Good article - what teachers want to really tell parents

[hquek]

SAHM_TAN:

Hi hquek,

My kids' kindy also have 2 school hols for ND. I think they just follow MOE. Actual days lost, 3 days are gone. Day 1 ND celebration, Day 2 PH, Day 3 the rest day after ND. But I think all pri, sec and JC will follow regardless whether the school participated in the ND?

I resigned myself to the NDP extra holiday already. Call me ngeow, but then I cannot understand why kindy will follow MOE holidays to a T, and then take more off days. Childcare centre don't have school holidays so they need teacher training days and all. I can't understand why that kindy - that have school holidays, also need teacher training days. Also, it's not just NDP, there were other holidays when the following day was an off day.

I think my kid goes there for more parties than anything. Consequently, starting this term, I've become super boh chap about his kindy and refuse to participate in of those parties/outings. For his real learning, I'm relying on external parties.

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi hquek,


My kindy also follow all the MOE school hols and 5 day work wk hols rule. So far the kids do not stay at home becos of teachers training. I just take the celebration as a means for them to learn about the festival or event.

[hquek]

hi sahm_tan,


But does your kids’ kindy take extra days off OTHER holidays (besides the NDP)? it seems they are free to set their own timing and all, I can’t understand why everything they must have, and more…it’s the "more" that I was not happy with.

In any case, I try not to be the monster parent. I don’t march up to the teachers to demand that they must give my child good grades. But if my child gets a bad one, I will want to know where his weakness are and how I can help. In fact, in DS1’s initial years, I wasn’t worried about academics in kindy, but rather I was only interested in how he was getting along with his classmates and teachers.

[pinky]

Chenonceau:

autumnbronze:

[quote=\"pinky\"]do you think parents will demand teachers: what can you do to help my child achieve 4A* in the coming PSLE or 6 pointers in the O levels?

This has been demanded by a pupil before as experienced by a friend. On the first day of her teaching career, the pupil arrogantly asked her \"what have you got to teach that I don't already know?\" :roll:

Humanity
Love
Respect
Consideration
Humility[/quote] :goodpost:
sorely lacking in this pupil :slapshead:
btw the question of 4A* was posed by a parent during a parents-teacher session to a relative of mine

[MandyMummy]

pinky:

do you think parents will demand teachers: what can you do to help my child achieve 4A* in the coming PSLE or 6 pointers in the O levels?

I have heard worse. One parent asked the Principal how he is going to groom her child to be a President Scholar and why should her child attend this school?? :yikes:

[pinky]

MandyMummy:

pinky:

do you think parents will demand teachers: what can you do to help my child achieve 4A* in the coming PSLE or 6 pointers in the O levels?

I have heard worse. One parent asked the Principal how he is going to groom her child to be a President Scholar and why should her child attend this school?? :yikes:

my goodness, thought the parent should also ask the school how to groom the child to be our future president :siao: :siao: :siao:

[sall]

MandyMummy:

pinky:

do you think parents will demand teachers: what can you do to help my child achieve 4A* in the coming PSLE or 6 pointers in the O levels?

I have heard worse. One parent asked the Principal how he is going to groom her child to be a President Scholar and why should her child attend this school?? :yikes:

If the child doesn't have the right qualities, the best teachers in S'pore also can't groom him.
Reminds me of a proverb: Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi hquek,


Hmmmmm, so far it’s the ph, school hols, if ph falls on sat, mon hol (the 5wk wday rule), polling day off.

I’m the helpless mummy, so they don’t see me as monstor mummy heehee. I do chat with them outside PTC about my DD1’s progress heehee. As for my DS, I will focus on him once DD1 is in P1 evil laughter

[hquek]

SAHM_TAN:

Hi hquek,


Hmmmmm, so far it's the ph, school hols, if ph falls on sat, mon hol (the 5wk wday rule), polling day off.

No. I'm not referring to PH on Sat. that one I can understand. it was PH on a weekday. and if I recall correctly, they had a teacher's training day in the first half already. Another one is upcoming. I wonder if this is a teacher training college?

[hquek]

MandyMummy:

I have heard worse. One parent asked the Principal how he is going to groom her child to be a President Scholar and why should her child attend this school?? :yikes:

I wonder what will happen if the Principal started laughing and fell off his chair.....