Indian FTrash Angry CL2 Teacher Refuses to Teach in English!

[makapaaa]

Mar 25, 2010

How Chinese minus English spoilt it all

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MY SON, eight, is in Primary 2 in Maris Stella High. Primary 1 was a breeze for him. Not only was he among the top three pupils in English and Mathematics, but he was among the best third in Chinese in a mother tongue class of 36.
He is one of the few non-Chinese, if not the only one in his class, to study the language.
It changed when he started Primary 2. From a cheerful and bubbly boy eager to go to school, he became gloomy and sad. The reason was Chinese.
A few weeks ago, he came home crying because his new Chinese teacher refused to speak in English. It was made worse by the fact that my son had enjoyed learning Chinese in Primary 1.
Who will suffer? No one but my son because he will not understand 90 per cent of what his teacher is saying.
Amit Nagpal

 

[makapaaa]

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>I don't see the problem with the teacher. I see the problem with the parents. You had put your son into a Chinese class and you should expect the fact sooner or later Chinese will be taught in Chinese.

I guess you are an Indian. Why did you not sent your son to a school that teaches Indian? You can't blame the bull for not producing milk when you should buy a cow instead.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: glidentoo at Thu Mar 25 13:58:57 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>I recently learnt from an MOE talk that they expect students entering P1 to read and write simple English sentences. It is informative and help parent like me prepare my child ahead of her P1.

I wonder why they did not set an expectation for the mother tongue? If so, parent will probably better prepared their child for it.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: slangxxx at Thu Mar 25 13:41:45 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Get help from tuition center or a private tutor. Why blame others when you are not even trying to help your child.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: slangxxx at Thu Mar 25 13:15:35 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>next the parents may demand Maris Stella / MOE to teach his son Chinese in Hindi. I won't be surpised
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: newwhore at Thu Mar 25 12:09:16 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Hi,
This letter reminds what my wife asked me two weeks ago. My elder daughter is going into P5 next year and she is definitely qualified to take higher mother tongue as she is top in her level and in all subjects. Thus my wife seeked my opinion whether to let my daughter do the higher mother tongue.
My reply was to ask which country would dominate in this century and whether just by taking up the higher mother tongue would really cause her grades to fall drastically. And even the grades indeed fell a bit, would the shortfall be made up by the golden future? My wife got my hint and hope the author would be enlightened!
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: mingsuny at Thu Mar 25 12:03:15 SGT 2010
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[Logisex]

PRC students cannot even speak or write English when they first came and yet they can come up top in school.

Ah Neh boy cannot make it in Chinese class only go back cry maother cry father.....

 

[khunking]

The PRC students are at least 2 years older than their respective cohorts.

PRC students cannot even speak or write English when they first came and yet they can come up top in school.

 

[sta1100]

Stupid Indian place his son in Chinese class of course comminicate in Chinese, maybe he want the teacher to talk in Tamil.

 

[Ramseth]

MY SON, eight, is in Primary 2 in Maris Stella High. Primary 1 was a breeze for him. Not only was he among the top three pupils in English and Mathematics, but he was among the best third in Chinese in a mother tongue class of 36.

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A few weeks ago, he came home crying because his new Chinese teacher refused to speak in English. It was made worse by the fact that my son had enjoyed learning Chinese in Primary 1.
Who will suffer? No one but my son because he will not understand 90 per cent of what his teacher is saying.

Funny. If her son was top 3 among 36 in Chinese at Pri. 1, how come couldn't understand 90% of Chinese at Pri. 2? It's standard and logical linguistic training practice to cut off from mother tongue references once the basic is established. That's how one improves towards true fluency and naturalisation into a smoothened second tongue.

 

[Rogue Trader]

this chow chee by Ft Armpit Nagpal talking cock again. last time want flat subsidy, now want the national chinese standard to be lower for his son to catch up. next month he will ask for Mrt to stop in front of his house.
now will you blame australian for curry bashing sometimes?

 

[Echo_O]

That name... See already make my blood boil, now he comes to stir more shite

 

[Unrepented]

Precisely. Wonder this FT come here with fake credentials or not?

Next complain teacher refuse to speak tamil in English class and his son went into depression.

Funny. If her son was top 3 among 36 in Chinese at Pri. 1, how come couldn't understand 90% of Chinese at Pri. 2?

 

[cooleo]

Precisely. Wonder this FT come here with fake credentials or not?

Next complain teacher refuse to speak tamil in English class and his son went into depression.

Or maybe comprain school canteen no have sell NAAN, so kid becomes depressed and grades deteriorate.

 

[sta1100]

If this AH Nah not happy ask him to FO go back to India. If you want your kid to study here they have to get yes to it. CB Ah Nah

 

[Alamaking]

Sounds like a smart kid, dunno about his parents......