Hi Kate,

I’m so relieved to know that I had made a right decision to withdraw my son from the tuition centre. All this while I had been thinking if my decision was too hasty but now that after I read your comments coming from a tuition teacher’s point of view, I know I did the right thing. You made a good teacher if u r still teaching. Kids under yr care will be in good hands for sure . Thank you.

The tuition teacher had called me last week & wanted to inform me that she will keep me in the loop with regards to her reply to CC.

Since I cannot get a satisfactory answer, I had no choice but to suggest to RC through our MP in our estate.
She had received an email from the other parent that his son had felt agitated &  only "stepped" on my son’s feet because my son’s feet had blocked his walkway when they were seated (not blocking from the back with his chair pushing out but in front instead)
This is so ridiculous. Why would someone not walk the proper way out of their seat & purposely choose to walk across in front of the person instead??
In the tuition teacher’s opinion, it is really all part of a child’s play, not an assault at all! Kids pushing around, poking each other… etc…
Now, I know that my son had no physical bruises to prove to anyone or witnesses that he was punched & kicked during lesson but does that mean that my son had to tell such a bad lie that he had the courage to stand up & point out to me the person that had hurt him in class?? Does that mean that he had to suffer in silence because he was gullible (as per what the teacher had described him)?
Since she cannot assure us that he will not be bullied again, she suggested that I should take my son out of the tuition class / withdraw for a while since i felt so worried & anxious about his safety.
I can always re-register him again when he’s ready & comfortable.
It is also very unhealthy to install the CCTV in her class.
So, i had taken my kid out of tuition temporary till I get a reply from the RC… hopefully soon while I coached my kid @ home for the time being.









So, maybe this is the best solution to close up this chapter by withdrawing him out of the class & everyone will be relieved in this manner.
Teacher will continue with her lesson & I may probably hv to start looking for another tuition centre for my son then.

The tuition teacher had called me last week & wanted to inform me that she will keep me in the loop with regards to her reply to CC.

Since I cannot get a satisfactory answer, I had no choice but to suggest to RC through our MP in our estate.
She had received an email from the other parent that his son had felt agitated &  only "stepped" on my son’s feet because my son’s feet had blocked his walkway when they were seated (not blocking from the back with his chair pushing out but in front instead)
This is so ridiculous. Why would someone not walk the proper way out of their seat & purposely choose to walk across in front of the person instead??
In the tuition teacher’s opinion, it is really all part of a child’s play, not an assault at all! Kids pushing around, poking each other… etc…
Now, I know that my son had no physical bruises to prove to anyone or witnesses that he was punched & kicked during lesson but does that mean that my son had to tell such a bad lie that he had the courage to stand up & point out to me the person that had hurt him in class?? Does that mean that he had to suffer in silence because he was gullible (as per what the teacher had described him)?
Since she cannot assure us that he will not be bullied again, she suggested that I should take my son out of the tuition class / withdraw for a while since i felt so worried & anxious about his safety.
I can always re-register him again when he’s ready & comfortable.
It is also very unhealthy to install the CCTV in her class.
So, i had taken my kid out of tuition temporary till I get a reply from the RC… hopefully soon while I coached my kid @ home for the time being.









So, maybe this is the best solution to close up this chapter by withdrawing him out of the class & everyone will be relieved in this manner.
Teacher will continue with her lesson & I may probably hv to start looking for another tuition centre for my son then.

I’m still contemplating about this issue. I really need someone to advise me. His final exam is next week. If I take him out, does that mean I’m giving in to something that he did not commit…A bad lie? He had been sick (viral fever) since last Tues… still recuperating @ the moment. His next tuition schedule is tomorrow. Sigh.

I’m still contemplating about this issue. I really need someone to advise me. His final exam is next week. If I take him out, does that mean I’m giving in to something that he did not commit…A bad lie? He had been sick (viral fever) since last Tues… still recuperating @ the moment. His next tuition schedule is tomorrow. Sigh.

My son was unfortunately also a victim too. He was not bullied in school but in a tuition centre. He was punched once on the cheek, kicked at the side of his body and stamped on his feet. All these happened right in the middle of his EL tuition lesson. Though there was no obvious bruises on him, he only brought it up to the teacher when the lesson ended. Guess what, my son had to suffer in silence because there were no witness (he’s seated alone at the last row with this stout boy) & the boy did not own up, only confessed that he stepped on my son’s feet because he blocked his walkway. AND guess what did the teacher suggest? It’s all child’s play & suggested to take my son out from tuition lesson temporary till he’s ready to attend lesson again… If we are still worried about his safety in class. She cannot guarantee that my son may not be bully again in the near future since he’s so gullible. Initially I thought we could resolve this matter among the two families involved with the teacher’s help but I was wrong. Being soft spoken in class really has a big disadvantage. BUT WHY?? If it’s a child play, why would my kid come home, looking so frightened, sobbing on his way home? If a child was lying, would he still hv the courage to tell such a serious lie & insisted that he was bullied by this boy face to face ??!! What’s done cannot be undone. We hv to accept the consequences & learnt a very valuable lesson indeed.