Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[2ppaamm]

kaiser1997:

So are the teachers passionate about teaching? As in they teach the students with patience.

:celebrate:

Hm... they are a mixed bunch, to be honest. The sec 1 maths teacher is a horror. He basically killed my son's love for maths completely! The science teacher was wonderful. He subsequently quit after admitting that he is gay. But he is my son's inspiration as his teaching was really creative and innovative. I like his cartoons on electricity and waves, too! The Year head (Year 4 next year) is wonderful, always asking my son to submit his essays for competition but my son was not interested. The CCA teacher in charge is wonderful, always chasing after him for all the teachers as he missed many classes when competing overseas. The geography teacher in sec 2 always makes sure my son hands up his work. The Sec 1 and Sec 2 chinese teacher does everything for him, including his filing, and gives him 2 copies of everything since my son loses the first copy every time. Both the MEP teachers are gentle and nice and that's my son's favourite subject, but he sleeps during the recitals (everyone does), and got caught. The AEP, even though was not my son's teacher, took the trouble to teach him art during recess and help him get into uni early. The social studies teacher made people kneel on the stones and my son said one of his friends got a fracture from it. He is now in ACS(I) (ha ha). The headmaster is the best. He is our friend and promised to help my son if he does not like the uni.

A mix bunch really. But your son will enjoy RI, if he finds the right kids to tag along with.

[mathsparks]

thanks for sharing 2ppaamm, your son is fortunate to have so many caring teachers and is indeed multi-talented…So many teachers willing to cut him much slack, I deduced its becoz he’s a state rep in swimming as well as the headmaster is a fren and the parents prob know the staffs there by first name as well.


but my boy is all on his own, clueless what kinda friends to tag along with, and in all my trips there, I’ve not even spoken to the principal.

Pardon my forthright views but you’re right, parental support and may I add, connections are even more important. We arent truly a meritocratic society yet.

[ooptimizer]

kaiser1997:

So are the teachers passionate about teaching? As in they teach the students with patience.

:celebrate:

Some teachers are good, some are hopeless. There is a very hopeless Physics teacher who can't teach at all, you can check with RI students who have been taught Physics by him.

[Fairy]

2ppaamm:

The sec 1 maths teacher is a horror. He basically killed my son's love for maths completely!

My son likes his Maths teacher leh.

[kaiser1997]

oic. thanks for the advises anyway

[2ppaamm]

Fairy:

2ppaamm:

The sec 1 maths teacher is a horror. He basically killed my son's love for maths completely!

My son likes his Maths teacher leh.

Probably a different maths teacher lah. This one really er... not very good leh. He even told my son not to listen to me teach! Aiyoh! I teach in the U, you know... he told my son he is the professional. My son lost all respect for him, so did all his classmates.

[2ppaamm]

mathsparks:

Pardon my forthright views but you're right, parental support and may I add, connections are even more important. We arent truly a meritocratic society yet.

Hm... I think the good teachers are really there for the kids, and not just my son. I particularly like the Chinese teacher. She reaaaaaaaaaally went all out to help me son. Also, I think his Year head really likes him because he writes really creatively. Not necessarily well (because he has never been to any enrichment class), but his stories are always very creative and out of the world. His diploma teachers overseas also found his stories amazing. Me too. I miss his writing because he does not write anymore. So, I guess it is equal opportunity for all.

As for other teachers, I believe they'll do the same for any boy. You'll meet a lousy teacher once in a while, but don't let them put your spirit down.

Like every school, it's a mix bunch. I like to tell my kids that teachers are also human, our job is to respect them, whether they are right or wrong. No buts.

Tag along with his classmates (there are 30 now!), his CCA friends. If he is doing AEP or MEP, those will have similar interests too! He will enjoy the new social community.

[kiasuson]

2ppaamm:

Hm... I think the good teachers are really there for the kids, and not just my son. I particularly like the Chinese teacher. She reaaaaaaaaaally went all out to help me son. Also, I think his Year head really likes him because he writes really creatively. Not necessarily well (because he has never been to any enrichment class), but his stories are always very creative and out of the world. His diploma teachers overseas also found his stories amazing. Me too. I miss his writing because he does not write anymore. So, I guess it is equal opportunity for all.


As for other teachers, I believe they'll do the same for any boy. You'll meet a lousy teacher once in a while, but don't let them put your spirit down.

Like every school, it's a mix bunch. I like to tell my kids that teachers are also human, our job is to respect them, whether they are right or wrong. No buts.

Tag along with his classmates (there are 30 now!), his CCA friends. If he is doing AEP or MEP, those will have similar interests too! He will enjoy the new social community.

I am not sure if other parents experience the same thing about the teachers. My son have a few teachers for a few subjects. For Maths, he has about 3 teachers in a year. For Geog, he has about 5 teachers in a year. Other subjects also changes teachers quite often. The teacher either go on course or on leave. Some temporary teachers cannot even last for 3 months. It was quite a experience for my son. Some changes is due to different areas in the subject eg. Science. Some of the teachers are temps and not confirmed staff.

[mathsparks]

2ppaamm:

The social studies teacher made people kneel on the stones and my son said one of his friends got a fracture from it. He is now in ACS(I) (ha ha).

You guys are freaking me out...from physical punishment to kneeling on stones. I didn't send my son to RI to join the army! I hope these instances are few and far between and not an everyday norm.

[2ppaamm]

mathsparks:

You guys are freaking me out...from physical punishment to kneeling on stones. I didn't send my son to RI to join the army! I hope these instances are few and far between and not an everyday norm.

That teacher has already left RI for ACS(I) already.... not sure if it is true that student really got fractures from the kneeling... It's the philo teacher, I made a mistake there. My son told me this but kids do exaggerate, you know. No matter which school, I think we should all keep a close tab.

There are lots of stories about HCI, ACS(I), St Nicks, etc etc too. All scary ones....I am just nosy and my kids tell me lots of funny and scary stories when I drive them around.