Teachers from India join S'pore schools

[pinky]

and we are being told again and again to embrace FT but didnt occur to them to integrate into our society instead of the other way round :x :x

[xiaostar]

So according to MOE:


Indian graduate with Indian university degree - ok
Singaporean graduate with distance-learning degree - NOT ok

logic?
[quote]Ms A. Goh, second upper honours (Bachelor of Arts) graduate who applied to teach. She now works in a publishing company:
'I applied to teach twice but was not called for an interview. I sought advice from my former school principal and was told to try for an allied educator position, for which you need only a polytechnic diploma.'[/quote]http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_808558.html
[quote]I realise that the Govt authorities do not recognise my distance-degree when I apply jobs and my qualification is only recognised by the private sectors throughout my employment history. I were once laid off and applied to for relief teaching with MOE during that period and in fact, the authorities only recognised by local Polytechnic certificate and not my distance degree and I were paid as a non-degree rate while being a relief teacher in the govt schools.[/quote]http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/degree-programs-courses-70/distance-degree-not-recognised-seeking-govt-jobs-3272517-3.html

[Joule]

[quote=\"xiaostar\"]So according to MOE:


Indian graduate with Indian university degree - ok
Singaporean graduate with distance-learning degree - NOT ok

logic? - they probably are cheaper to hire

a degree is a degree....why tekan Singaporeans until like that?

that's why opposition rally attendance is getting higher lor

[concern2]

verykiasu2010:

and now they can't even speak standard english want to teach our kids to speak inglish with head-shaking ?

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Thanks for the good laugh! I needed that! No offense intended on my indian friends.

[concern2]

It is a cultural thingy, isn’t it? Shake head means ‘yes’ instead of a nod. You all ner watch Tamil movies or Bollywood ah?

[concern2]

b2b3m4:

In many voluntary welfare homes i helped out, ever wonder why we do not give out NTUC vouchers and cash. They are so much more welcomed by everybody than these rice, milk cartons, instant noodles we need to arrrange logistically and carry. At the end of the day, even when starved, when given money or vouchers, people still want to choose to buy chips, sweets and all other unnecessary things. When starved, I have people who tells me they can't give up their handphones. At the end of the day, no one in singapore starved to death and everyone is still very selective of what they want to do. Hold the same job with the same pay, u and i know that is very difficult in our advanced society.

Thanks, b2b3m4, for sharing your views. It's always good to hear from a different perspective.

Has it ever crossed your mind what could be the reason for them buying these \"unnecessary things?\"

I don't know for sure, but try putting yourself in their shoes, and imagine for a minute you are struggling to bring home rice and instant noodles, and milk, salt, oil, sugar, bread etc..- basically, the necessities. And that is all you can afford on a daily basis. No other things. Then here comes the kind people offering you a present, say, a voucher, to buy whatever you want. What would you buy for your children? Salt, rice, pepper, noodles that you have been eating everyday? Or would you buy them, for once, some potato chips, some lollipops, or ice-cream so that they can live like normal children do?

As for handphones, I can't say for all, and for sure either. But try putting yourself in the shoes of a parent who works all day and perhaps night, to make ends meet, and hardly at home. How is he/she going to communicate with his/her children? And to make sure that without him/her around, they are still in touch, that things are ok? Perhaps this is but one of the many many reasons.

No offence intended in my comments, just trying to see from a different perspective. Nevertheless, I know, I am :offtopic:

[pinky]

concern2:

It is a cultural thingy, isn't it? Shake head means 'yes' instead of a nod. You all ner watch Tamil movies or Bollywood ah?

only like the mass dancing and hugging trees segment

[janet88]

pinky:

concern2:

It is a cultural thingy, isn't it? Shake head means 'yes' instead of a nod. You all ner watch Tamil movies or Bollywood ah?

only like the mass dancing and hugging trees segment

I only know of lovers playing hide and seek in forests.

[janet88]

pinky:

and we are being told again and again to embrace FT but didnt occur to them to integrate into our society instead of the other way round :x :x

A friend told me her company IT dept was manned by Indians. When she had to go there to settle a matter, the whole floor smelled of them when she opened the door. She said many of her colleagues had problems understanding their English, so they try to resolve problems themselves.
It's really not easy to integrate FT into our society, but we also hope on their part, they try to accommodate to us too. It's a 2 way traffic.

[optimistforum]

I am shocked, as I read all posts in this 17-page thread. A lot of it borders between intolerance and racism. It smacks of "Keep Singapore Singaporean, for pre-defined indigenous Singaporeans". Equally shocking for me, I have engaged in discourse, on this forum, with some of the posters.


I am of Indian antecedents. Whilst I was born in England, my parents are from India. My sister-in-law is from India; she is a teacher (trained in India) and has an accent. However, she is a fantastic teacher (standards of taught English are better than in the UK) and therefore her students can see beyond the perceived parochialisms of "accent".

Most of the call centres I contact are manned by Indians (in India). Like Singaporeans (and the rest of the world) they have accents, and like Singaporeans (and the rest of the world) they speak wonderfully constructed dialogue.

I am curious btw. I hope to visit Singapore soon. Are there many Indians there. Would I feel out-of-place if I visited? Ought I to bother? It is a genuine question!

Regards