Foreign Childcare teacher

[rr1975]

all ,


this trend is quite worrying , let the Chinese teach Mandarin , the Brits teach English & i am confident that our next generation can take on the world . Having someone from the Phillipines teach English is a big NO NO - however they could teach Spanish instead .

[HONEY BUNCH]

Hi Peeps,


My take on this is wherever you are from, Philippines, China or Singapore, your attitude boils down to the kind of teacher you are. I think recruitment of other nations is partly due to the shortfall of local preschool teachers, low pay and the workload as seen in other sectors.

Sama sama…aniwaes…it takse someone with lots of passion to be a good preschool teacher. not everyone will have it.

N yes I would rather have a local or expat English teacher then a Filipino one…as hey you dun want your child to pick up Singlish but would you rather let them pick up Filipino’s way of speaking English?

[jumping_gene]

filipinos nowadays do not speak spanish at all. i don’t see a problem having english teachers that are filipino. they use grammatically correct english (which isn’t necessarily true of native speakers) since english is the medium of instruction in the philippines. they do spell some words differently as they use american spelling rather than british spelling (color instead of colour, favorite instead of favourite, etc…) but i’m sure that for the highly educated ones that land teaching positions here in singapore, that shouldn’t pose a problem as they can easily adapt. they might have a different accent, but that is not necessarily bad. i would rather have a filipino accent than say, irish or american ala hannah montana accent. and besides, i think accents are also influenced by the home environment as well.


for me, what’s more important is how they interact with the children. at an early age, i think it’s more important for my child to have cheerful, friendly and compassionate teachers. as for academic qualification, i’m sure the MYCS or MOE will not allow them to work here if they were not qualified.

[autumnbronze]

My DS was in a parent accompanied holiday programme for only a week last yr June.


The teacher was a Filipino.

She was EXCELLENT with class management and knew all the kids' names and never failed to make each kid feel comfortable in the class.

Suffice to say, her teaching/delivery skills also surpassed my expectation. She did not have a strong filipino accent.

My DS enjoyed her 1 and a half hrs of 1 week holiday session so much that until today, he still asks for \"teacher XXX\".

That is how much of an impact/impression she had left, ... in him.

I rest my case ...

[jumping_gene]

insider: may i ask which preschool you refer to as having filipino teachers? i’m currently looking for a preschool for my daughter; perhaps there is one in my area. if you’d rather not mention publicly, perhaps you can send me a PM? thanks!

[Mrsbongz]

hmmm just to add my 2 cents.. i agree that it really boils down to the individual teachers... my kids love their Chinese teachers, and they do pick up the language well, and the teachers have very good teaching methods..


But 1 problem i see is that these foreigners cannot communicate well with their colleagues.. my son's Parent teacher meetings are quite taxing for me.. I will try to speak in mandarin to the chinese teacher, then switch to english with his Malay eng teacher.. they are both very dedicated, I just wonder how they communicate and work out plans and activities together. :?

[dimsum]

There was a filipino teacher at my boy’s ex CC. I was appalled at her English. She couldn’t speak fluently and the Filipino accent was so strong. Certainly don’t think she had obtained any DPT qualifications.

[dimsum]

Thanks insider for the informative insight


Is my understanding correct that if a foreign teacher is employed under Work Pemit, then there is totally no requirement for her to possess any early childhood related degree?