Preschool Teachers in Singapore

[janet88]

littlehelper:

I totally agree with the thread starter.

The preschool teachers in singapore lack passion. They do it for the sake of doing it(better than no job)
If only the teachers pays were higher i think we will be able to get a better pool of teachers. If we start, slowly but surely our preschool teachers will be of better standards in time to come.

I do hope to see more teachers who really enjoy working with children and have revelavent qualifications in time to come.

It's not easy working with young children...pre-school teachers must have passion. The pay should also be higher esp with the compulsory diploma which preschool teachers must have by a certain year.
MOE should have more say in the curriculum of every kindergarten since they cannot get a standardized one for all.

[mummyhappy]

its not totally true that only those with lousy O levels go to early childhood. there are really smart people who go for the dip in ech in local poly. early childhood isnt the lousy course there. its the mid rated in terms of results to enter the course.


there are plenty of other courses that are \"easier to enter\" tha the ech course.

littlehelper:

It depends alot on the Olevel results of the person.
If she does not score well for Os , among the few choices she has in poly would be early childhood. If she's not sure of her career path and so limited option due to results she would choose early childhood(alot of ppl do this. My church friends \" no choice what so do early childhood education\" and when they complete this, they go to work as a child care teacher or further their studies.

[happydaddy]

high pay = ‘high’ passion. U need to be realistic.


if you get foreigner, they are committed to work till the contract end.
if you get local, u will worry when they will tender.

local demand more, especially english teacher, high pay, but how many centre can afford high pay teacher but low fee to satisfy unreasonable landloard and stingy parents?

[littlehelper]

Agreed. And exactly! Those smart ones who go for the dip in early childhood education course are those who sincerely enjoy working with kids and how many of these would there be?

mummyhappy:

its not totally true that only those with lousy O levels go to early childhood. there are really smart people who go for the dip in ech in local poly. early childhood isnt the lousy course there. its the mid rated in terms of results to enter the course.

there are plenty of other courses that are \"easier to enter\" tha the ech course.

littlehelper:

It depends alot on the Olevel results of the person.
If she does not score well for Os , among the few choices she has in poly would be early childhood. If she's not sure of her career path and so limited option due to results she would choose early childhood(alot of ppl do this. My church friends \" no choice what so do early childhood education\" and when they complete this, they go to work as a child care teacher or further their studies.

[meowal]

I have recently gone thru, in fact, still going thru one round of hiring local teacher. The heartache of doing this is making me want to quit.


Starting advertising in Jan. March 1 supposed to have 1 start work - no show on that day and not contactable. Continue with advertisements etc… May 3, two teachers reported to work. May 4, told me don’t want to continue because feel that my centre is weird - with so many foreign teachers. May 9, 1 more started and this morning, she called to say she tender her resignation with immediate effect due to family issue.

The government has also cut off our route to hire foreign teachers. If it is not because I needed these 2 local headcounts, I would have gone straight for foreigners. I had 2 blissful years of almost 0 turnover because of this mostly foreign workforce. Now, with 1 renewal being rejected even after appeal. And the 2 local teachers that I had being poached by you know who…

Sorry I just had to vent. I am so so so frustrated.

[buds]

insider:

meowal:

I have recently gone thru, in fact, still going thru one round of hiring local teacher. The heartache of doing this is making me want to quit.

hahaha...you haven't got used to this problem experienced by almost every centre in Singapore?

Rest assured you are not the only frustrating one in the industry. Me facing this problem for years and so kind of immune to it oredi. Short teachers, other teachers chip in lor, kids probably facing more accidents lor, more parental complaints lor, what to do?

And here i am :frustrated: too... cos i cannot find good boss.
Even when i thought i finally found a good one, they try to either
plot to gimme more work within same hours and pay or they try to
cut my pay.. Sigh. So finally, i quit. Or rather, i sack my boss. :laugh:
Now i am my own boss. MARKETing Managing Directress. I manage hubs
who does the marketing. Ya.. i only do the directing..

[buds]

The China preschool training pgrm article got Channel 5 anot, jie? :oops:

[DesertWind]

Thanks for the insight, Insider, made me more positive (less biased through ignorant) against Philippino teachers!

[Oppsgal]

http://scientific-child-prodigy.blogspot.com/2009/02/dont-become-teacher-in-singapore.html


Any teachers around can tell more about this career? just saw the blog above... hard to go back to working life once a teacher?

does the teachers still have to bath and clean up after children in school or now got cleaners?

[Yerdua]

:oops: In my ds and dd's childcare, bathing, cleaning up of children when they poo or vomit are part of the teachers' job. Including changing of diapers as well a couple of times a day......


I think only those premium ones ur done by aunties....