Good article - what teachers want to really tell parents
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schweppes:
yes, teaching is a tough vocation. Having taught my own child, I know it is difficult to teach someone who is not motivated, constantly distracted and does not have much interest in the subject at hand. Imagine having to teach a class of 40 students with those attributes. The teacher will have to work on techniques to motivate the children, keep them engaged and interested in the subject. All 40 students will probably respond differently to different techniques. No wonder some teachers just give up.Teaching is a vocation and a good teacher is someone to treasure and appreciate. They leave behind an indelible mark and make a positive difference in the lives of those they teach.
Teaching can be a thankless job. Let's not discount on what they do as they mould the lives of our children.
What teachers want are not criticisms but critiques and suggestions on how best to help the students, our children.
Good teachers do not expect lavish gifts and expensive luncheons. Good teachers appreciate the soundless thanks that comes from an improvement in the students' work and the delight in seeing the students' faces when they realized that they have improved. Good teachers know when to reprimand and when to praise, and remind that above all, our self-worth is important and that we must take pride in what we do.
Yes, there are teachers and there are good teachers. And good teachers are sometimes hard to find.
And yet, sometimes what the good teachers need are good parents who know and understand their children and the constraints and challenges faced in the system. Because sometimes, having good parents to work in partnership with the teachers to help the children can be even harder to find. -
Teaching is not an easy job… Those who pressed on and and continue to give their best are certainty worthy of our respect and appreciation.
As many mentioned, good teacher are hard to find… How many of the parent here have encountered good teachers instead of bo-chap ones?
How many teacher are willing to go the extra mile to help their students…
Instead of simply feedback to parents that they should seek private tuition for their kids… -
limlim:
Yes, part of the reason why I give my child enrichment classes is because the enrichment teachers are more reliable. So far my experience is the enrichment teachers are hardly absent from class(lessen disruption) but the school teachers are absent more frequently. I somehow think it is a planning issue more than the teachers' issue. For teachers to be frequently absent, it can no longer be unknown or unplanned otherwise the teachers should be facing disciplinary actions for the unexplained behaviour. So what I am saying is if a teacher needs to be absent frequently, there must be a problem they are facing and it can be arrested early and resolved quickly before it starts to affect the students. Teachers are human, they are entitled to all the common problems that you and I face, what is required is to know the issues, acknowledge the issues and help the teachers instead of letting a small tear become a big hole.....until the issue can no longer be contained. Then teachers get blamed, school gets a poor reputation, which is really unnecessary and a vicious cycle.Teaching is not an easy job.. Those who pressed on and and continue to give their best are certainty worthy of our respect and appreciation.
As many mentioned, good teacher are hard to find.. How many of the parent here have encountered good teachers instead of bo-chap ones?
How many teacher are willing to go the extra mile to help their students..
Instead of simply feedback to parents that they should seek private tuition for their kids.. -
limlim:
I also noticed that there is an increasing trend of teachers asking parents to send kids for private tuition.Teaching is not an easy job.. Those who pressed on and and continue to give their best are certainty worthy of our respect and appreciation.
As many mentioned, good teacher are hard to find.. How many of the parent here have encountered good teachers instead of bo-chap ones?
How many teacher are willing to go the extra mile to help their students..
Instead of simply feedback to parents that they should seek private tuition for their kids..
Last time it wasn't like that right? Or am I just ignorant?
What if parents refused or cannot afford? Then what is the school's stand?
Just curious :scratchhead: -
MandyMummy:
Tuition makes sense if kid is trying hard to catch up, but find it superfluous if it is to move from band 2 to band 1, or in order to stay in top class. Think many parents would disagree with me, but to me, instead of channeling those money to achieve that few more marks, should try to develop other innate talents of the child, or give the child more time to explore other things. Teachers have their targets to meet, and there are many ambitions teachers around. Ultimately, kids are ours and we need to make a choice...JMHO.
