Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

teachers must be one of the worst paid in the service

Ps will say EO is premium scheme wor

how much do principals earn? got 20k per month?

Any news of promotion so far?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wow. Just reading all the past recent postings, I can't imagine how are the people behind are actual teachers or not. I must say you guys are quite heartless to others. Ironically, teachers! 😂

There's the image of the Holy Teacher and there's the reality of actual teachers who might not be holy.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think there's some truth to it. IF you come in as a DipEd grad, your salary is really at the lower spectrum and it can be demoralising. Do same amount of work, get lower pay. Then your friends in private sector question your decision. But it doesn't mean you cannot upgrade.
Most teachers are degree holders, so the salary is really not bad for a job that entitles one to weeks of school holidays each year. Starting pay for a degree holder is like 3900...untrained contract teacher. Males get more.

Teachers w/o degree are a dying breed, literally.
For years, the minimum has been a degree to teach in primary schools.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Simple things such as ensuring the the textbook is properly written and published, before rolling out a new syllabus and requiring schools to use HQ standardised materials. It's really unprofessional when the textbook is not ready, and chapters are issued out piecemeal. Don't roll out things when they are not ready. Is this policy very hard to follow?

Typical neighbourhood teacher mentality la. Everything must sui sui for you before can teach meh? Cannot adapt and work with what u have? Nowadays the curriculum review cycle is getting shorter, so HQ is also working on agile mode. There are so many resources available on SLS, OPAL but teachers like you still kao pek lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Typical neighbourhood teacher mentality la. Everything must sui sui for you before can teach meh? Cannot adapt and work with what u have? Nowadays the curriculum review cycle is getting shorter, so HQ is also working on agile mode. There are so many resources available on SLS, OPAL but teachers like you still kao pek lol

I was in both a mission school and neighbourhood school as a teacher. From what I see, both schools have the same kind of teachers, some good, some bad. Some people can KP for everything. Nothing is ever good enough. Then got those that just teach, who cares? As if we can change anything. Textbook not clear enough? Too detailed? Then do the adjustment on your end when you deliver your lesson lah.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Teachers w/o degree are a dying breed, literally.
For years, the minimum has been a degree to teach in primary schools.

Generally they are the older batch. And most of them already gone through SUSS/UniSIM for a degree. Many dip teachers have left. Just not worth it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

There's the image of the Holy Teacher and there's the reality of actual teachers who might not be holy.

You can't blame teachers for not being holy. The public has to stop stereotyping. Teaching is a job, not a religion. Content knowledge has nothing to do with have good values.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any news of promotion so far?

No news so far.