Are you an ugly Singaporean parent?

[Mawar]

No, I am not.


It takes a village to raise a child. The school and its teachers is one of the most important pillars in my children’s formative years. I actively engage their teachers with a win win approach. In grey areas, I start on the premise that the teachers must have a good reason for their actions, and I give them the benefit of a doubt. So far, we have it good. We have been blessed with good teachers.

[autumnbronze]

Mawar:

No, I am not.


It takes a village to raise a child. The school and its teachers is one of the most important pillars in my children's formative years. I actively engage their teachers with a win win approach. In grey areas, I start on the premise that the teachers must have a good reason for their actions, and I give them the benefit of a doubt. So far, we have it good. We have been blessed with good teachers.

:goodpost: Mawar!

*like* :boogie:

[verykiasu2010]

in extreme situation when even the principal does not acknowledge a problem and did not deem fit to even respond to a parent whose child is being bullied - did the extreme : transfer out the child

[daisyt]

I choose option 3 but a corrected version.


Yes and no. My ugly side is depending on the teacher.

I know when to be ugly and when to be pretty, depends on what type of teachers I encounter.

[alng]

Mawar:

No, I am not.


It takes a village to raise a child. The school and its teachers is one of the most important pillars in my children's formative years. I actively engage their teachers with a win win approach. In grey areas, I start on the premise that the teachers must have a good reason for their actions, and I give them the benefit of a doubt. So far, we have it good. We have been blessed with good teachers.

I totally agree with you. We have been blessed with good teachers too. Some might think that our good teachers are not so good but they are wonderful teachers to my kids and us. Praise the teachers more than criticise them. All human beings need to be praised.

[Imami]

verykiasu2010:

in extreme situation when even the principal does not acknowledge a problem and did not deem fit to even respond to a parent whose child is being bullied - did the extreme : transfer out the child

Just curious vk, why didn't you advise the child how to \"protect\" himself?

That was what my siblings did when I was a target of a bully. Recently a colleauge's kid was also a bully's target. She try to teach her kid how to fend off the bully.

What makes the parent decides that pulling the kid out is the more appropriate way?

[verykiasu2010]

Imami:

verykiasu2010:

in extreme situation when even the principal does not acknowledge a problem and did not deem fit to even respond to a parent whose child is being bullied - did the extreme : transfer out the child

Just curious vk, why didn't you advise the child how to \"protect\" himself?

That was what my siblings did when I was a target of a bully. Recently a colleauge's kid was also a bully's target. She try to teach her kid how to fend off the bully.

What makes the parent decides that pulling the kid out is the more appropriate way?

we done all that. that was that bad. no regrets.

[kwcllf]

I can be demanding but with good reasons. Also, to a large extent, it depends on the teachers/principals’ attitude towards solving problems. Of course, it is best if both sides can show understanding to each other and look at the problems objetively for the beneit of the students.

[fightingmom]

verykiasu2010:

Imami:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]in extreme situation when even the principal does not acknowledge a problem and did not deem fit to even respond to a parent whose child is being bullied - did the extreme : transfer out the child

Just curious vk, why didn't you advise the child how to \"protect\" himself?

That was what my siblings did when I was a target of a bully. Recently a colleauge's kid was also a bully's target. She try to teach her kid how to fend off the bully.

What makes the parent decides that pulling the kid out is the more appropriate way?

we done all that. that was that bad. no regrets.[/quote]Must be some very bad experience you and your child had.

Cannot hug you but a pat on the shoulder , ok ?

[verykiasu2010]

fightingmom:

Must be some very bad experience you and your child had.

Cannot hug you but a pat on the shoulder , ok ?

Thank you. We just did it kind of \"matter-of-fact\"....since the P could not do anything, we could do something. We made the P sign off on the transfer form to show our unhappiness