Chenonceau:

This teacher likes me enough to confide in me her worries for her son. When I do get her on the phone, we have a good chat. Lately, she has been more forthcoming, maybe because she has warmed up to me. It took 1 whole year of flattery and grovelling on my part to get her warmed up.

kiddo:

Chenonceau:

I tend to agree with nani... We receive a letter from the Form Teacher informing us her email and her phone number at the start of the year. I have never once succeeded at reaching her at her phone number. She goes home the moment school is out (unless she has meetings), so you can't get her even if you drop by after school. She takes at least 3 weeks to respond to emails... and even then, it is after a few emails. The last time I spoke to her on the phone, it was after 3 emails... plus 2 messages with the General Office for her to call me back.


She is busy. I am busy too. Why should I waste so much time trying to reach her?

One might as well say that Teachers are hired to teach and mark, so they have no time to talk to parents. In truth, they are hired to run CCAs, and write audit reports, fill out forms, do lesson plans (that they may not ACTUALLY implement). Teachers are glorified admin clerks, at least in mainstream. GEP teachers report directly to GEP branch. They have smaller classes too.

Why would they have the morale to respond to parents?

Now, in case I be accused of abusing her (and therefore give her good reason to avoid me), that is not the case. This teacher likes me enough to confide in me her worries for her son. When I do get her on the phone, we have a good chat. Lately, she has been more forthcoming, maybe because she has warmed up to me. It took 1 whole year of flattery and grovelling on my part to get her warmed up.

Well said, :goodpost: Chenonceau
I get into exactly the same situation until I gave up ,
though I have to say it happen more in primary school
I eventually work around to help DS,

by then DS have graduated and is now in Sec sch and I am happy
because the teachers in this school is very enthuisatic. DH is impressed
during a teacher-parent meet for Sec 4 and he came from a neighbouring country...
I shun put more pressure as they really look after the well being
of the child in the school. :hi5:

We are reasonable parents , if you communicate , we will understand. :boogie:

DS Sec school do not advocate they can do it alone and they rope in Parents to do their part , which is exactly what education is all about.
It's not just about Grades, we also need to teach the child
the 'life skill\" and common sense in the process.

enough said

Daddy

Orh Chen... I thought your after sch refers to after 5pm...

Friendly friendly... :hi5:

kiddo:

DS Sec school do not advocate they can do it alone...

Chenonceau:

I tend to agree with nani... We receive a letter from the Form Teacher informing us her email and her phone number at the start of the year. I have never once succeeded at reaching her at her phone number. She goes home the moment school is out (unless she has meetings), so you can't get her even if you drop by after school. She takes at least 3 weeks to respond to emails... and even then, it is after a few emails. The last time I spoke to her on the phone, it was after 3 emails... plus 2 messages with the General Office for her to call me back.


She is busy. I am busy too. Why should I waste so much time trying to reach her?

One might as well say that Teachers are hired to teach and mark, so they have no time to talk to parents. In truth, they are hired to run CCAs, and write audit reports, fill out forms, do lesson plans (that they may not ACTUALLY implement). Teachers are glorified admin clerks, at least in mainstream. GEP teachers report directly to GEP branch. They have smaller classes too.

Why would they have the morale to respond to parents?

Now, in case I be accused of abusing her (and therefore give her good reason to avoid me), that is not the case. This teacher likes me enough to confide in me her worries for her son. When I do get her on the phone, we have a good chat. Lately, she has been more forthcoming, maybe because she has warmed up to me. It took 1 whole year of flattery and grovelling on my part to get her warmed up.

Daddy

You also say it's after school liao...

Perhaps teachers have too many KPIs... And replying emails of parents is not one of the KPIs.... :siam:
It's not like a help desk or customer service centre, which we are all familiar with.
But then again... We always talk about customer service standards in SG...

nani:

How much time is reasonable for a teacher to response to email? Can teacher actually say h/she didn't read the email after 3weeks, even cc to the P, P don't read too :? . By the way, if email is sent to F.T and cc. To P, one can only expect the F.T to reply and not the P rite? The cc. Person is just fyi?

Nebbermind:

smartmummy:

The little red dot cannot buy ourselves. They said if u want u approach the school. U order through school then our schools don't want subscribe then how? What sin we had made? Is it our fate? Why this discrimination to school to school? If richer people send two entrichment for one subject. But the poorer?? Why we need to face these issues? Why moe give everyone a good/ equal chance to learn?

Let me guess....All because of irresponsible teachers?? :?

smartmummy:

The little red dot cannot buy ourselves. They said if u want u approach the school. U order through school then our schools don't want subscribe then how? What sin we had made? Is it our fate? Why this discrimination to school to school? If richer people send two entrichment for one subject. But the poorer?? Why we need to face these issues? Why moe give everyone a good/ equal chance to learn?

Daddy

limlim:

If parents keep a lookout and inform the schools when they came across good materials, isn't it win-win for all?

I disagree though...
more like parents telling teachers how to teach...
or customer telling the chef how to cook...
or parents telling grandparents how to teach grandchildren...
or child telling parent what is right...

:? :rant:

Daddy

nani:

so how do you response to this conversation:


Child: how does h/she(teacher) want us to be responsible when h/she is irresponsible? I've lost my respect for h/she.

Parent: :-??

I will discipline the child before h/she say \"I've lost my respect for my parent.\"

nani:

when teachers does not response to your queries or emails even after 2 weeks? And when teacher don't follow up with a certain task that needs attention. I'm not saying that it only apply to my child but the whole class.

buds:

We nvr hv such problem since preschool. :scratchhead:

We hv school office number, principal's number and teachers' hph numbers too apart from their email addresses. There's also the communication book in preschool years and pupil diary in primary school years. Replies are within the day itself ie. you write something in the book in the morning, child comes back with prompt reply. For long and detailed replies, sometimes teacher calls either after lunch.. at the end of the day.. or latest by next following day. We've always had good relationships with teachers and support the school events. The administrators n security personnel know us by name n even add as an extra pair of eyes for us in school.

I believe the manner in which we communicate (written or spoken) with teachers also makes a difference. I've seen parents personally address them (teachers) by their first names n start rambling queries or complains in a condescending tone... tsk tsk...