I also noticed that there is an increasing trend of teachers asking parents to send kids for private tuition.limlim:
Teaching is not an easy job.. Those who pressed on and and continue to give their best are certainty worthy of our respect and appreciation.
As many mentioned, good teacher are hard to find.. How many of the parent here have encountered good teachers instead of bo-chap ones?
How many teacher are willing to go the extra mile to help their students..
Instead of simply feedback to parents that they should seek private tuition for their kids..
Last time it wasn't like that right? Or am I just ignorant?
What if parents refused or cannot afford? Then what is the school's stand?
Just curious :scratchhead: -
Worse case scenerio ...your child get left behind and stream to the tail end class and get teachers who simply switch off or yell and scream every lesson instead of doing constructive work ... just my 2cent :oops:
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autumnbronze:
:roll: demand ??? it's our child or the teacher's child :faint: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:
we teach children values not just book smart ?
Educating a child is a partnership between parent and teacher
even if it is a bad teacher I think our child do learn thing , but
then we need to know how to complement the lack in a bad teacher
in educating our child....that what i would do. .....
Having said all that , to be a teacher is not an easy job-- all the
more demanding and unappreciated profession especially when
met with demanding parent who only see one side of the coin.
BTW i am not a teacher, just a parent that think whereever our
child is , as a parent we hold the key to their learning.... :hi5: -
Limlim… You teach, yes… But have you taught in an actual govt sch? I do agree that there are teachers who are slack… But those are just the few rotten apples in a basket of apples… But, you also cannot deny the fact that there are excellent teachers out there who teach well such that they may not need to give that much homework in order for their students to retain and/or apply the concepts taught? How about those students whom you have taught actually really don’t have homework or just lie about it? Or will you also be the parent that complains when all subjects teachers give homework on the same day and that your child have to stay up late to finish all homework by the next day?
Frankly, as an educator myself, i feel that the discipline of the child lies in the hands of parents. There is only so much that we can do for the 100plus students that we come into contact daily for that few hours… Imagine if we have to go the extra mile for ALL the students, than what about our own child(ren)? Don’t they need our attention and effort to raise them too? You cannot be selfish to want the teachers to put in all the effort into your child and neglect their own child(ren)… I am sure many other educators will concur with me on this point… For us, we give parents a different perspective of their child(ren) when away from their parents to let parents have a better picture of what their child(ren) is like without their parents, their work attitude, socializing skills etc…
Don’t get me started on the other duties and admin we have to do here… The list is never ending… You only see the tip of the iceberg… -
pinky_j:
That's a very lame remark..
Don't get me started on the other duties and admin we have to do here.. The list is never ending.. You only see the tip of the iceberg..
Every job has it's tough part. teachers are paid what they are worth.. Just like any job, plus extra holidays like children's Day?!!!! teacher's Day and many others.. Even National Day got extra Off days compared to other industries.
Are you been a doctor b4? have you been a waitress b4? and the list goes on.. it's easy to say how tough is teachers job while neglecting the fact that every job is not easy.
Really sian of hearing those excuses over and over again.. -
pinky_j:
For the first part, there is no reason for them to lie. Bcoz as the tutor, If they have any problems doing homework, I can guide them along or advise them how to go about doing it. No matter how lazy they may be, there is no benefit to lying about no homework. My job is to advise them how to solve the problems, not discipline them for not doing homework etc..How about those students whom you have taught actually really don't have homework or just lie about it? Or will you also be the parent that complains when all subjects teachers give homework on the same day and that your child have to stay up late to finish all homework by the next day?
Frankly, as an educator myself, i feel that the discipline of the child lies in the hands of parents.
For the second part.. My opinion is this..
If the student has \"too much\" homework, it is the responsibility of the parent to manage the kid and make sure they complete their work. Parents who complain abt too much homework do not deserve teachers who really care and willing to push the child to do better.
However, if the student has NO homework, it is under the responsibility of the teachers to provide the necessary practice for the students. Teachers who never give homework or bother to mark are just irresponsible.
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