i agree on ur point of view, last time my principal go to the extent and stayed back and revise with all the sudent.Originally posted by turbo_drift:I myself is a NT student before, i believe everyone in NT tried their best already. It's just the teaching method that makes most of the NT students looks hopeless or whatever.
Plus those teachers' (those teaching NT ones) doesn't really cares about us, the NT students (especially our results). We can't do anything too.
So, basically i don't really believe your theory 100%.
your principal really boh wei gong. Give me i also don't want. Rather revise on my own.Originally posted by citymax:i agree on ur point of view, last time my principal go to the extent and stayed back and revise with all the sudent.
haha, although quite stress that time when he volunteer to revise with us, but when we think back, he is realli a good principal compared to what is happening in most schs..Originally posted by turbo_drift:your principal really boh wei gong. Give me i also don't want. Rather revise on my own.
u juz simply hit the nails!! respect!!Originally posted by Rhonda:Teaching is one of the noble professions because the nurturing and development of a child's potential is in their hands. A principal sets the targets, strategies, and overall direction for the school, and the teachers in that school has to then conform to his/her goals. Thus a principal's actions can have far-reaching consequences.
I shudder to think of the damage this principal has done. lotus999's comment about this principal being more suited to a QC job in a factory has me laughing because that is certainly a good suggestion!
The principal has to remember that she's dealing with influential young people. Whilst it's true that not everyone has got what it takes to succeed in a certain area, it doesn't mean that they won't be absolute star performers in other areas! It's the teaching profession's onus to help draw out the best in the students under their care, to encourage, to motivate, and to point them in the correct direction, and even to provide career guidance. The whole point of the teaching profession is to nurture and educate, not to segregate and condemn!!
To step into a classroom and basically condemn the entire class is wrong. It sounds like a bourgeoisie telling the pleibians to not even bother trying cause they will forever be cast in the role of pleibians!
I detest how this principal seems to degrade the value ITE's contribute to society and the economy. Basically, no matter which field you are in, you can be outstanding and you can make a really useful contribution. In my younger years, I was a tad snobbish, but now, I find myself realising that some of the best and most exemplary people I've known, are the blue collar workers like our taxi drivers, the mechanics, the technicians, and the humble and diligent people who do maintenance and cleaning chores, the shopkeepers, etc. I find it an absolute delight to be in their company because they are humble, frank, and they make a decent living through sheer diligence.
Whoever dares to snub graduates of Singapore's ITE ought to re-evaluate their own mercenary, utilitarian, and didactic views towards life! The Singapore govt has invested money into making our ITE's world-class and if someone as high-ranking as a Principal has the sheer audacity to imply that ITE's are "dumping grounds" for students who cannot do well academically, the MOE should really call that Principal in for a good, long talk on what a career in teaching is all about!
It is alright to provide career counselling to a student who's obviously struggling academically, and evaluate where her strengths and aptitude lie, and then help her get into the ITE. We should always help find the job that's the best fit for a person, no matter what job it is. However, what we should never do, is to storm into a classroom, apply Board Room tactics to scare the bejesus out of the students, completely shatter their self-esteem, and then leave them with the thought that they are not good enough for anywhere else but the ITE because the ITE is the only place that will accept people like them! Please... we're dealing with people, with youths, and the impact on those poor students' future and perhaps even, their lives, will be great!
The MOE should show that it doesn't tolerate such treatment of our Singapore youths. A country cannot survive on white collar workers alone. It's time to give due recognition to our hardworking blue-collar workers as well.
Oh, and let's not forget Bill Gates, who never had a degree.Originally posted by jetta:This principle and those who think like her have obviously forgotten about Albert Einstein and how his teacher thought he wouldn't amount to much.
Xie xie!Originally posted by citymax:u juz simply hit the nails!! respect!!
Normal Academic Student, class of 97 !Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):mi also from normal stream last time.. now a quitter but earning over 100K per yr ..... i dun even got a Cert of merit like u ...just average result nia.... so... jia you ba.... normal mean we are normal ppl lah....not we are hopeless...
With extra tobasco sauce added.Originally posted by ctstalin:ji1 jiang4 fa3
Not yet, poster forgot about the arts too, if you are arts oriented, kindly report to a arts school and not the ITEs.Originally posted by citymax:u juz simply hit the nails!! respect!!
haha, my teacher call me to go roadside sell kuah. i still remember her.Originally posted by wilsonhao:I dont like this kind of principal. Seriously i had a teacher when i was in p3 who discouraged me alot. I was transferred to the first class when i was in p3, and of course first class expected to do well in acedemics. Im not a person who is strong in acedemic. I was often discouraged when the teacher have no faith in me and often mock me infront of the class. There was even once when the whole class laughed at me for my maths mock exam paper, because i score 77/100, while the others score 80 and above. 80 was the passing mark to them.
Now come to think of it, its quite ignorant of the teacher. Many people think that acedemic is the ONLY way to success in life, but probrably not. After so many years now, i've found my talent in music and singing. Not doing well for exams doesnt mean one is lousy or useless in life. If they look down on me, they are snobbish.
But after so many years, sometimes these images still run vividly in my mind. The confidence you once lost cannot be recovered already. Thats how serious this matter is.
it is blessing in disguise, the principal might have motivated one of her students, and she will become high flyer one day, i came across a few cases where the student was scolded by the teacher repeatedly, and it hurt the student, in the end, the student worked hard and succeded in life, so it is pros and cons, it all voices down to the students themselvesOriginally posted by Rhonda:Come to think of it, my Junior College boyfriend was a very playful youth who obviously had things on his mind other than studying. (He was a college buaya! ) He had to repeat his Sec 4, and even in JC, he was still playful.
Fast forward to today - he's in the UK pursuing his Masters. He held an executive position prior to that, and I'm sure that when he returns, he will definitely be a high-flyer.
The principal had better be careful... cause one of these days, one of the youths she just condemned that day might just be her boss in the MOE! That principal has most likely attained the apex of her career, but with these youths, who's to know what they'll become in future?