Ex-MOE teacher recalls ‘dehumanizing’ experiences of trainee teachers

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[h=2]Ex-MOE teacher recalls ‘dehumanizing’ experiences of trainee teachers[/h]Posted by temasektimes on June 28, 2012

I have seen one attempted suicide during my stint in NIE. Very few people are aware about the dehumanizing experience of being a trainee teachers, especially during practicum.

During my practicum many years back, I was forced to write at least 16 pages of lesson plan each day. Many of my classmates have gone through the same thing. That is to say, you have 1.5 hours for each page of lesson plan provided if you stay awake for 24 hours everyday. I have heard horror stories of even much worst practicum supervisors.

Very often, a practicum students are taken by HODs, who use them to reduce their already very little teaching hours. HODs are generally the more noxious staffs in a school. They will use whatever ways to put somebody down. My HOD taught 4 hours a week after he has given me his class. His monthly salary is close to $10,000. So that make his hourly rate $625.

MOE is atrocious enough to know that many people will quit given the system sucks big time. So every teachers are indentured to MOE for 3 years. If you break bond right after you complete NIE, most likely the penalties today is greater than $50,000 if you are a graduate. A few NIE students may find despair and hopeless given the above obligations. This may be a significant reason trainee teachers choose suicide.

The HOD can fail someone with no reasons at all. I knew people who failed even after interventions by NIE supervisor and school co-supervisor. Of course, HOD will pull in the support equally noxious principal or vice-principal, who will collude willingly. Going back to NIE after practicum, those who have failed will meet a certain “A” (years back). Officially she is supposed to understand what is going wrong. Actually, the meeting with her is a sickening rebuke where she will sing praise of the whole system and put all failed candidate down, even if everyone know there is serious institutional problem in MOE.

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*The above was first posted as a comment on The Temasek Times.
 
[h=2]SHOCKING VIDEO: 23 year old PRC trainee teacher jumped to her death from 16 floors in Bedok[/h]Posted by temasektimes on June 28, 2012
A 23 year old PRC trainee teacher at the National Institute of Education jumped to her death from 16 floors from a HDB flat in Bedok South.

The woman was filmed sitting on the window ledge before jumping down suddenly with bewildered SCDF officials watching from below.
Watch the showing video below:
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LOL. Those retards who flagged the video, and now the video is private.

Good thing I saved a copy. ;)
 
Are all teachers in Primary School required to go through training at NIE before they can teach ?
 
Haha i feel sorry for the gal, but even FTs are finding out slowly but painfully that the red dot may be more FARKED than the red army. The law of diminishing returns, states that when you reach satiation and saturation point, you start to cut back. Looks like nature is getting rid of the excess baggage in this country on Sinkie's behalf.
 
hi there


1. aiyoh!
2. sammy, did you spot the so many grammatical mistakes in the article?
3. so much for sinkie education system or training for its teachers!
 
Some say the school system in singapore is very unforgiving.If u a teacher cannot control a class properly,u are asked to resign.
 
Some say the school system in singapore is very unforgiving.If u a teacher cannot control a class properly,u are asked to resign.

Not a fair system because the students must behave, if they choose willfully not to, its not the teacher's fault.
The principal should then be faulted because he is responsible for instituting a system of discipline to back up the teachers.
 
If there are no suicides in Singapore, then I worry :rolleyes:
 
Should bring this to the attention of the younger Mdm Ho and see what she can do about it.

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It's pretty obvious the fall didn't kill her.
 
Haha i feel sorry for the gal, but even FTs are finding out slowly but painfully that the red dot may be more FARKED than the red army. The law of diminishing returns, states that when you reach satiation upand saturation point, you start to cut back. Looks like nature is getting rid of the excess baggage in this country on Sinkie's behalf.

the evil will meet their karma.relax lar bros.
 
instead of straining our necks to watch a sideways video let's watch it upwards.

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Re: Another One Dead ?

If the HDB flat was well designed, any type of fall would NOT have killed her. Obviously, someone was sleeping on the job.

what a silly comment from a silly delusional christian ...if ppl wanted to commit suicide do you think you can stop them ?
 
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