I think perhaps the best place to vent all comments and suggestions is in my own blog.
Seriously, what is the difference between a tuition teacher and a school teacher? In my own definition, I think that being a tuition teacher only has the duty to make her students improve and score well academically. There are no strings attached other than the termly reports of the school results. If you are good, students remain and multiplies. However, parents nowadays are very picky about tuition teachers too. Write too much also complain, no homework also complain. This tuition teacher no good, then change another one. 老子有钱，不怕没地方花。
A school teacher is the one who handles the class of 30 or 40 students who are like children to her. Because the time you see them is more than that of some parents. The school teacher identifies the characters of the students and determines their strengths and weaknesses. However what follows behind all these, is the administrative matters of carrying out activities and informing parents of the children's progress. This is what all teachers dislike and one of the main reason why school teachers turn to tuition upon quitting the mainstream education career.
My own view is that the admin work that is necessary is no less a protocol to follow and ensure that each child has an equal opportunity to learn and progress. Being a school teacher not only imparts knowledge but also involves a job that all mothers do, which is to mould the characters and take care of their well-beings. As such, there is a lot of things which are unrelated to teaching involved in a school teacher's job. As the mainstream education focuses too much on academic grades, it has influenced the teachers to be oriented towards "grades are the most important" mindset. And therefore some think that they only want to teach, they don't want admin work. Who is to blame for this? It should be the past generations and the realistic world that sets the trend that only with high qualifications will qualify you to have a better future.
Sometimes, when I see colleagues or friends talking about leaving the industry, I think that they have finally succumbed to the reality of abandoning the growth of a whole child to focus on the academic side of a child. I personally think that it is a selfish thought to do so. I respect the senior teachers who are able to pull the whole thing off and say that if they could turn back time, they would still choose teaching as their careers because it is meaningful.With all due respect, this post is not directed at anyone. It is just a let-out of my feelings towards the definition of a teacher.
Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:47 PM
110625 SNSD(少女時代) - MTV VMAJ
Shoujo Ji Dai LIVE on 25th June 2011! Thanks to twitter, I was able to watch it live!
Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:01 PM
Another 6 days and i will be in korea! ^^ Just gonna hang on for another 2 days before i can have a little mini break from tuition. But once i am back, it will be another complete round of nightmares again. I SHALL ENJOY MY SELF TO THE FULLEST WHILE IN KOREA!!
This past week, I have been preparing my brother for his N levels. Seriously speaking, he is lazy and LAZY. It's not as if he does not know his work, he just does not bother to spend time on it after all. I hope he can just pass his english and move on up to the tertiary level. Hopefully he will see the purpose of all the drilling now.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 8:35 PM
What to do in Seoul: As a Tourist and like the Koreans do
Wow wow wow, it's been a long time since i have updated my blog. Seems like I have really been busy over the past few MANY months. I think it's time for a new change. I am looking for a new skin to replace my old one! Please anticipate!
Monday, December 27, 2010 @ 5:15 PM
Friday, June 04, 2010 @ 8:51 PM
The results of my NIE semester 2 has been out and guess what? i have been offered an admission to the degree programme. In other words, i can cross over to become an undergrad. However, i do not know why there are so many of our course people getting the same offer as well. It was said that only the top 5% could cross over. But my results aren't great, yet i am offered as well. Could there be any terms and conditions that will apply to that simple remark? Hmm, it is really not reliable yet because the letters are not sent out yet. But i do hope for a confirmation on that!
Friday, September 07, 2012 @ 12:57 AM
The dilemmas
I think perhaps the best place to vent all comments and suggestions is in my own blog.
Seriously, what is the difference between a tuition teacher and a school teacher? In my own definition, I think that being a tuition teacher only has the duty to make her students improve and score well academically. There are no strings attached other than the termly reports of the school results. If you are good, students remain and multiplies. However, parents nowadays are very picky about tuition teachers too. Write too much also complain, no homework also complain. This tuition teacher no good, then change another one. 老子有钱，不怕没地方花。
A school teacher is the one who handles the class of 30 or 40 students who are like children to her. Because the time you see them is more than that of some parents. The school teacher identifies the characters of the students and determines their strengths and weaknesses. However what follows behind all these, is the administrative matters of carrying out activities and informing parents of the children's progress. This is what all teachers dislike and one of the main reason why school teachers turn to tuition upon quitting the mainstream education career.
My own view is that the admin work that is necessary is no less a protocol to follow and ensure that each child has an equal opportunity to learn and progress. Being a school teacher not only imparts knowledge but also involves a job that all mothers do, which is to mould the characters and take care of their well-beings. As such, there is a lot of things which are unrelated to teaching involved in a school teacher's job. As the mainstream education focuses too much on academic grades, it has influenced the teachers to be oriented towards "grades are the most important" mindset. And therefore some think that they only want to teach, they don't want admin work. Who is to blame for this? It should be the past generations and the realistic world that sets the trend that only with high qualifications will qualify you to have a better future.
Sometimes, when I see colleagues or friends talking about leaving the industry, I think that they have finally succumbed to the reality of abandoning the growth of a whole child to focus on the academic side of a child. I personally think that it is a selfish thought to do so. I respect the senior teachers who are able to pull the whole thing off and say that if they could turn back time, they would still choose teaching as their careers because it is meaningful.With all due respect, this post is not directed at anyone. It is just a let-out of my feelings towards the definition of a teacher.
Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:47 PM
110625 SNSD(少女時代) - MTV VMAJ
Shoujo Ji Dai LIVE on 25th June 2011! Thanks to twitter, I was able to watch it live!
Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:01 PM
Another 6 days and i will be in korea! ^^ Just gonna hang on for another 2 days before i can have a little mini break from tuition. But once i am back, it will be another complete round of nightmares again. I SHALL ENJOY MY SELF TO THE FULLEST WHILE IN KOREA!!
This past week, I have been preparing my brother for his N levels. Seriously speaking, he is lazy and LAZY. It's not as if he does not know his work, he just does not bother to spend time on it after all. I hope he can just pass his english and move on up to the tertiary level. Hopefully he will see the purpose of all the drilling now.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 8:35 PM
What to do in Seoul: As a Tourist and like the Koreans do
Wow wow wow, it's been a long time since i have updated my blog. Seems like I have really been busy over the past few MANY months. I think it's time for a new change. I am looking for a new skin to replace my old one! Please anticipate!
Monday, December 27, 2010 @ 5:15 PM
Friday, June 04, 2010 @ 8:51 PM
The results of my NIE semester 2 has been out and guess what? i have been offered an admission to the degree programme. In other words, i can cross over to become an undergrad. However, i do not know why there are so many of our course people getting the same offer as well. It was said that only the top 5% could cross over. But my results aren't great, yet i am offered as well. Could there be any terms and conditions that will apply to that simple remark? Hmm, it is really not reliable yet because the letters are not sent out yet. But i do hope for a confirmation on that!
Im so starstruck;;
Normal girl who is in her twenties. A real avid fan of the SM entertainment family, especially that of girls’generation (snsd). KPOP believer! Life has never been bored with the companion of korean music. Currently studying the final year of degree in NTU before moving towards the career of an educator. My life is destined to be in teaching, if you ask me why, then i just have to tell you my fate was decided from my love for chinese >.<
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Kpop Music ~ Movies ~ Dramas~ Concerts~ Travelling!
