Bad Teachers
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GoopPwr:
True, it may explain why your son is feeling so bothered by it. If you are very sure that the teacher has been lying and punishing him unfairly, you should ask the HOD or principal to speak with her.
If they have bee unjustly punished, and they do not know of it, or are not bordered, then it is a lot more easier to let it go. But, if they know so, and feel that there is not justice and fairness, and it is all one way, now this is somethng we shd address. -
Sometime back i read a chinese book on child upbringing and one of the golden rule is do not criticise your child’s teacher in front of them. As you are encouraging them to challenge authority and lose interest in their studies. I think the first point is debatable as challenging authority might not be a bad thing, but the latter is definately worrying.
If the teacher truly did something wrong it would be best to speak with the teacher personally instead of criticising them and siding with your child.
After reading this article I tend to relate to my own personal experience. I have a younger brother who has dyslexia and my mom was late in discovering it. Probably because of guilt my mom is very protective of my younger brother. When he was in primary school he had a very demanding form teacher who always scold my brother for being slow. My mom did have a talk with the teahcer but she also criticise the teacher in front of my brother, saying things like "With a teacher like that no wonder why your grades are not improving and dont want to go to school" etc etc
My brother ended up to be a very resentful person and always finding excuses for himself. He blames that form teacher of his for his current situation, he blames the singapore education system for P4 streaming blames everyone but himself.
Probably cos when he was young my mom taught him how to find excuses for himself.
Hence i would advise parents out there to pls do not criticise the teachers in front of the kid. Do have a good talk with the teacher and principal if necessary. -
My son has good teachers
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How do u guys deal with teachers who cant teach properly ,an instance , six plus one equals eight, n teacher will teach only simple things…how…
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How do u guys deal with teachers who cant teach properly ,an instance , six plus one equals eight, n teacher will teach only simple things…how…
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I don’t complain Ts infront of my son. Now his E T very strict. She scolded the whole class. If hand writing not clear she put wrong and correction twenty times. My son told me. He feel very stress cos t always scolding in the class.I told him the t said nicely some kids never listen so T should be like that. T do for ur good.I advised him if T scold the whole class and u didn’t do anything wrong then don’t take to heart. If u did wrong then take scolding to heart and put effort to improve.
His favorite subject E now he hate cos he hate T. it’s make me to think, may be t avoid unnecessary scoldings. One boy late for submit and t got late for meeting then the whole class got punishment, stay back in the class no recess. It is not fair to all. One boy didn’t submit on time, that’s the boy’s fault, other pupils can’t help on this. -
No matter how strict, unreasonable or ridiculous the teacher(s) is/are, never criticize them in front of the kids…personally I feel that kids have to learn what authority is.
When my son came home after meeting his Eng teacher this year, he complained how fierce, unreasonable blah blah blah she is. I ignored him because his school teachers are ALL strict since his P1 days. Usually I will ask him why he find them unreasonable.
I emailed his Eng teacher bcos she kept asking the class to bring a title (Listening Comprehension) which wasn’t avail for sale in school bookshop. She called me…after that 15 min chat, I was convinced her actions was for the good of the class…son is in P6 this year. -
Being a teacher is really not a easy job. Eg. Work does not end when the school bell goes off. They have to mark papers, etc… after work. Do have a couple of teacher friends around me and their FB status always seem really stressed. Heard the pay is pretty miserable too.
So only with a passion can one be a good teacher. Was talking to my teacher cousin that some join the profession for the wrong reason. Eg. job security? Nothing else to do… Though they usually resign but it is bad if our offsprings come across such teachers.
My Sec school niece was recently punished to copy some 20+ pages of some novel over the weekends as she forgot to write annotations. She said some are given only 1 day and in her case, over the weekends. Given that it is CNY holidays, I wonder if the teacher’s action is too harsh. We had family gathering everyday and she was always seen busy copying word for word. -
MMM:
This occupation seems like an iron rice bowl...but it is a pathetic job.Being a teacher is really not a easy job. Eg. Work does not end when the school bell goes off. They have to mark papers, etc.... after work. Do have a couple of teacher friends around me and their FB status always seem really stressed. Heard the pay is pretty miserable too.
So only with a passion can one be a good teacher. Was talking to my teacher cousin that some join the profession for the wrong reason. Eg. job security? Nothing else to do.... Though they usually resign but it is bad if our offsprings come across such teachers.
Pay is so low and admin work is the killer. From what I heard, life in the school still goes on after bell rings at 130pm...there is remedial, CCA, meetings, admin issues to handle. Marking books can only be done at home bcos the security guard locks up at 8. -
janet_lee88:
Yes iron rice bowl. But seriously.... pathetic job.
This occupation seems like an iron rice bowl...but it is a pathetic job.
Pay is so low and admin work is the killer. From what I heard, life in the school still goes on after bell rings at 130pm...there is remedial, CCA, meetings, admin issues to handle. Marking books can only be done at home bcos the security guard locks up at 8.
They have to do marking after school. Imagine those who teach in afternoon session, after they reach home, work continues. Next morning, you are back to school. People used to envy teachers' long holidays. But they will not get the same no. of days like kids since they still need to go back to school to prepare for next year. Besides marking, admin, handling challenging kids/ parents, they also have to worry about finishing the syllabus on time.
I've quite a no. of friends who are teachers. Seeing their posting on FB make me appreciate their experience more. Most are degree holders and choose teaching. But seeing some of their comments make me
Those with kids also faced serious work life balance issues. There are some who fall sick come Monday or when school reopens. I can understand as a friend. But imagine my position as a parent... it's sort of \"unacceptable\". It's like your FT is sick again :? Really not easy.
Frankly, i would not encourage my kids to go into teaching. With the same level of qualification, they will probably be paid more and doing a job with more work life balance in pte sector even though it's not a iron rice bowl.
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