ST 23/8 Teacher cuts pupil's hair, mum files police report
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CookiesMonster:
For or against, it is subjective.
But, here's something for everyone to ponder over.
Rules and regulations are set as it put a system in place where everyone know what is expected. It also ensure that everyone know the boundaries to be CIVILIZED. If any are broken, it allows those that don't follow TO LEARN that there are consequences for their actions.
By enrolling in a school, the stakeholders unanimously agree to abide by its' rules and regulations. Therefore, any punishments mete out when rules are flouted should be accepted and not challenged. If parent starts to challenge it, what message are they bringing across their child?
For those who have watched CSI Las Vegas Season 7, Episode 4 : Fannysmacking. You would know the whole story.
For those who don't, I would like to share what was being said by Gil Grissom.
The truth is, a moral compass can only point you in the right direction, it can't make you go there. Our culture preaches that you shouldn't be ashamed of anything you do anymore. And unfortunately this city is built on the principle that there's no such thing as guilt. \"Do whatever you want, we won't tell.\" So without a conscience, there's nothing to stop you from killing someone. And evidently you don't even have to feel bad about it.
Though it is a bit far-fetched to link it together but I can't help but feel that our society might degenerate to such a state if we continue to have parents who feel that rules and regulations are made to be broken and there are no consequences for not following.
You know about Gil Grissom too? :udaman: I never missed a single episode of his CSI...and I miss him... ooops, off topic! :offtopic: -
mamago:
mamago, your new avatar is up.MR06:
[quote=\"mamago\"]Thanks, MR06.... out of curiosity, i had it checked out...)
Whoa! ..... for a moment, I thought that that infamous Mdm Serene Ong was at the Unity Parents Networking Forum .... or may be she sent her proxy.... Or may be her son sent a proxy.... So intense....
Tsk tsk tsk.... think Mdm Ong and her proxy have all the intention to see Ms Belinda Cheng be dealt with, as if the police report and MOE complain is still not suffice...
Tsk tsk tsk.... now I start to get worry, maybe 20 years later Mdm Ong and her proxy's grandchildren would have no school to attend, due to all the schools close shop liao cos no one under the sun would want to be a teacher.... IF EVERY PARENT ADOPT HER ATTITUDE!
Nice, upload it.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9693&start=6460
Hi hi, MR06.... Thanks, you are so lovely....
Btw, I went over to the GEP Forum, whoa, that's gonna take me many \"Sleepless in Singapore\" to digest them all.... Avatar forum more fun...[/quote]I'm not into GEP yet, just having fun at avatar thread....
Observed many parents are over-indulgent and bringing up spoilt brats.
Shudder at the thought these kids are getting more by the days and becoming the pillar of society when they grow up. -
mamago:
mamago, your new avatar is up.MR06:
[quote=\"mamago\"]Thanks, MR06.... out of curiosity, i had it checked out...)
Whoa! ..... for a moment, I thought that that infamous Mdm Serene Ong was at the Unity Parents Networking Forum .... or may be she sent her proxy.... Or may be her son sent a proxy.... So intense....
Tsk tsk tsk.... think Mdm Ong and her proxy have all the intention to see Ms Belinda Cheng be dealt with, as if the police report and MOE complain is still not suffice...
Tsk tsk tsk.... now I start to get worry, maybe 20 years later Mdm Ong and her proxy's grandchildren would have no school to attend, due to all the schools close shop liao cos no one under the sun would want to be a teacher.... IF EVERY PARENT ADOPT HER ATTITUDE!
Nice, upload it.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9693&start=6460
Hi hi, MR06.... Thanks, you are so lovely....
Btw, I went over to the GEP Forum, whoa, that's gonna take me many \"Sleepless in Singapore\" to digest them all.... Avatar forum more fun...[/quote]Oh mamago, so you are the \"chain lady'' :shock: ...
Saw your avatar (chain in purple background) before but didn't realise the ''chain lady'' is also the ''marilyn mango'' in avatar thread..
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firefly38:
mamago, your new avatar is up.
Nice, upload it.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9693&start=6460
Hi hi, MR06.... Thanks, you are so lovely....
