TheTeds\" post_id=\"2054869\" time=\"1641430349\" user_id=\"170081:

The case dragged for so many months. After each meeting, the teacher and the school tell more and more ridiculous lies to cover for themselves and making empty promises. Behind my back, they exert pressure, punishment and interrogation on both the victim and the witness while keeping the truth away from the bully parents. Eventually, we gave up on talking to the school and go to the parent of the bully directly. They admit their child wrong-doing, apologise and case close. Its as simple as that, i don't understand why the \"educators\" want to get the cases unnecessarily complicated or does it simply reflect their integrity and morale values. frankly, they lost the respect from us

Keeping the parents out of things was in 6 years essentially what they always did.

As for example with bullying cases, they care more for the culprit and less for the victim. I heard this: Oh, these parents are a little overly sensitive. Of course there are overly sensitive parents. However, a school still has to handle this professionally. In the beginning I tried to communicate with them. But I learned pretty quickly to better shut up, or there may be recursions.

Many times things would have been half has bad, if they put bad cases up for discussion with all involved parties, openly. I thought times are over when we sweep things under the carpet. Also, the school was missing out on opportunities, for example teaching all children a lesson. For example what was said to my son's class when the compass incident happened: \"Don't talk about it, don't say at home.\" I see it as leaving the kids alone with a psychologically negative experience at a young age. Wouldn't it be the parents the first to talk with for a child?

What my son did was probably instinctively the right thing to do, keeping emotionally distant from the school and everything.

He is now at a school where (so far) the teachers care. It is stark difference to before in terms of quality communication, and teaching style as well.

TheTeds\" post_id=\"2013293\" time=\"1611707537\" user_id=\"170081:

kid bullies happen everywhere. What I'm more concerned regarding the dubious intent of the school in trying to hush the victim.

Exactly one of the reasons why I am glad we are away from this environment. Stealing the wallets from several class-mates out of the school bag and of parallel classes, someone lifting-up both legs of a kid and this resulting this boy then falling flat on his face, P6 children pestering and ridiculing P1, P2 or P3 in the bus, and several more. The worst was a kid punching a compass into the head of the other one. Shocking is also the cold heartedness of many of these \"actions\". And do not do the mistake to voice up. Every few weeks there was something else. My son became emotionally distant in the end towards his class-mates and the school generally.

What was the outcome for you?

How many hours of homework per day do your boys do for sec 1 and 2, on average?

peter-k\" post_id=\"2002407\" time=\"1605163880\" user_id=\"70755:

Is it an accepted practice that schools have one form teacher taking care for two classes as form teacher?

Ok, found out it is not common practice and should not be, but it is being tolerated at BTPS.

Is it an accepted practice that schools have one form teacher taking care for two classes as form teacher?

F3parent\" post_id=\"1998215\" time=\"1602208605\" user_id=\"165232:

hi, are there any acs boys there?

I am not aware of that. I think they have their own club, the Spartans.

There is a mix of different kids, many also from international schools. Several of the guys from my sons groups are from BTPS, who won the 5. place in Singapore the last year for U10. Major contributors to this success. But note, Sunday is physical exercise with few ball exercises sprinkled in, like catching, passing teamwork, all for co-ordination, core strengths and keeping the buggers from rusting, no actual rugby game.

Dear BTPS Parents


The school PE is scaled down, because of the crisis situation many children have become coach potatoes, and some gained weight. Let’s get active again!

If you are interested to get your child into some physical activity, here is tip: Join a trial hour organized By the Titans Rugby Club on next Sunday! There will be professional sport coaches. My son is a member there, as there are some other kids from BTPS. I personally have no affiliation other than that, and I just want to let you know.

There is no experience needed. There will be no rugby game, but meaningful exercises for core strength, stamina and agility. Remember a healthy mind needs a healthy body.

If you are interested -> PM me

Just white socks will do. That with the white shoes is a pain in the arxe, btw… They are always dirty, and children’s feet grow fast. So you keep on buying shoes, and this type will make the kids feet smell with those socks.If I had to say I would drop that, can come with sandals. Black or dark blue colour, with no other features on them.

I do not know about 2. hand textbooks.

These books you need of course. The school’s stationery shop will be able to advice in detail. Regarding uniforms, you need at least 5 sets total if you don’t want to wash every day.


It is a "joke" to draw with a felt tip pen on the white shirts of newcomers. Tell your child to stay away from these "jokers". If you have nice pens, ask you child to not let them laying around openly. Erasers, they find it to be a funny game cutting them. Correction tape also disappears magically. Mark EVERYTHING with the name. It it’s not always the kids fault. Not all parents give their kids all items. And then they might feel the urge to need such an item, too.

I doubt there would be an open feedback here to such questions.

Anyway, waiting for my son, 11 yo, left today 7:15 am, school until 13:30, afterwards oral Chinese. Now it’s 16:00.