Discussion on Dr Ong Teck Chin

[Muffins]

http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/11/12/asc-i-teacher-returns-to-school/


http://www.postimage.org/ that he might be my teacher next year....

[verykiasu2010]

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_606106.html


AN INVESTIGATING panel has found that the former principal of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Dr Ong Teck Chin, had behaved inappropriately towards a male teacher.

'Dr Ong Teck Chin has conducted himself in an inappropriate manner and his conduct has fallen short of the standards expected of a principal,' said a joint statement by the ACS Board of Governors and the ACS(I) Board of Management on Monday.

It added that 'Dr Ong deeply regrets his actions and has apologised'.

Mr Mark Richie Tan, a biology teacher in his 30s, had tendered his resignation early last month and complained to the boards that Dr Ong had behaved inappropriately towards him. At the same time, Dr Ong, 61, resigned abruptly, citing health problems.

In the last six weeks, the two boards had carried out 'investigations and deliberations', interviewing former and current teachers who had worked closely with Dr Ong.

Mr Tan has since retracted his resignation and is back teaching biology at the school. The last day for Dr Ong - who took over as principal in 1994- will be Nov 30 even though Dr Ong had told students earlier that he will be serving a six-month notice.

[JonC]

Sad thing.


I am a true blue Singaporean (born here and raise here), but I am never for the Singapore education system, it gets worst each year, we can only produced A*, A and straight A1 students but all for high IQ and our kids EQ are really not well developed.

Kids are only thought to get good score, minimum emphasis on Moral Education.

[verykiasu2010]

JonC:

Sad thing.


I am a true blue Singaporean (born here and raise here), but I am never for the Singapore education system, it gets worst each year, we can only produced A*, A and straight A1 students but all for high IQ and our kids EQ are really not well developed.

Kids are only thought to get good score, minimum emphasis on Moral Education.

are u saying the rot starts from the top ??

[JonC]

eerrr… didnt get the link between the 2?

[autolycus]

Moral education reached its peak in terms of direct curriculum exposure in the mid to late 1980s. The most moral people, if we take a simplistic view, must therefore be the people who are in their 40s or thereabouts right now.


I don’t think that is obviously the case. What is indeed the case is that every generation complains about the generations that come after them. But history shows us that the generations that come before are normally at least as bad.

And I think this line of argument is beginning to stray off-topic.

Perhaps what should be asked is why so many people have such different opinions about the subject of this thread.

[Daddy D]

Err.... so what's the conclusion? :? :? :?

HE did something inappropriate... and he quit... end of story?
Life goes on... and perhaps he'll just return to MOE?

:celebrate:

[autolycus]

We can conclude he will not be returning to MOE because he was never directly MOE staff. We can also conclude that the new principal will be announced some time in December, such that there will be enough time for that person to take stock and settle in.


So, it’s a new start for ACS(I). The best is yet to be.

[csc]

autolycus:

Perhaps what should be asked is why so many people have such different opinions about the subject of this thread.

Good question.

[csc]

autolycus:

We can conclude he will not be returning to MOE because he was never directly MOE staff. We can also conclude that the new principal will be announced some time in December, such that there will be enough time for that person to take stock and settle in.


So, it's a new start for ACS(I). The best is yet to be.

Hopefully, they are not getting a lady principal though it seems rather likely. I like a male figure to lead a boys' school but again, it depends on what kind of man is he? Sigh....