Btw, I went over to the GEP Forum, whoa, that's gonna take me many \"Sleepless in Singapore\" to digest them all.... Avatar forum more fun...[/quote]
Oh mamago, so you are the \"chain lady'' :shock: ...
Saw your avatar (chain in purple background) before but didn't realise the ''chain lady'' is also the ''marilyn mango'' in avatar thread..[/quote]
Haha, yes, chained lady!
Nice to see you here, firefly... you bring us light -
firefly38:
mamago, your new avatar is up.mamago:
[quote=\"mamago\"]Thanks, MR06.... out of curiosity, i had it checked out...)
Whoa! ..... for a moment, I thought that that infamous Mdm Serene Ong was at the Unity Parents Networking Forum .... or may be she sent her proxy.... Or may be her son sent a proxy.... So intense....
Tsk tsk tsk.... think Mdm Ong and her proxy have all the intention to see Ms Belinda Cheng be dealt with, as if the police report and MOE complain is still not suffice...
Tsk tsk tsk.... now I start to get worry, maybe 20 years later Mdm Ong and her proxy's grandchildren would have no school to attend, due to all the schools close shop liao cos no one under the sun would want to be a teacher.... IF EVERY PARENT ADOPT HER ATTITUDE!
Nice, upload it.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9693&start=6460
Hi hi, MR06.... Thanks, you are so lovely....
Btw, I went over to the GEP Forum, whoa, that's gonna take me many \"Sleepless in Singapore\" to digest them all.... Avatar forum more fun...[/quote]Oh mamago, so you are the \"chain lady'' :shock: ...
Saw your avatar (chain in purple background) before but didn't realise the ''chain lady'' is also the ''marilyn mango'' in avatar thread..[/quote]
Yap, miss the mango, it's actually quite cute.
Dr ksi had done up the studious sexy girl for her liao.
Maybe she is having second thoughts. -
mamago:
Oh mamago, so you are the \"chain lady'' :shock: ...firefly38:
mamago, your new avatar is up.
Nice, upload it.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9693&start=6460
Hi hi, MR06.... Thanks, you are so lovely....
Btw, I went over to the GEP Forum, whoa, that's gonna take me many \"Sleepless in Singapore\" to digest them all.... Avatar forum more fun...
Saw your avatar (chain in purple background) before but didn't realise the ''chain lady'' is also the ''marilyn mango'' in avatar thread..[/quote]
Haha, yes, chained lady!
Nice to see you here, firefly... you bring us light[/quote]
Mamago why you change your avatar back to the old one huh??? ... The gold chain... -
Hi Mamago, yup yup. I CSI-natic. I really like Gil Grissom. Too bad have finished all the shows from CSI New York to Las Vegas.
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LOLMum:
the rule on hair lengthverykiasu2010:
[quote=\"LOLMum\"]
What school rules did he break?
From picture, I see nothing wrong with fringe n side...so maybe the back?
Maybe moe do what the army is doing. All boys should have one type of hairstyle - botak - to avoid confusion.[/quote]
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
This reminds me of what Shaw Her did in school. I hope he wouldn't mind that I share this story here.
Our discipline master was also our form teacher. Shaw Her's hair was very long, the very hippy type back in those days. He was given a warning by our form teacher who instilled extra discipline on his own class as the discipline master of the school. Face question, if you know what I mean. Well, after a reminder or two, Shaw Her came to school with a botak hairstyle. Our form teacher was :yikes: :yikes:
while Shaw Her asked him :evil: :evil: if that was short enough. The whole class was 
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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tutormum:
the rule on hair lengthverykiasu2010:
[quote=\"LOLMum\"]
What school rules did he break?
From picture, I see nothing wrong with fringe n side...so maybe the back?
Maybe moe do what the army is doing. All boys should have one type of hairstyle - botak - to avoid confusion.[/quote]
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
This reminds me of what Shaw Her did in school. I hope he wouldn't mind that I share this story here.
Our discipline master was also our form teacher. Shaw Her's hair was very long, the very hippy type back in those days. He was given a warning by our form teacher who instilled extra discipline on his own class as the discipline master of the school. Face question, if you know what I mean. Well, after a reminder or two, Shaw Her came to school with a botak hairstyle. Our form teacher was :yikes: :yikes: while Shaw Her asked him :evil: :evil: if that was short enough. The whole class was :rotflmao: :rotflmao:[/quote]
Maybe the schools should show parents photos of what is acceptable and what is not for hairstyle, uniform, shoes and socks during P1 orientation.
