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[MandyMummy]

Hi, Chen, it seems that this is a competency issue. Your ds teacher may not be ready to teach P5&6 yet. Once a child learnt something incorrect, it will be difficult pedagogically for the child to "unlearnt" it. So it would be better to alert the HOD (which you did) and might want to set up an appointment with him/her to discuss the issues. Hopefully with the feedback given, they can have someone to vet the mark scheme and even better change the teacher next year.

[beanbear]

Hi Chen, some questions i cd offer for ur thinking: what’s your desired outcome from the action u take? Teacher to become aware of her incompetency, then do something abt improving her competency? School become aware of problem? Do u believe teacher can change in the short term? What can be changed & what cannot? What’s really a system issue or individual issue here? Of its lack of clear marking rubrics & counter-checking of marking, then it’s system issue.

[limlim]

CNS:

If I am absolutely sure that I can provide the necessary coaching for my child to do well for PSLE, I would match into the principal office and throw the stack of mistakes on his desk, thereafter, homeschool kid at home till exam periods. Come on, how can we tolerate further? She is an English teacher where the language is supposed to be her forte. Your son is lucky to have you to be able to spot her mistakes. Think about the rest of the classmates. They would most probably be misled by her, and the most unfortunate thing is learning the incorrect things at this last moment... The principal must to something to save the rest of the children. :yikes:

How about yearly \"PSLE teaching proficiency\" exam for the school teachers?

and the papers marked by other school HOD, results submitted to MOE. Dec holidays is 5 weeks, take 1 or 2 days to sit for the papers not that difficult right? After all, they are tested on their forte.. which would be chicken feed to them.. like filling survey questionnaire like that..

[smartmummy]

Ban the enrichment centers

ban the ex-school teachers to teach outside
so t can’t resign and go for tutoring
reduce the workload to the Ts
so they can have time to upgrade themselves

[limlim]

Nebbermind:

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Aiyah.. 2 of you can save the house special for yourselves lah.. I juz sit down with popcorn and watch.. :evil: :evil:

[friendship]

Most important teach the kids Moral Value at home.


Nowadays MOE passes application for Foreign Talents from all sort of countries, passes application for teachers whom the MOE interviewers can’t even differentiate between male and female. This is dangerous particularly when teaching sex education. Generally ah-quahs don’t associate with girls, tom-boys don’t associate with boys.

[limlim]

smartmummy:

Ban the enrichment centers

ban the ex-school teachers to teach outside
so t can't resign and go for tutoring
reduce the workload to the Ts
so they can have time to upgrade themselves

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before that, the immediate task now shd be to disallow teachers from moonlighting..

From what I'm aware, MOE does not restrict teachers from moonlighting outside.. they only \"discourage\"..

I feel this is very very bad for the system..

Where got employers allow your staff to do part-time one..

Esp teaching.. which clearly have conflict of interest concerns..

[phankao]

chamonix:

Oh dear, this is really a punch in the face for me. I had to withdraw my kids from their activities because of lack of time. No fault on their part but mine. I don't have the time nor patience for their music. Imagine one hour for each instrument for each child, that would be 4 hours (of my time) daily to sit there and watch them practise. Time would be very tight for me. (We have no helper.)

Why can't they just practice on their own?

.

[Nebbermind]

friendship:

Most important teach the kids Moral Value at home.


Nowadays MOE passes application for Foreign Talents from all sort of countries, passes application for teachers whom the MOE interviewers can't even differentiate between male and female. This is dangerous particularly when teaching sex education. Generally ah-quahs don't associate with girls, tom-boys don't associate with boys.

:?

Did I miss something?

[janet88]

smartmummy:

Ban the enrichment centers

ban the ex-school teachers to teach outside
so t can't resign and go for tutoring
reduce the workload to the Ts
so they can have time to upgrade themselves

1) allow teachers to just TEACH
2) outsource non-teaching stuff like song & dance, CCA to non-teaching staff
3) increase pay of teachers
4) reduce unnecessary meetings
Basically something has to be done to address problems of teachers and high turn over rate. Teachers are humans and they have own families too. Some teachers become adjunct because they don't have to attend meetings or conduct CCA.