Are Singapore Teachers masochist?
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I think so! Think about it, as a teacher, everyday you meet students who show no respect to you, show their middle finger sometimes, shout back with verbal abuses. Student's parent who threatened with coimplaints to police, MOE, etc at every whim and fancies. Not getting support from MOE if you are involved in this kind of cases.
In another word, it's a thankless job. I wonder why anybody wants to be a teacher in Singapore. Vomit blood man! -
no lah, probably some students are bad, in general, most students are well-behaved and good
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Be a lecturer instead, then try to tahan people walking out your lecture, doing funny things behind you, drink tau huay jui directly in front of you during lesson, ask you questions you simply cannot answer, and.....
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Seriously, i can think of many jobs worse off than being a teacher. For instance, do you know that some ppl are hired to smell toilet bowls and 'test' whether a cleaning solvent is effective?
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Lecturer say to ditzy: ditzy sitOriginally posted by ditzy:Be a lecturer instead, then try to tahan people walking out your lecture, doing funny things behind you, drink tau huay jui directly in front of you during lesson, ask you questions you simply cannot answer, and.....
*ditzy sit down and stick out his tongue*
that is entertainment for the class -
I will add to that...Originally posted by sgboy2004:Lecturer say to ditzy: ditzy sit
*ditzy sit down and stick out his tongue*
that is entertainment for the class
Lecturer tells ditzy that he has been a bad boy
and needs to be spanked!
*ditzy pulls down his pants and bends down to be 'caned'*
that is entertainment for the class -
si sgboy2004.Originally posted by sgboy2004:Lecturer say to ditzy: ditzy sit
*ditzy sit down and stick out his tongue*
that is entertainment for the class 
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tat is sexitaining lahOriginally posted by :I will add to that...
Lecturer tells ditzy that he has been a bad boy
and needs to be spanked!
*ditzy pulls down his pants and bends down to be 'caned'*
that is entertainment for the class -
tat's why being lecturer is more fun than being a teacher mahOriginally posted by ditzy:si sgboy2004. -
why call teacher, why call lecturer?
One who teach = teacher
One who lecture = lecturer
One who post = poster
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One who Fish : fisher ?
One who sucks : sucker
One who blows : blower
One who wanks : wanker
One who Fucks : fucker -
Why be a teacher???? Look at the NTU degree/work/deals for prospective teachers.
In a nutshell, as our yanks and yankwannabe's like to say:
As a prospective teacher, you:
-train for 5 or 6 years
-get paid to train to be a teacher, like $3k per month?
-if u do well in some exams, get top X%, u get special GRANTS, = more $$$ per year
-after u graduate, you are automatically employed in the MOE
-IRON rice-bowl Job where it is impossible to be unemployed.
-If u rise within the ranks = more $
-Holidays throughout the year
-just gotta print notes, catch ppl with long hair, assert your ego
-mark papers, sometiems dun mark also can
Man i wouldn;t mind being a teacher here. But its a degrading job -
i recalled reading somewhere that a good teacher is judged by her/his ability to turn a class of non-performers into potential A-graders.
It's just the current generation of singapore youths who have no interest in studying or simply do not care abt their future, now that you do not need a cert to start your own company... -
Wanna be a teacher, teach in rich schs. - u should see the number of presents & flowers they get on teachers' day. Also every kid gives $10 for teachers to have a nice luncheon at a hotel
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I guess people still want to be teachers because it's supposed to be a meaningful job....you know, you can make a difference in students' lives and 'mould the future of our nation'
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Are teachers masochists? I suppose you are talking about the teachers with a passion for teaching? I guess those of us who takes upon teaching as a calling sees things differently.
I have been teaching in Sunday School for many years, and in a primary school for 5 over years (some of them as Head Pastoral Care). Sometimes it gets frustrating when pupils just don't see the importance of what they are doing. Sometimes it's hardbreaking when you find them not appreciating your efforts. Many times you have to mark till late in the night. And if anything goes wrong, the parents are quick to believe their 'perfect' son and blame the teacher.
But the rewards are great when pupils come to you to tell you that you've made a difference in their lives...years after they left you. It is wonderful having the parent greet you at the hawker centre and insisting that you not pay for the food served (I never went back to that hawker centre again!!!). It is wonderful to see your table piled up with cards and crafts made by the children. It is wonderful to listen to the laughters of the class during the comedy presentation for English class.
Masochistic? Perhaps only for certain teachers to whom teaching is their ENTIRE life. They are the crazy teachers who spend hours preparing small little crafts for each child for a 1/2 hour lesson. Or mark through 3 compositions a week. Sometimes I really wonder if there's a reason why these teachers are stil 'Miss' at their age. Now these are masochistic!!!
It's wonderful to be teaching again, after a break of a year!!! -
Ok fine. Some teachers are masochists not because of TEACHING as a career per se. They are masochists because they are SUCKERS for rules, they may also be masochists because of their narrowness and ego, but that may have some degree to do with their asian culture. Let me relate some childhood sec school memories.
[Morning assembly where we are forced to sing hymns and then after the assembly line up and check hair/uniform before class)
SFX: SInging
Shawn (not christian, he sings his chemistry notes to the tune of the song)
Mr P *form teacher*: WHY ARE U NOT SINGING!?!! U had BETTER start SINGING!!!
*Mr P shakes Shawn, Shawn timidly starts singing*
*Singing ends, lining up*
Mr P: YOUR had BETTER LINE UP!!! Damnit!! LINE UP! I want 2 STRAIGHT LINES!! HURRY UP!!! GARY!!!!
*After lining up, everyone goes forward for uniform inspection*
Mr P: Ashraff! WHy haven't you got your NAMETAG!?!?
*MR P grabs Ashraff and shakes him left/right with anger*
Mr P: By tomorrow you had bETTER cut your HAIR and WEAR YOUR NAME TAG!!! *GROWL*
Mr P: Gimme 20 pushups NOW!!! And after that you will stand outside of CLASS!
----I am serious, this is a true story--- -
i tot u toking about the french movie The Piano Teacher.......
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i am a teacher at one of our secondary schools. once an ah beng showed me his middle finger and mumbled some vulgar words at me. i promptly whipped my cane accross his face. he was shocked beyond words.
i strongly encourage anyone who encounters rude and annoying students to show them no mercy and use neccessary force to intimidate them. embarrasse them. whatever necessary.
teachers have the power to send kids to boys and gers homes if so deemed fit. so pls dont think that our teachers are pushovers. -
WHy be a lecturer?
http://www.sp.edu.sg/abt_careers.htm
Check out the $$$ they r getting. ANd oso check the benefits (42 days annual leave) -
Thank you for proving my point.Originally posted by Thailand_Hero:i am a teacher at one of our secondary schools. once an ah beng showed me his middle finger and mumbled some vulgar words at me. i promptly whipped my cane accross his face. he was shocked beyond words.
i strongly encourage anyone who encounters rude and annoying students to show them no mercy and use neccessary force to intimidate them. embarrasse them. whatever necessary.
teachers have the power to send kids to boys and gers homes if so deemed fit. so pls dont think that our teachers are pushovers. -
And the reason for this masochism and ego? The very "inspiring" ad campaign talking about how teachers "mould the future of the nation", this gives teachers a big head. Coupled together with the un-written rule that teachers can cut queues at cafeterias, shout and have authority of a class of 40 + inferiors can dramatically affect a strong ego. THe dangers of such ego result in poor efficiency, as in the British generals of ww1 who did very badly.