Schools to counsel instead of punish troubled students

• SJS6638

  19 Dec 12, 18:47

  Engaging troubled students pays off

  Bryna Singh | The Straits Times | Wed Dec 19 2012

  

  SINGAPORE - A little-known programme that helps troubled students through activities and counselling in schools rather than punishment-based methods has made strides, with more schools planning to adopt it.

  Restorative Practice (RP), a low-key initiative of the Ministry of Education, started as a pilot scheme in four schools in 2005 and is now established in an estimated 30 schools.

  Another five schools are keen to adopt it next year.

  The ministry does not keep track of the exact number of RP schools, but Mr Daniel Ang, executive director of Lutheran Community Care Services Singapore, said there has been a growing interest in the approach.

  The actual content of the programme is left to the schools and can range from non-academic activities such as art or baking classes to counselling and sharing sessions.

  The programme was crucial in saving recalcitrant student Grace, (not her real name), 15, from becoming a dropout.

  Her principal at Hougang Secondary - one of the first schools to adopt the RP scheme - told the then 14-year-old to look for a new school in February last year.

• SJS6638

  19 Dec 12, 19:05

  Counselling is a tiring, demanding and tough job.      

• AllenFrancis

  26 Dec 12, 15:03

  This type of initiative is worth to be praised. Students can understand well, when things are discussed with them. Counciling is better option than punishment.

• FireIce

  26 Dec 12, 15:06

  some kids 讲��的 lehhhhhhhh

• [imdestinyz]

  26 Dec 12, 15:26

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  some kids 讲��的 lehhhhhhhh

  
  thats because they dont see the other side of the picture

• FireIce

  26 Dec 12, 15:48

  ok.

  then i flip it over for them to see loh

• Iamgracelee89

  30 Jan 13, 17:04

  Originally posted by AllenFrancis:

  This type of initiative is worth to be praised. Students can understand well, when things are discussed with them. Counciling is better option than punishment.

  I totally agree with you..counseling is way better to discipline students nowadays..

• croco2006

  31 Jan 13, 16:03

  try cane first .. if it does not work, try other method 

• veron soh

  2 Feb 13, 14:00

  Originally posted by Iamgracelee89:

  I totally agree with you..counseling is way better to discipline students nowadays..

  
  Last time school counsel me no use,finally mother give me a harsh caning,then i change.

• Summer hill

  2 Feb 13, 14:20

  Originally posted by veron soh:

  
  Last time school counsel me no use,finally mother give me a harsh caning,then i change.

  depends, if you are a kid, maybe you can change.

  but for teenagers, they may rebel even harder 

• veron soh

  2 Feb 13, 22:40

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  depends, if you are a kid, maybe you can change.

  but for teenagers, they may rebel even harder 

  I was about 16 at that time.

• FireIce

  2 Feb 13, 22:43

  i caned the counselor