Rulang Primary

[tankee]

er ... I did not disclose your identity. You claimed that you are Mr Chan yourself in the following post just moment ago. Even so, how do we know you are indeed the real Mr Bernard Chan, the winner of Inspiring Teacher of English Award 2008?

urbanemale:

starlight1968sg:

Thanks for the update. My dd has been taught by Mr Chan and I must say he is one of the best teachers I ever met.

Yesterday, I posted a response to a message posted by Virgo Mom to clarify some issues as what was presented by Virgo Mom wasn't accurate. So I do not know why my message was removed but her message remains here. The more one tries to cover up, the more suspicious people are regarding certain issues. There is no smoke without fire.

Yes, I have indeed left the school. I would like to thank all parents for their concern and their kind words.

[tankee]

urbanemale:

tankee:

Mod's Note


Hi Mr Bernard Chan aka urbanemale

Your posts are embargoed because there are elements of personal attacks.

I have also embargoed one of Virgo Mom's post.

Kindly focus on the topics on hand and not at each other.

Thanks for the explanation.
I was not attacking her. I merely told her to get the facts right about Mr Low's departure and Miss Oh's. She should not have posted something which wasn't true.

And thanks for disclosing my identity. By doing so, parents here now know for sure the Eng HOD has left the school and my good friend Mr Low's departure has nothing to do with any promotion. Great job! This speaks volume. Parents do not need to speculate further. Thank you!

Good that you were not attacking her or anyone. Kindly keep it that way.

thanks

[starlight1968sg]

May I ask if the statement \"Mr Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return\" is true?

Even if Mr Chan has left the school for personal reasons, he has every right to do so and there is no need to further speculate.
I am sure kids who have been taught by him would remember his interesting and creative ways of teaching English, making learning a language such fun and enjoyable. I learnt a lot from the worksheets he has given to my dd too

[Lim Lay Hoon]

I don’t see why we need to argue over such trivial matters… Well, I don’t think its wrong to express oneself when one has been wrongly accused… End of the day, we must learn to speak up and defend ourselves… Speculating about the teachers leaving are definitely concerns of all parents especially good teachers as they are the pillars of the school… But I feel that facts which are not true should not be posted… What is the person trying to do? Lying…

We should just focus on the topics on hand… But do not mislead others

[Virgo Mum]

I agreed with you starlight1968sg.

Ultimately, the P together with her teachers have to ensure the sustainability of all achievements/success made thus far by the school. The least we can do is to show some sense of tolerance & faith to the school, trusting their ability & capacity to resolve their existing and impending issues, whatever they are for the benefits of our children.

[Virgo Mum]

"Mr Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school’s future academic programmes upon his return".


First & foremost my sincere apologies to all (especially urbanemale) if I have unintentionally been giving wrong info on the abv issue. But this info was a clarification given to me (by a reliable source, supposedly) which I thought would be good to share to allay worries and anxiety of our parents. Moving forward, I sincerely hope all involving parties should exercise honesty when giving clarifications to us (parents) to avoid similar misunderstanding in the future.

[RRMummy]

hshs:

Hi RRMummy,

I'm back. Thank you so much for your wonderful suggestion. We did try it out. But he came up with the cons while we came up with the pros cos we dun c eye to eye in this matter. As expected, our pros far surpassed his cons. So I gave him another choice and asked him to rate his points with a scale of 1-10 as to how important are the points he brought up and he gave the maximum rating. After pondering over it, at last we have decided. n the verdict is to keep him in his current school. :rahrah: we are juz afraid that the change might do him more harm than good.

Hi hshs,

You are most welcome.

I'm happy that you all had a good sharing session. Irregardless of the final outcome, it help to show that you both truly care about his thoughts and needs.. :rahrah:

Also super happy that you guys have come to a mutually decision! :celebrate:

[urbanemale]

Virgo Mum:

\"Mr Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return\".


First & foremost my sincere apologies to all (especially urbanemale) if I have unintentionally been giving wrong info on the abv issue. But this info was a clarification given to me (by a reliable source, supposedly) which I thought would be good to share to allay worries and anxiety of our parents. Moving forward, I sincerely hope all involving parties should exercise honesty when giving clarifications to us (parents) to avoid similar misunderstanding in the future.

No offence taken cos I was not attacking you but I merely wanted parents to know the truth about those teachers who have left. I know it's not your fault cos you were mislead by the person who fed you the info. When I expressed my view on integrity and all that jazz, I was actually referring to the one who misled you.

We need to be discerning and not take things at face value. That's all I have to say.

[urbanemale]

starlight1968sg:

May I ask if the statement \"Mr Chan is currently on work attachment for a period of time (6months or so) for the purpose of enhancing the school's future academic programmes upon his return\" is true?

Even if Mr Chan has left the school for personal reasons, he has every right to do so and there is no need to further speculate.
I am sure kids who have been taught by him would remember his interesting and creative ways of teaching English, making learning a language such fun and enjoyable. I learnt a lot from the worksheets he has given to my dd too

Thanks! Which year was that when I taught your dd?

[urbanemale]

tankee:

urbanemale:

[quote=\"tankee\"]Mod's Note


Hi Mr Bernard Chan aka urbanemale

Your posts are embargoed because there are elements of personal attacks.

I have also embargoed one of Virgo Mom's post.

Kindly focus on the topics on hand and not at each other.

Thanks for the explanation.
I was not attacking her. I merely told her to get the facts right about Mr Low's departure and Miss Oh's. She should not have posted something which wasn't true.


Good that you were not attacking her or anyone. Kindly keep it that way.

thanks

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