity commitments, she marks assignments until 5pm. “Two to three times a week, I continue working in the evenings. On Saturday