Mr Jacob and some of the family members at Vaivase
Mr Jacob and some of the family members at Vaivase
This
week’s Samoalive Personality of the Week
is Philipose Jacob
whose family has played a an important role in the education system in
Samoa in the last quarter century.. Mr Jacob resides
with his family at Vaivase-tai. Mr Jacob is presently a Physics lecturer at the
National University of Samoa.
History
of your School Days:
“
After primary and secondary education in India I graduated from the University
of Kerala, India and also underwent special training in teaching Nuffield
Physics”.
Main
highlights of your career:
·
1962-1966:
Quality Control Analyst- Steel Manufacturing
·
1966-1975(May):
Physics and Mathematics teacher for Cambridge Overseas Examinations in Brunei,
Darussalam
·
1975(June)-1997(July):
Physics teacher at Samoa College
·
1980,1987,1989:
Acting Principal of Samoa College
·
1997(
July-to date): Physics lecturer, National University of Samoa
Where
to from here:
“Stay
in Samoa as long as the National University of Samoa needs my service; then
retire to my home in India”. “ I always laugh when I meet my old students
and they remind of the anecdotes I used to tell them when they were at
school”. “ I am proud to say that I have taught a lot of the finest minds in
Samoa and am happy to be contributing to the continual education in Samoa”.