Honestly speaking, actually, the real smart ones are those type who act "gangster" and are still in express. It's just a pity that they're in the states they're in. Yeah, common misconception is that those from the normal stream can't study. I beg to differ, I'm from the normal stream, and I know of a friend who does humanities so well in the acad stream, the teacher is confident that she doesn't have to teach him.Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:i dropped from express to normal stream. I can only say there is not much different except that students from Normal stream can be more playful.
But there are good ones of course. People always have this mindset that students from normal stream can't study.
Just because of some black sheeps and people label all students in Normal streams as bad? End of the day, students from both Express and Normal streams are studying for the same thing - O'levels. All this will depend on whether the student want to work hard anot
that's why now teachers must fight back.Originally posted by the.owl:my friend once scold his teacher B1tch also nothing happen![]()
Erm, a teacher's capability of teaching is not about her being able to withstand verbal abuse...Originally posted by caleb_chiang:Clearly, the teacher is not capable of teaching... cos she can't even control her students and resorted to using law upon her students... How can such teacher remains in the educational system when she takes those poor student to court just for some abusive comments?
The parents in Singapore are not all rich people okay!![]()
i pointed my middle fingers behind my teachers back, she turn around and saw me with my 2 fingers. nothing happen.Originally posted by the.owl:my friend once scold his teacher B1tch also nothing happen![]()
Originally posted by dumbdumb!:i believe normal acad is catered to people who are slightly slower. so to me it doesn't matter la. everyone got their learning speed.
but i think their ability to study isn't in question, but the attitude to authority of a certain individual.
i wonder how's the case going
yeah, we tends to be more playfulOriginally posted by Azurewind:Honestly speaking, actually, the real smart ones are those type who act "gangster" and are still in express. It's just a pity that they're in the states they're in. Yeah, common misconception is that those from the normal stream can't study. I beg to differ, I'm from the normal stream, and I know of a friend who does humanities so well in the acad stream, the teacher is confident that she doesn't have to teach him.
Dont generalise all the teenagers out there.Originally posted by dumbdumb!:in the end, it all boils down to respecting others la.
its not as if they don't teach that in school or what. i mean, even if you're stupid, you know better than to disrespect your elders right?
those people who do it, aren't doing it out of ignorance, rather they think its fun, they think its cool, they think they're tough.
ok lor, since they think they're tough, then let them see how tough they are lor.
i mean if its ignorance, i think its fine you know, but if you're just plain insolent for the sake of being insolent and c0cky, then you really deserve what's coming.![]()
No, I am not.Originally posted by strado:Teaching is a noble profession if the teacher have the passion to teach. But if the teacher got so much to complain about, then it shows that they are not noble cos they signed up to be a teacher for some other reasons other than passion to teach. Thats why I said noble my a$s.
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Qn: Does complaining = dun haf passion to teach?
I don't think so.
The different context I'm talking about is the comparison you used regarding NS and teaching. You said nobody forced those people who disliked NS to serve because they can simply migrate or change their sex.
Which is why I said you are an idiot cos this is a stupid and brainless comparison.
Who the fark will change their sex to escape NS? When a teacher sign up to be a teacher, he/she is NOT forced to. They can simply use their degree to find some other jobs, they have a choice to choose whether they want to be a teacher or not without sacrificing themselves like changing sex or whatever sh1t.
But for NS, there isn't a choice. But asking people to migrate away from their home and to change their life in a drastic manner (your life will change in a drastic manner if you change your sex), it isn't really much of a choice.
Choice means getting to choose without sacrificing. If a a teacher choose not to be one in the first place, he/she isn't sacrificing anything, they can still use their degree to find a job. But if in order not to serve NS, a guy must change his sex or migrate away with his family, he is sacrificing alot of things.
Choice means getting to choose without sacrificing. Who told you that?
Have you ever heard of opportunity cost?
Even when you choose to go for a free lunch, you are sacrificing your time.
A choice even with grave consequences or great sacrifices is still a choice.
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And anyway, are you a teacher? Cos you talked like you know alot.
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1. "they complained like as though" This is purely your opinion or did they actually say that? From the number of teachers I know, none has ever said that they were forced to be teachers.Originally posted by strado:1. Yes, but they complained like as though they WERE FORCED to be a teacher, if you have the passion to teach, you won't complain to the extent that you are forced to. If you got passion, you should be able to take any hardship in what you want to do.
2. "A choice even with grave consequences or great sacrifices is still a choice." Then why are you comparing a choice which have no great sacrifices and a choice which has great sacrifices that can change your life drastically? Thats why I said you are an idiot for making such a comparision. Its either you want to be right badly or you are really an idiot who honestly think such a comparision is ok.
3. No matter where you are, whatever you do, as long as you disagree with someone, people will give you names, so stop harping on the fact that I called you an idiot and move on.
"No, I am not.
I wouldn't say that I know a lot, but enough that I won't go around calling people idiots."
I honestly wonder how much is your "enough". Anyway, I was saying that you seem to know alot about the mentality of being a teacher, not asking you how much you know about life, cos you obviously don't know much about life.
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1. "The only times when you complain about it is when you are forced to and you do not have a choice to say no."Originally posted by strado:1. Precisely! Nobody forced them to. So don't complain about it. Its simple, if its so hard and "it doesn't pay to be a teacher", then simply don't. The only times when you complain about it is when you are forced to and you do not have a choice to say no. As long as you have a choice, don't whine and move on.
2. Who said migrating doesn't need to be drastic changes? You are living your own life and your own routine, out of sudden, you are called up for enlistment and you decide to migrate, you have to plan to buy a new house, your siblings have to leave behind their friends and go to a new school, your parents have to find a new job over there and change their careers, etc.
Heck, you know very well nobody will migrate right away to skip NS, so stop trying to argue about it, you honestly sounds more and more like an idiot as you go on. Do you honestly think anybody in SG will ask his whole family to change their life and leave everything behind just to skip NS? And its not something temp, you have to stay there for life cos once you step back here, they will arrest you for skipping NS. If its really so easy, everyone would have done it.
And for the record, even if migrating won't change your life drastically, changing your sex will.
3. To me, it will have to depend on who I'm talking to. Thats my policy and my attitude, my attitude and yours is different, I call someone an idiot when I deem he/she as one, you can agree that its my attitude and that not everybody's attitude is the same mine, which is why you should just shut up and don't ask stupid question like "didn't your parents taught you not to call other people idiot?" because that clearly shows you are trying to impose your idea of an attitude on me.
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