ST 23/8 Teacher cuts pupil's hair, mum files police report

[Daddy D]

I think everyone conveniently side-stepped on what they would do if they were in the teacher's shoes.


Warning letter sent Liao... Teacher still need to follow up with email/SMS/call to parents on permission for next step of action... No wonder no time to teach.

Who got higher authority? Teacher or Parent?

If 校规 can break... Next time no need 国法 lor?

[mamago]

Daddy

I think everyone conveniently side-stepped on what they would do if they were in the teacher's shoes.


Warning letter sent Liao... Teacher still need to follow up with email/SMS/call to parents on permission for next step of action... No wonder no time to teach.

Who got higher authority? Teacher or Parent?

If 校规 can break... Next time no need 国法 lor?

Home school system is designed for parents like that Mdm Ong..... her authority!

[corneyAmber]

Adoi! http://www.emotionsmsn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sad-emoticon-msn-03.gif\"> Like that also can?

[Daddy D]

Perhaps the teacher had \"threatened\" to cut the boy's hair if they continued to break the sch rule... So LL had to carry out the threat, else undermine teacher's authority.


So don't anyhow \"threaten\" kids if you cannot enforce the threat.
Heng I only need to \"threaten\" to confiscate my kid's toys now :razz:
Dunno what \"threats\" to use when older... :yikes:

[ponyo]

I really shudder to think what kind of 小太保 we are raising up. There are many issues here from this incident:

- by bypassing the school, the mother is showing to the kid that it is ok to undermine the school’s authority
- by highlighting the $60 haircuts, is she trying to flaunt her wealth? "eh, $60 haircut, how dare you even mess with it?" What will the son think? that have money will call the shots?
- the kid has no resilience /no self reflection whatsoever. He cried and complained to his mum after his hair got cut. Did he even stop to think if he had committed something wrong to cause such a strong reaction from his teacher? Furthermore, it was just a hair cut, not like he lost an arm or a limb or permanently scarred. It was reported that he did not want to step out of the house for 2 days. Was it really so bad? The mum, if she had any sense, should have told him that life still goes on.
- that the mum thinks that the police is at the beck and call of any complaints. I feel that, as in any prank calls made to the police, trivial complaints should be penalised.

As I always tell my kids when they complain of a bad hairdo, "It’s only hair! For crying out loud. It will grow back unless, well, you’re dead and you’re not dead are you? Stop moping and move on." And learn to respect rules. And even if you are wronged, learn to forgive.

Parents, stop mollycoddling your kids. Otherwise, they can’t grow up to be responsible and resilient adults.

[caroline3sg]

mamago:

caroline3sg:

Only his mother & reporter know how long ago is the picture. Anyway, it is wrong of the teacher to cut his hair. Her apology showed that she was wrong.

Really? :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Could it be she apologized because she is not ready to be a private tutor yet?

Could it be due to the mounting pressure from ppl with mentality like yours (and that waste taxpayers' $$ mother)?

She apologised in the presence of her Principal & the boy's mother (not sure if police was there). Scenario I imagine is 3 - 4 people. What do you mean by \"mounting pressure\"?

Yahoo news reported on parents' debate is after this story was published.

[smurf28]

ponyo:

I really shudder to think what kind of 小太保 we are raising up. There are many issues here from this incident:

- by bypassing the school, the mother is showing to the kid that it is ok to undermine the school's authority
- by highlighting the $60 haircuts, is she trying to flaunt her wealth? \"eh, $60 haircut, how dare you even mess with it?\" What will the son think? that have money will call the shots?
- the kid has no resilience /no self reflection whatsoever. He cried and complained to his mum after his hair got cut. Did he even stop to think if he had committed something wrong to cause such a strong reaction from his teacher? Furthermore, it was just a hair cut, not like he lost an arm or a limb or permanently scarred. It was reported that he did not want to step out of the house for 2 days. Was it really so bad? The mum, if she had any sense, should have told him that life still goes on.
- that the mum thinks that the police is at the beck and call of any complaints. I feel that, as in any prank calls made to the police, trivial complaints should be penalised.

As I always tell my kids when they complain of a bad hairdo, \"It's only hair! For crying out loud. It will grow back unless, well, you're dead and you're not dead are you? Stop moping and move on.\" And learn to respect rules. And even if you are wronged, learn to forgive.

Parents, stop mollycoddling your kids. Otherwise, they can't grow up to be responsible and resilient adults.

:goodpost:

[mamago]

caroline3sg:

mamago:

[quote=\"caroline3sg\"]Only his mother & reporter know how long ago is the picture. Anyway, it is wrong of the teacher to cut his hair. Her apology showed that she was wrong.

Really? :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Could it be she apologized because she is not ready to be a private tutor yet?

Could it be due to the mounting pressure from ppl with mentality like yours (and that waste taxpayers' $$ mother)?

She apologised in the presence of her Principal & the boy's mother (not sure if police was there). Scenario I imagine is 3 - 4 people. What do you mean by \"mounting pressure\"?

Yahoo news reported on parents' debate is after this story was published.[/quote]
And you were there?

If you don't put any fishes in a pressure cooker but you switch it on, will there be pressure in the cooker?

The sheer fact that even after the teacher had apologized, the mother still go to the reporter, with her so called \"before\" and \"after\" pictures in tow, say much about this Mdm Ong....

I think home school is also very suitable for you, try to avoid taking tuition though, this teacher could soon be a private tutor :evil:

[concern2]

ponyo:

I really shudder to think what kind of 小太保 we are raising up... It was reported that he did not want to step out of the house for 2 days. Was it really so bad?

My kids no problem one, I trained them since young - I used to cut their hair.

[MMM]

ponyo:

I really shudder to think what kind of 小太保 we are raising up. There are many issues here from this incident:

- by bypassing the school, the mother is showing to the kid that it is ok to undermine the school's authority
- by highlighting the $60 haircuts, is she trying to flaunt her wealth? \"eh, $60 haircut, how dare you even mess with it?\" What will the son think? that have money will call the shots?
- the kid has no resilience /no self reflection whatsoever. He cried and complained to his mum after his hair got cut. Did he even stop to think if he had committed something wrong to cause such a strong reaction from his teacher? Furthermore, it was just a hair cut, not like he lost an arm or a limb or permanently scarred. It was reported that he did not want to step out of the house for 2 days. Was it really so bad? The mum, if she had any sense, should have told him that life still goes on.
- that the mum thinks that the police is at the beck and call of any complaints. I feel that, as in any prank calls made to the police, trivial complaints should be penalised.

As I always tell my kids when they complain of a bad hairdo, \"It's only hair! For crying out loud. It will grow back unless, well, you're dead and you're not dead are you? Stop moping and move on.\" And learn to respect rules. And even if you are wronged, learn to forgive.

Parents, stop mollycoddling your kids. Otherwise, they can't grow up to be responsible and resilient adults.

:goodpost:

If that is my ds and he dare to cry and complain to me the wrong thing he did and got punished for, I would tell him....Serve you right and he better self reflect. In addition to that, he will probably get worse scolding from dh for getting into a situation like that... doing the wrong thing.

This best describes my feeling towards this news :

养不教，父之过。
教不严，师之惰。
子不学，非所宜。
幼不学，老何为。