Two guarantors. One of which can be your immediate family member, the other one cannot. For example, if you ask your mother to be your guarantor already, the other one cannot be your father/ siblings. Hope this helps!

Any idea how much are MK teachers with a bachelors degree paid?

Siue
 

The subject Information Updating Exercise SIUE. What is it for? Any implications of what you key in?

It is likely to be a data mining exercise.

There are always implications.

If you report less hours than you actually work, it means the higherups will think that teachers are too free, workload is too light, and headcount is in excess.

this is old news. where have been all this while? it was a valid concern on what that tagline actually means. even school leaders have expressed their disagreement. you’re a new citizen?

s://sg.news.yahoo.com/jurong-west-secondary-vice-principal-takes-issue-with-%E2%80%98every-school-is-a-good-school--ideal-103224519.html#:~:text=Yahoo%20Newsroom-,Jurong%20West%20Secondary%20vice%2Dprincipal%20ta kes%20issue%20with%20'every%20school,is%20a%20good %20school'%20ideal&text=%22How%20many%20of%20our%2 0leaders,to%20buy%20(it).%22

I don't think anyone would want to shoot themselves in the foot? Haha

But would it be okay to slightly overestimate the hours?

Hi been reading this forum with interest and curiosity.
Allow me to introduce myself. Teacher for the last 24 years. Did my tour as a classroom teacher and later on HOD. Currently am on medical leave due to illness and will return to service when I am well

I have been hearing some of the pain points of my fellow colleagues, here are some
- Grade promotions and annual increments. Why am I not promoted?
- HODs bore the brunt of teachers wrath when things go south.
- My HOD cannot teach. How can be HOD? Fit to lead me when I teach so much better!
- Toxic school culture
- Teacher burnt out

I do not have all the answers to these pain points because at some point, these feelings of yours is real and painful to you But what I can offer is to share with you my story and also hopefully helping you to realize everything happens in a multiverse way and our thoughts usually only surround our needs and there are many verses out there too.

Promotion, I too was young once and was fixated on this. Took it very hard when it didn’t come my way. I am a farmer too, btw. In my later years as I aged, I also realized I am no longer as swashbuckling like before, I don’t yearn for promotion anymore, I just want lesser load and even asked for demotion so I can do less for less pay. No such thing. You can only explore other schemes or decline your promotion when it is first offered. I am sure no one will decline a promotion. Promotion is a combination of many factors and essentially is also about your maturity as a teacher, educator and team player to your organization. Think less of yourself and more of others might improve the situation.

HODs are sai kang warriors of the school They have to lead and guide department to achieve curriculum shifts and the big ideas of education. It is a thankless job to be honest. Requires supervision, data and report writing to keep up to date with implementaion challenges. At the same time need to manage the morale of the department. Too dominating and you kill the spirit. Too docile and your charges will think they can do a better job than you. I always compare HOD to managing a football team. The star striker cannot expect the coach to score goals for the team like him, they are different roles and responsibilities.

Essentially, leadership is a thankless job When the teachers hit out, a mature HOD will also know the teacher is in pain and stress. Most important of a HOD is to maintain professionalism within the ranks and keep morale high by leading from example.
HODs cannot teach. I find this argument flawed. It takes year of practice to perfect our teaching craft and HODs are also not exempted from this. All EOs are in this for the long haul to be effective classroom teachers. Students are the best barometer so there will always be measurable outcomes if one wants to go all the way. HOD or not.

Toxic school culture is a curious thing to me. Of the schools that I have taught, I have not came across a toxic school where undermining others is the name of the game. If you find yourself in one, perhaps for your well being, consider open or closed posting. If it happens again, you might want to reflect is it because of your beliefs and personality?

Teacher burnout is real and exacerbated by COVID. I am also at my wits end to think of ways on how to lighten teaching load. Have tried to encourage colleagues to automate feedback for MCQs and worksheets but old habits are hard to change, some staffs choose the traditional way and I see them stressed out as they can’t keep up. The tech is there but they are not evolving. So I guess we wait till the camel break then guide again. Sometimes in leadership, you can only lead so much, the rest is up to the EOs. It takes guile and patience to lead experienced teachers.
Another thing I came across is learned helplessness. EOs falling into this state choosing to be happy in their predicament. These are people choices and you can’t do much till they want to do something for themselves. For such cases, the EPMS benchmark us to a standard of excellence and professionalism. We live by the sword & we die by the sword.

Finally I would like to say teaching like nurses is a thankless job. We do it because we like to be the engaging story teller that demonstrates craft and wizardry with our content to our students and be the best role model for them. If we have dark thoughts in us they will be manifested and we must be careful with ourselves as we are also the amplifiers of deed and speech to them. Blessings.

The problem is that the system does not allow you to report the real hours spent. There are caps on the total hours you can report.

the issue with that 'motto' is that it's an unopen secret that access to resources are never equal. students in certain schools will enjoy far more opportunities than their counterparts in 'neighbourhood' schools. it was never about teachers mocking that rhetoric, but rather more about how distant the senior management was from the reality on the ground.

if you're an educator, it's disappointing if you choose to pretend that everything is rosy despite the shortcomings, out of convenience or for your own whatever self interest. yes, much more work needs to be done to address level the access to opportunities if we're critical of the tagline, but nobody said teaching gonna be easy.

