The compo done in class was not collected once.Also another incident the teacher marked halfway and returned to my child !

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I also like to share both my kids experience at the write corner over more than 2 years.
According to the founders and website, kids were tested on spelling and vocab but there isn t any this entire year. Also there is no follow up on the child progress on weaker areas by the teacher.
Only once after the teacher supervisor called out the teacher to give feedback to me.
There was more than twice these undergrad teachers change in a few months or go for long vacation near our kids exams, hence their progress is affected greatly. Both my kids dropped in their school results to a near passing score for compo in major exams and affected their writing interests and confidence.

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My son is in P3 this year and he was there for one month for creative writing as recommended by our home tutor.
Feedback from my son was the teacher would use one of the student essay from previous topic to put on the visualizer but not every week to showcase a good essay. After which the teacher will start them on the new topic and discuss with them on the storyline. Some help given for the body like phrases but only a few phrases.
Not much feedback was given to my son on his writing except on the sentence structure and grammar and spelling that was corrected. Every essay my son wrote has the same opening as the teacher there did not give any other opening examples.

Mine is a burmese.I agree that their character is independent of their nationality.but was sent off a week ago.

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I had 4 maids prevously and 3 out of 4 are very stubborn.Like to open the door to strangers and the last one sneak out when I am not in to look for telephone to chitchat with her so call singapore sisters.very fishy.i check on her telephone nos and all are maids with hps who has been working here for yrs. When asked the maid if she went out,she deny and even say she like to open and see if outside children come home from school and she even cried.Its plain excuse and after few days monitoring her, I sense that she has more up her sleeve and waiting to strike when I put my guard down.so we returned her.
I would never leave my maid alone with any infants or toddlers cos they cannot speak or seek help.
For someone who worked 7 months with you and repeated ignored instructions that she can understand, time to let go.
Am expecting No 2 next june and need help esp now first trimester feeling tired but think I just bear with it and let the No 1 be at the babysitter house and after I get some rest,I can do some housework.

Anyone have any experience with CnC agency or Skills & resources agency or budgetmaid ?

Please share if you have.thanks

As long we have evidence that they have done things that they are not supposed to have done,its up to you to take her to agent or police.If you send her to agent and is still entitled to your replacement,agent will replace you a new one.By sending her to police,she will have a record and not be able to transfer out to another employer and u will have to send her back home. Some maids know the police involved will ask to speak with their embassy.If she still has loan outstanding with you,agent will not refund it to you.For those with outstanding loan,best to return agent and just ask for your refund of the loan amount that you have paid upfront.

Its up to you if you wish to give her another chance.If so,show her the video and monitor if she still does what she does or she changes for the better.We all know of videos with maids beating babies or adding urine,occassionally undone housework here and there,I have learnt to close one eye cos I believe there are many worst maids out there.

Hope this give some perspective …cheers

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Most maids come with expectation that they live like us,eat like us,use the things that we use.But they have to earn our trust and their keep before we can consider giving them all these fringe benefits as they are never written in the contract. My experience is that even after giving them these extras, they may not appreciate.It is like they are kings in our households,afraid they may take it out on our childrem or old folks someday and we live under their noses.I don’t believe in scolding cos afraid they take it out on my baby (even with our webcam,when damage is done,is there any use of them in jail?).

Please never and do not go to United Channel Employment at katong level 2.Their service is very bad and they are on the side of all their maids. :!:

We celebrated the 3rd maid birthday with a cake and eating at burmese restaurant.We paid her overseas calls to her sister in yangon. We give her off day during Burmese calendar new year when her contract is no off day.Tink all our efforts gone to waste on the wrong person who does not appreciate.

Recently the 4th maid refuse to eat at mother in law place cos she sort of got a tick off by my in law for pushing another toddler.well,what can I say.
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I am also not good with knowing how to counsel them.

First maid : fillippino does not do what we ask her and I have to be around in the house and she will do housework.Quality of housework is superficial.I just delivered my first baby and only when my antennae is out,she move abit but house very dirty.We send back to agent.Maid used to have exp with babies in Saudi.
Second maid : younger filippino,more compliant but guess she got tired of all the housework and hassel of my few months old baby things,she got homesick.She tried to hide away some money n eventually sent back to country
Third maid : burmese from United Channel Employment from Katong level 2.Agent very rude and bad attitude after we paid full maid loan and agency fees.Extremely pro maid as their boss is a burmese expariate.This maid very stubborn and lazy and cannot work independently.I have to " babysit" her to ensure she does her housework well.Sometimes,she don’t respond when I talk to her or ask her.Agent said if baby fell down not maid fault,cannot blame these maid.If maid forget to turn off tap or make some ice,cannot blame them cos they are poor and have no money eat.I give this maid seafood,fish,veg,meat but she selectively eat veg.Few times did not wash our clothes n very superficial in mopping floor or other housework.Utensils still stain with sauce or food after washing for 5 months.I am tolerant to her for 5 months because I am tired of changing maids.But we give up this maid cos everyday babysitting and watching her is tiring.Worst,her attitude is horrible around 4-5mths with us.
Fourth maid : a replacement from United Channel Employment. Has skin disease and has bad smell.We keep clear of baby from her.Attitude is horrible too as when I tell her about what she does wrongly,she keep saying " no,no" " I don’t know" " not me".I give up teaching or talking to her about anything else.She does not feed,bath,help to put baby to nap as after telling her how to,she just come back to tell me baby does not wish to sleep.Cooking,sterilising bottles are done by us too.We go out with baby without her,even to supermarkets.Agent this time round does not answer my calls.

Conslusion :
Agent said burmese maids are obedient and hardworking and it is not true. Their pride and stubborness is the silent type compared to filippinos who throw their temper. Even with timetable, they will find excuse saying forget to do. I resort to installing a webcam. My son going to childcare and we rather spent the money on getting him a good school.FDW are not short term or long term solution for us. More pros in getting filiippino if you have babies or young children cos they are more flexible and english is better than Burmese who think as highly as themselves like some filippinos but actually cannot communicate and do what we ask them to.Very poor english and you can vomit blood when u ask them do something diiferent from mopping or washing dishes.Although burmese maids will say yes yes to you when you ask them they understand what to do, they do something else weird after.
For babies and younger children families, please do not risk having them around.For the work that the 4th maid is doing,a twiceweekly partimer can do her work and it cost lesser and cleaner.
We have to feed them with one pkt 3 in one coffee,3meals rice,complusory 8hours sleep daily,according to United Channel Employment agent and agent has the right to spotcheck our house to see that their maids are well off !!! As a mother and with looking after my baby,feeding,bathing,changing diapers,sterilising,cooking dinner,I even have to skip my own lunch cos burmese maids don’t how they have to cook meals for us!!!

I hope those employing maids can weigh carefully about having them about the pros and cons.