Teacher ruined P6 boy's $60 haircut, Mum makes police report
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Originally posted by Nigho17:
hmm.. You didn't get me. It not plainly about hair style/length. It's the freedom to express urself(within acceptable boundary).
If u have no rights to keep a hairstyle u want(a simple and easy thing), do u think we would have the rights to express ourselves in other things?
Why are our trade unions so weak? Why opposition parties so weak? Why our sg media/press reports non-critical on our politician and their policies? Why do we have zero protest all year round? No dissent in sg? Sg = perfect?
AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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pamper the kids till like that.
if the kid dont learn about hardships, how well is he going to survive in the real world?
i do wish him good luck.
women like me prefer guys who can take hardship. -
1 star for MOE who came out to say
schools should stand firm on principles
when parents are unreasonablewoots
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Parents must show respect for rules: Heng
SINGAPORE - The woman who went to the police after her 12-year-old son's S$60 haircut was ruined before his PSLE oral exam last month received a stern response from Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday.
The "simple fact" was that the boy had been reminded "over and over again" to trim his hair, said Mr Heng. When that failed, the school sent a letter to the parent.
"The mother's response was that her son was dyslexic and, therefore, forgetful. Dyslexic people are not forgetful. As one writer puts it in a media commentary, by raising such a hullabaloo, 'the mother ... did herself and her son no favours'," he said.
Citing that case, as well as a man who used a string of expletives about the teachers in his son's school, Mr Heng said the Ministry of Education (MOE) "must take a firm stand against unreasonable demands". He urged parents to be gracious to others and show respect for rules, or the younger generation will not follow suit.
"Soon, discipline will be eroded, the tone in our schools will deteriorate, and the tone in our society too," said Mr Heng, who added that good potential candidates may be turned away from being teachers.
Despite such incidents, Mr Heng noted that the majority of parents today are "supportive partners", and more help will be given to assist them in educating their children.
He launched the Parents in Education website yesterday, which contains information such as parenting tips, educational news and learning resources.
Responding to Mr Heng's comments, Madam Serene Ong - the mother involved in the hair-cut incident - told TODAY that she went to the police to file a "personal record" only after calling the MOE and on being told that it would be fine to go to the police.
Mdm Ong said: "There is no absolute right or wrong in this matter but as a parent, there should be a courtesy call from the teacher first before cutting my son's hair. We would like to work with the teachers but it also takes two hands to clap." NG JING YNGSource: Linkie
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Can the mother seriously just shut up already?!?!?
By blowing up this matter in the first place, she has damaged her son far more than the teacher ever did.
I am willing to bet that (1) she never paid $60 for her son's haircut, (2) her son is not dyslexic, and (3) MOE did not actually advise her to go to the police.
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on point (3), I think it would the line of the mother threatening to call the police and MOE replied go ahead, or something like this...
But I agree that she is not doing herself and her son any favor...
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What might have happened:
Mother: What the hell?!?!? I'm going to call the police!
MOE officer: You can call the police if you want, but.....
Mother: Ok thanks bye!
The MOE officer was probably going to say 'You can call the police if you want, but you'll be the laughing stock of the whole country'.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
What might have happened:
Mother: What the hell?!?!? I'm going to call the police!
MOE officer: You can call the police if you want, but.....
Mother: Ok thanks bye!
The MOE officer was probably going to say 'You can call the police if you want, but you'll be the laughing stock of the whole country'.
Yeah, likely that's wat happen I reckon...if the parents behaved like hooligans and threaten people, their son will just grow up to be the same...
and by giving him an excuse when he is young, he will use this excuse all his whole life when things go wrong...
Why...? He is going to tell you becoz his mom said so, telling him it's okay when he's young...
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this minister seem good.. dare to change lot of things and dare to say that...
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still dare to ask for courtesy call
shameless fool sia this Madam Serene Ong -
What if his son reports for National Service in a few years time and got his hair shaved? Go report the SAF to the cops? What a spoilt family!
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who bgt today's NewPaper?
i thinik that shameless madm serene ong is on front page
insisting that if the teacher had call her before hand
she would have said yes -
if the teacher had called, mdm fucked up would have said, the principal shd have called
if the principal had called, mdm fucked up somemore would have said, ask minister of education to call
then she will ask the president to call.
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i can imagine the mother is
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theme song for mdm ong -- call me maybe
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maybe li ki si
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the teacher is too much
the principal also say so
at least should ask david gan or eddy lee to stand by and cut for them.
and do so after PSLE and have to email, call, whatsapp the parents and relatives before doing so
tsk....
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I'm not against school rules, but...
The issue over the mother who made a police report after her son's teacher cut his hair is in the limelight again.
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat mentioned this incident when he spoke of demanding parents at the annual MOE Work Plan Seminar speech on Wednesday.
The mother, Madam Serene Ong, was upset that she had been used as an example of an unreasonable parent.
She says she never used her son’s dyslexia as an excuse for him not getting his hair cut, and that she is not against school rules.
The New Paper on Sunday also speaks to two sets of parents – those who are supportive of the teacher's actions and those who speak up for Madam Ong.
Source: TNP
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Uh, hello Madam Ong?
You're the one who made a Mount Everest out of an anthill, and yes, you were put on record as saying that your son has dyslexia.
And yes, you are really being used as an example of poor parenting, because your conduct is unbecoming of a good parent.
Instead of doing the right thing and just shutting up, you are damaging your poor son further by remaining in the limelight like this.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
What might have happened:
Mother: What the hell?!?!? I'm going to call the police!
MOE officer: You can call the police if you want, but.....
Mother: Ok thanks bye!
The MOE officer was probably going to say 'You can call the police if you want, but you'll be the laughing stock of the whole country'.
Hahahaha wtf. This will teach MOE officer to go straight to the point in replying stupid callers. If I am the boy I will feel damn paiseh at school now.
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Originally posted by Country Boy:
What if his son reports for National Service in a few years time and got his hair shaved? Go report the SAF to the cops? What a spoilt family!
what can the mother do lol. the son is not more a civilian, but military person in NS, subjected to the laws of SAF. the son can even go DB if he committed offences and can go DB. -
Originally posted by fudgester:
I'm not against school rules, but...
The issue over the mother who made a police report after her son's teacher cut his hair is in the limelight again.
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat mentioned this incident when he spoke of demanding parents at the annual MOE Work Plan Seminar speech on Wednesday.
The mother, Madam Serene Ong, was upset that she had been used as an example of an unreasonable parent.
She says she never used her son’s dyslexia as an excuse for him not getting his hair cut, and that she is not against school rules.
The New Paper on Sunday also speaks to two sets of parents – those who are supportive of the teacher's actions and those who speak up for Madam Ong.
Source: TNP
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Uh, hello Madam Ong?
You're the one who made a Mount Everest out of an anthill, and yes, you were put on record as saying that your son has dyslexia.
And yes, you are really being used as an example of poor parenting, because your conduct is unbecoming of a good parent.
Instead of doing the right thing and just shutting up, you are damaging your poor son further by remaining in the limelight like this.
i like this comment
"To Serene Ong, the mother of the $60 hair cut boy. Upset huh? Go make another Police Report lah. Not against school rule just so long as you think you are above it and don't need to comply? If not for your rotten attitude, you won't be single out for special mention. Go reflect on it before you put the other foot in your big mouth."
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now the mom look as stupid as her son
i wonder wat the father has to say
or pretend he dunno the mom and son
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Originally posted by GHoST_18:
now the mom look as stupid as her son
i wonder wat the father has to say
or pretend he dunno the mom and son