Then there would be no confusion and no excuses throughout the 6 years. Those who disagree should transfer the child out, the school should not make exception or change the rules to cater to the few indulgent parents! Many queuing up to take over the place esp. if it is a coveted school. -
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-flipside/disciplinarian-culture-stop-041632259.html
Is Singapore focussing on the wrong things?
PostsBy Belmont Lay | The Flipside ā 20 hours ago
Is Singapore focussing on the wrong things?
In \"The FlipSide\", local blogger Belmont Lay lets loose on local politics, culture and society. To be taken with a pinch of salt. Parental permission is advised. In this post, he talks about Singapore's infamous disciplinarian culture.
I don't know about you, but I was aghast to read the recent report about a school teacher taking it upon herself to rearrange the hairdo of a primary six boy one hour before his PSLE oral examination.
I cannot say this any other way, but everything that is wrong about Singapore today can be gleaned from this story.
FOCUS ON THE WRONG THINGS
Think about it: with the MRT system still creaking, the economy shrinking and the poor not getting any richer, what does Singapore want to focus on?
The government wants to regulate the Internet.
This is exactly the same kind of inanity that took place the morning one Unity Primary School teacher went all Edward Scissorhands on her poor 12-year-old student.
Yes, personal hygiene is important and I'm pretty sure a lot of warnings were given to show up with a bowl cut.
And yes, wearing short hair will give anyone an (undeserved) air of propriety. It will signal to everyone far and wide just how much time and effort you put into your studies, instead of styling your coiffure to perfection.
Of course, people judge you based on how you look. I mean, I tend to run away from anyone with a face full of piercings and a chest decorated with tattoos.
But honestly, did the student walk into class that morning looking like Axl Rose or Bob Marley? Did he spot a black spider tattoo on his shaved pate? Was he reveling in the attention he got because he donned a Mohawk?
No. He had a nicely layered fringe and spiky, tapered sideburns. Big deal, right?
WRONG PRIORITIES
What's so wrong about this whole incident is that instead of telling the boy to go wing his oral examination, he gets a makeover.
This sort of disciplinarian culture has to stop.
With the government going all out to give youths a chance to excel in all manner of disciplines such as fashion, art, sports, gaming and computer animation, this one school teacher's decision to lay down the law and \"get in line\" runs counter-productive to the spirit of creativity and invention we are trying to foster in our young.
Want to talk about real progress?
One American school in Texas is allowing students to sport facial hair, earrings and hair past their shoulders, and even tattoos.
Why? So it eliminates distractions that leads to students in violation being removed from class and so teachers can \"focus on educating our students\".
Too radical for Singapore? Maybe, but you get the point.
After all, all my neat and tidy classmates from primary and secondary school now boast the strangest hairstyles years after they have graduated, showing once and for all people do strange things to their hair once they naturally revert to type.
Come on, so what if anyone wants to resemble like a hipster or a hobo? It's his or her own prerogative.
And think about it this way: Why should one's countenance play a major role in his success or failure in life?
Why should one's personal style -- let alone hair length, affect his or her performance?
I mean, if you're Brad Pitt or Fiona Xie, I guess it matters. But not everyone is in showbiz.
Here's the basic fact of life: if your genes dictate that you possess the sexual attractiveness of a fridge, I'm sorry, but wearing your hair any way will only improve your lot by nought.
Therefore, we should stop putting so much emphasis on superficial indicators.
THE RIGHT TIME, THE RIGHT PLACE
If we really had to, there is a time and place for sorting out follicular disputes -- such as AFTER an event as important as a PSLE exam.
The focus should be to encourage our young to dream of a life that is of worth to others and themselves and make sure they are nothing short of being awesome at it.
Making everyone look like a nerd for the sake of conformity is just not going to work.
Belmont Lay is one of the editors of New Nation, an online publication that is put together by people with dishevelled hair and unclean teeth in their pyjamas or underwear before breakfast.
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exactly my sentiments.
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