Bad Teachers

[cherrygal]

HI jedamum


Good point. I will also make an effort to write something for my kids' teachers next time. (then they will be paiseh to mark them down...) hahahaha :evil:

[jedamum]

cherrygal:

HI jedamum


Good point. I will also make an effort to write something for my kids' teachers next time. (then they will be paiseh to mark them down...) hahahaha :evil:

hahha...but usually after the end of the year, the next year they'll have different teachers.

[cherrygal]

jedamum:

cherrygal:

HI jedamum


Good point. I will also make an effort to write something for my kids' teachers next time. (then they will be paiseh to mark them down...) hahahaha :evil:

hahha...but usually after the end of the year, the next year they'll have different teachers.

So I better write something middle of the year...

[janet88]

cherrygal:

jedamum:

[quote=\"cherrygal\"]HI jedamum


Good point. I will also make an effort to write something for my kids' teachers next time. (then they will be paiseh to mark them down...) hahahaha :evil:

hahha...but usually after the end of the year, the next year they'll have different teachers.

So I better write something middle of the year... [/quote]Son's teachers usually give us parents their email address every year. I look forward to work closely with his teachers so as to know his strengths and weaknesses...this way I will revise those areas which require more attention...thank them for their concern and effort put in as a form of appreciation.

[klumsy]

can’t blame them tbh, not many r willing 2 gif heart n soul tis industry, and 2 most it’s a form of livelihood, so its not tuf 2 c where r dey coming frm

[mrswongtuition]

cherrygal:

Today, too many teachers and principals are chasing after promotions that they forget their initial passion for teaching.

Do you know that teachers who choose PASSION over PROMOTION are subjected to very serious 'consequences'?

I am one teacher who chose passion over promotion.
Who cares if my boss is unhappy with me, as long as I know what I'm doing is best for my students (and not against the law or MOE policies)?

However, the fact remains that you will be consistently MARKED and shot with thousands of arrows, not just by your immediate superior but by all who are of higher rank.

Also, do you know that teachers with a poor grading do not get ANY bonus AT ALL? Not talking about performance bonus but the civil service bonus the govt always annouces, they will not be entitled to those too!

I chose to leave teaching with MOE because of all the nonsense thrown to teachers. However, I really love teaching and still teach from home. The satisfaction from interaction with students is something that no other job can give.

At least now I feel better appreciated although I do get parents who are demanding. They learn to take a step back after seeing what I'm doing for their children.

And we don't have to worry too much about finances now. MOE's pay is really really really little and the work hours leave very little time for my family. Teaching from home now gives me more time with my boy and though the pay isn't very regular (if students go on holidays, etc), it still beats working for MOE.


All I can say is, there are teachers who teach just for the salary which is credited into our bank accounts on the 12th of every month.
There are teachers who really love the kids and joined teaching for the passion, only to found out that teaching (referring the to extra work that has no benefits to the students) isn't what they signed up for and leave.
There are also teachers who are so passionate (and usually have rich husbands) that they stick to teaching for veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long. Imagine, some of my ex-colleagues were my teachers!

Whatever their reasons for joining teaching, students and parents will know who has the real passion.
Cut some slack from the really passionate teachers, else you extinguish that flame and your child gets assigned another teacher who is worse, you'll regret.

[autolycus]

^ You said it all! ^

[janet88]

Hi mrswongtuition,

I heard from a friend about the pathetic pay as a teacher…she is serving her bond. Most teachers try to give tuition to supplement the low pay…but the school pumps the poor teachers with so much additional stuff after school hours that it’s almost impossible to give tuition…unless the teacher is willing to give up her weekends.

[toddles]

a joke:


some teachers work cos they have passion. Some work cos of the pension.

overheard from a teacher:

the teachers that survive long in the system are those without passion. those who work for the passion get disillusioned more easily and quit. those who treat it like any other job, view things more cynically and last longer.

salary:

seriously, the pay is not bad. mediocre graduates have no way of getting similar pay in other sectors. plus connect plan if you can tough it out for those years… even other gahmen sectors don’t have connect plan equivalents.

[janet88]

toddles:

a joke:


some teachers work cos they have passion. Some work cos of the pension.

overheard from a teacher:

the teachers that survive long in the system are those without passion. those who work for the passion get disillusioned more easily and quit. those who treat it like any other job, view things more cynically and last longer.

salary:

seriously, the pay is not bad. mediocre graduates have no way of getting similar pay in other sectors. plus connect plan if you can tough it out for those years... even other gahmen sectors don't have connect plan equivalents.

sad but true.