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quietly.Life was already tough for his mother,who was left to raise five children onher own.Kathi,the fourth in the familypauses,lost in thought.  \nBut preparation is something he'salways taken seriously.The award-winning teacher first made headlineswhen it was reported that he'd satfor the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)Bahasa Malaysia(BM)paper seventimes as a student.  \n\"We were struggling,\"he confides,finally breakng the silence,recountinghow his siblings were sent to stay withan uncle while he insisted on stayingby his mother's side.  \nHestrolls into the cafe withaknap-sackslung casually over hisshoulder,awide smile lightinguphis face.Kathire-san,or simply Kathi-or Cikgu Kathi,as his students affectionately call him-has an unmistakable teacher vibe.With pressed slacks,a short-sleevedshirt,neatlycropped hairandano-non-sense,attentive demeanour,he lookseverybit the part,as ifhe'sabout to giveme a lesson.  \nThe young boy watched her toilrelentlessly,from dawn till dusk,tak-ing on any job she could find—cook-ing,cleaning,washing dishesand evendoing laundry.  \n\"Not seven times,\"he corrects me,before adding with afaint smile:\"It tookme seven years,and with the examsheld twice ayear,lended up sitting for  \n\"She worked in tujuh kedai {seven  \nJust over a week ago,I contactedKathi,andhe readily agreed to an inter-view.Currently pursuinga doctorate insportsscience at Universiti PendidikanSultan Idris in Tanjung Malim,he wasrecently named one of the five final-ists in Pemimpin GSLs 2023 MalaysiaTeacher Prize,which honours excep-tional educators.  \nEver the meticulous teacher,hewasn'tabout to leave things to chance.  \n\"Should we have a quick run-through over Google Meet?\"he sug-gested.\"What should I wear?\"heasked,before pressing further:\"Anydocuments to prepare?\"  \nKathiexplaininghis teaching methodology,which led him to win the Pahangstate-levelInnovative Teacher Award last year:  \nTARIKH:3 NOVEMBER 2024 (AHAD)  \nBERITA HARIAN□UTUSAN M'SIA□N.STRAITS TIMES[  \nKathi's unwavering dedication shinesas.hetakes time to spruce uphisclassroom.  \nadvanced (constructs5-8).  \nWithin six weeks,all students werereading theirtextbooks.Hisinnovationsearned himagold at the 2022 NationalInnovation Competitionand the Nation-al Innovative Teacher Award [PrimarySchool Categoryl in 2023.  \nKathiwas posted toSJKTamilRaubthe following year,where he achievedthe rare feat ofhelping Tamil-speakingstudents master BM.\"It was my man-date andlwanted to give it my best,\"hesays.\"Iknewhow crucialthe languageis for their future and didn'twant themto find it daunting.I understood theirstruggle-I was a Tamil school stu-dent too and had to sit for my paper14 times!\"  \nAfter 10months,Kathimovedto SKMahmud in Raub.Hisinnovative meth-ods not only transformed his class-  \nThe determined teacher made14attempts toearnacredit in hisBahasa Malaysia SPMexam.  \nroom,but also inspred 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