Kindergarten teacher charged with ill-treating child

[carilyn]

This I definitely agrees with Funz. The teachers mentioned definitely are qualified as the centre follows the law. But, look at their attitude. It’s more of getting a pay at the end of the month and nothing at passion or interest.

[buds]

Funz:

buds:

This issue is not abt having certification to teach or not.


Black sheeps (in any industry) can be super educated but lacking in EQ and interpersonal skills. Sometimes even values & morals. A person can have all the qualification required yet it does not mean they're perfect. You just cannot possibly tell upon hiring them. There are no tell-tale signs. Just look at that MOE scholar owning, watching, filming porn of young kids below 7!

One colleague from my early days in the industry punished a boy to stand outside the class and I cautioned her that her student was the bo chap sort and having him outside the class may not be a wise idea cos cannot see what he was / could be up to. She was too angry to listen. Neither would she even consider to let him stand in my class. She wanted him to feel that he's going to sacrifice the fun the class was gg to hv next. To feel excluded.

After my class finished physical education period, I purposely walked by from her end of the corridor just to check in the boy (didn't feel good abt him being left out of sight) and lo and behold, true enough he was gone! I quickly told my colleague. I was afraid that the mischievous boy might jump over the corridor of the second floor and *gasp*! Both of us immediately looked down, over the railings of the corridor. He wasn't there! I told her to go find him while I help her watch over her class. It finally sunk in how serious it was as she became rather frantic.

Guess where he was?






With his mom.

She was early that day, so was waiting for class dismissal just downstairs.

:yikes:

Yup.... she was in big trouble over that incident.

The child whom you are timing out or punishing should be placed in an area which is still within your line of sight. That is one of the basic guidelines when handling misbehaving children.

That's why lah.. :slapshead:

She was a much senior colleague. Can sense she pretty much disliked my help which she may have seen as an intervention or that I was trying to teach her. :dowan: My colleague was so angry that her eyes were like gonna pop out of the sockets! I didn't want the child to get hurt or worse, lost as he was a really really mischievous child... and I didn't wanna see a fellow colleague in hot soup. I had to help dismiss her class that day. Big hoohaa downstairs and later on in the office. There's a busy street across the building, so........... imagine if the boy's mom wasn't downstairs! :nailbite:

Mom said the boy was with her for 15min already. Which goes to say that my colleague had forgotten about him. :yikes: Putting children out of sight is one major no-no... but oh well... I was still a junior staff then. I just helped cover her class for the remaining last period.

[buds]

Funz:

janet_lee88:

If the teacher had gone for certified training, she would know that such punishment is not allowed. Even if the teacher is very stressed, she has to give herself 5 min to cool down.


This will not become another teacher bashing thread. My kids enjoyed their 3 years in kindy...daughter even wanted to go back. She asked if principal can create a K3. :faint:

Do we need a cert in early childhood education to know that this is not acceptable? So if this was done to the child by one who is not trained it would have been acceptable?

Nothing to do with cert or training. It is the person and his/her choice of action.

Agree with Funz and as I have posted earlier, this incident has NOTHING to do with training OR any certification, no matter how sky high.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=837692#p837692

[verykiasumummy]

does anyone know what happen to the teacher now and how about the gal??

[Oppsgal]

buds:

Funz:

[quote=\"Oppsgal\"]
Definitely, my husband is shocked to hear the news too.

News put up which childcare branch is that?

Parents should withdraw their kids?

News only stated she was an ex PCF teacher. Did not say which branch, whether childcare or kindergarten.

It is the action of 1 teacher, that teacher has been removed from the school and the matter is being investigated, why should parents not involved withdraw their kids?

:skeptical: Ya, why must resort to that?

Only one teacher who did so and is no longer there.
So, assume the whole centre (staff) liddat.. no morals?
Sorry, this isnt a fair judgment... if one is judging that is.

It's like blaming a whole system when only one or few individuals CMI.[/quote]My point is if the rest of the staffs there did witness, and did nothing to stop the incidents and let it occur again, no need to take any blame?

The news stated: \"A kindergarten teacher\", so not sure is from childcare or kindergarten. \"The four incidents allegedly happened between July and August 2011.\" also stated in the news... so what actually happen, and anyone there knows :?

[pinky]

this incident only came to light because it’s a court case right?

[Oppsgal]

Really worrying news.


:sad:

[Funz]

Oppsgal:

My point is if the rest of the staffs there did witness, and did nothing to stop the incidents and let it occur again, no need to take any blame?

The news stated: \"A kindergarten teacher\", so not sure is from childcare or kindergarten. \"The four incidents allegedly happened between July and August 2011.\" also stated in the news... so what actually happen, and anyone there knows :?

We cannot assume that there are other teachers there to witness what happened. That particular centre may have closed classrooms. And even if it is open concept, the other teachers are there to teach and care for the children, not watch over other teachers.

The one who is directly involved is being investigated and will definitely be punished if found guilty. Is there a need to go on a witch hunt and start pointing fingers at all associated with that teacher?

[Oppsgal]

Funz:

Oppsgal:

My point is if the rest of the staffs there did witness, and did nothing to stop the incidents and let it occur again, no need to take any blame?

The news stated: \"A kindergarten teacher\", so not sure is from childcare or kindergarten. \"The four incidents allegedly happened between July and August 2011.\" also stated in the news... so what actually happen, and anyone there knows :?

We cannot assume that there are other teachers there to witness what happened. That particular centre may have closed classrooms. And even if it is open concept, the other teachers are there to teach and care for the children, not watch over other teachers.

The one who is directly involved is being investigated and will definitely be punished if found guilty. Is there a need to go on a witch hunt and start pointing fingers at all associated with that teacher?

For me, I would withdraw my kid if the case happened to be the branch my kid is in, for safety reasons? In case anymore other \"cases\" happen and those staffs (depending what concept classroom) keep \"quiet\"? That's just my opinion.

Maybe I am just being protective? Wonder got any \"CCTV\"?

[sembgal]

This incident is just a worm in the can. There could be more worms in the can. I have heard of stories about child abuse in childcare but to gather the evidence is another story to bring charges against the accused. There must be substantial evidence before this case is brought to court.