if the kid is hardworking enough, he'll try to top his ITE cohort and work abroad to earn a better pay.Originally posted by 798:yeah. since the majority of societies already written off ite education.
but guess most middle-class pple will have no choice but send their children to ite cos going oversea is not affortable for them.
unless some ministers r setting example by sending their kid to ite. pple will write them off.
How many of ITE graduates u knew have gone abroad to work?Originally posted by LazerLordz:if the kid is hardworking enough, he'll try to top his ITE cohort and work abroad to earn a better pay.
1) There is nothing wrong with ITE, obviously you do not see the crux of the issue, is that these students should be allowed to pursue their goals without someone pouring cold water over their heads. In this case it is the O-levels.Originally posted by Chin Eng:Reality Check....
1. What's wrong with ITE? The context of the principal's "advice" was that ITE is another solution. If the students are not achieving what it take to move on in their existing route, ITE is a good solution. The problem is that many parents see that as an insult, students see that as a "demoralising" factor. If they are doing well enough, why should they be demoralised? If they are not delivering what is needed, they'd need to consider other options. What will be really really sad is - ITE also don't want them.
2. We don't know the principal's true intentions. It is entirely possible that it is for ratings, possibly her KPI depends on it. Nonetheless, is her "advice" misplaced?
3. Parents' attitudes. What's with these protective parents? By this level, they should know that perhaps their children needed some special attention. If they need someone else to tell them, then their heads are probably in the clouds anyway.
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.
3.Originally posted by will4:How many of ITE graduates u knew have gone abroad to work?
Classic Statement. I like this statement !Originally posted by gigabyte14:most principals from jc la
train brain, never train character
Just an update. Among my classmates, our class have the followingOriginally posted by syncopation_music:yes , i agree with all here
this is a utmost wrong decision to ask student to go ITE instead
Whats the use of ranking when the school rank so high
now education is being used as a tool to gain prominence in a school standing
I was from sec 5 ..my school principal encourage even those poor grades one
Now i am working with my diploma in electronics outside
We should stand up and say something to MOE
make the Whole Sec 5 population and alumni heard in singapore!!!
she oso has many straight As under her because she knows how to b.itch her big boss better.Originally posted by one-niner:Normal Academic Student, class of 97 !
Working in a american consulting firm, I have A-listers ( straight A students) working UNDER me. They may be smart with books, but they ain't making the cut with reality
What a narrow view ...... actually sometimes multinational companies value experience than academic results more.Originally posted by Daddy!!:she oso has many straight As under her because she knows how to b.itch her big boss better.
My school last time not like that, but still quite reputable, the principal tell us(before getting back N level result), he say those who manage to attain needed criteria to go sec5 might want to reconsider the decision to go sec5 and instead ITE. As he say alot do not even make it to poly..Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:last time my principle keep "encouraging" us to get good results, so as to let the school has a better name, somethng like that
i keep thinking, what has our results got to do with the school? yeah it may be good for the school, better reputation. till one day i sort out my thinking, i don't do well for the sake of the school's reputation, i do well for my own future.