'all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others'

Hi been reading this forum with interest and curiosity.
Allow me to introduce myself. Teacher for the last 24 years. Did my tour as a classroom teacher and later on HOD. Currently am on medical leave due to illness and will return to service when I am well

I have been hearing some of the pain points of my fellow colleagues, here are some
- Grade promotions and annual increments. Why am I not promoted?
- HODs bore the brunt of teachers wrath when things go south.
- My HOD cannot teach. How can be HOD? Fit to lead me when I teach so much better!
- Toxic school culture
- Teacher burnt out

I do not have all the answers to these pain points because at some point, these feelings of yours is real and painful to you But what I can offer is to share with you my story and also hopefully helping you to realize everything happens in a multiverse way and our thoughts usually only surround our needs and there are many verses out there too.

Promotion, I too was young once and was fixated on this. Took it very hard when it didn’t come my way. I am a farmer too, btw. In my later years as I aged, I also realized I am no longer as swashbuckling like before, I don’t yearn for promotion anymore, I just want lesser load and even asked for demotion so I can do less for less pay. No such thing. You can only explore other schemes or decline your promotion when it is first offered. I am sure no one will decline a promotion. Promotion is a combination of many factors and essentially is also about your maturity as a teacher, educator and team player to your organization. Think less of yourself and more of others might improve the situation.

HODs are sai kang warriors of the school They have to lead and guide department to achieve curriculum shifts and the big ideas of education. It is a thankless job to be honest. Requires supervision, data and report writing to keep up to date with implementaion challenges. At the same time need to manage the morale of the department. Too dominating and you kill the spirit. Too docile and your charges will think they can do a better job than you. I always compare HOD to managing a football team. The star striker cannot expect the coach to score goals for the team like him, they are different roles and responsibilities.

Essentially, leadership is a thankless job When the teachers hit out, a mature HOD will also know the teacher is in pain and stress. Most important of a HOD is to maintain professionalism within the ranks and keep morale high by leading from example.

HODs cannot teach. I find this argument flawed. It takes year of practice to perfect our teaching craft and HODs are also not exempted from this. All EOs are in this for the long haul to be effective classroom teachers. Students are the best barometer so there will always be measurable outcomes if one wants to go all the way. HOD or not.

Toxic school culture is a curious thing to me. Of the schools that I have taught, I have not came across a toxic school where undermining others is the name of the game. If you find yourself in one, perhaps for your well being, consider open or closed posting. If it happens again, you might want to reflect is it because of your beliefs and personality?

Teacher burnout is real and exacerbated by COVID. I am also at my wits end to think of ways on how to lighten teaching load. Have tried to encourage colleagues to automate feedback for MCQs and worksheets but old habits are hard to change, some staffs choose the traditional way and I see them stressed out as they can’t keep up. The tech is there but they are not evolving. So I guess we wait till the camel break then guide again. Sometimes in leadership, you can only lead so much, the rest is up to the EOs. It takes guile and patience to lead experienced teachers.

Another thing I came across is learned helplessness. EOs falling into this state choosing to be happy in their predicament. These are people choices and you can’t do much till they want to do something for themselves. For such cases, the EPMS benchmark us to a standard of excellence and professionalism. We live by the sword & we die by the sword.

Finally I would like to say teaching like nurses is a thankless job. We do it because we like to be the engaging story teller that demonstrates craft and wizardry with our content to our students and be the best role model for them. If we have dark thoughts in us then they will be manifested and we must be careful with ourselves as we are also the amplifiers of deed and speech to them. Blessings.

the problem goes beyond how resources are allocated within education ministry but how we choose to organise society.
a lot of additional funding is from organisations/alumni . there is nothing short of a massive restructuring of society which can be done to prevent this. good schools get alumni to donate n provide internship opportunities for students

education is supposed to be a social leveller, at least thats what one of the ex-bosses said. (s://.todayonline.com/singapore/education-system-continues-be-great-social-leveller-says-ong-ye-kung)

you dont need to restructure society to make schools ‘more equal’. rather, you just need to acknowledge that some schools do enjoy better resources (teachers, facilities, access to opportunities etc) than other schools, and then plug the gap through whatever interventions deemed necessary.

however, acknowledging this reality comes at a big political price, which explains the many rhetorics and taglines that is out of touch over the years.

claiming that effort to make schools more equal will require massive society restructuring is the most convenient way to keep things status quo, for whatever selfish reasons.

as with many statboards and ministries, it has become more evident that increasingly civil servants in key positions might not be there based on merit but rather their likelihood not to rock the boat. they make great yes-man. as such, there’ll be more policy failures and u-turns like the AMK Sers, Simplygo and now OBU.

they spent so much time defending the wrong decision and refused to act on initial feedback, until it got so big that it became a public hoo-haa and then they’re finally forced to make adjustments that were highlighted before, perhaps internally but got shot down.

sai kang
 

“HODs are sai kang warriors of the school.”

lol this is best joke i’ve heard in this thread. you might as well say that you’re the messiah sent to save everyone in the world 😂😂

[QUOTE=Unregistered;277600]Hi been reading this forum with interest and curiosity.
Allow me to introduce myself. Teacher for the last 24 years. Did my tour as a classroom teacher and later on HOD. Currently am on medical leave due to illness and will return to service when I am well

I have been hearing some of the pain points of my fellow colleagues, here are some
- Grade promotions and annual increments. Why am I not promoted?
- HODs bore the brunt of teachers wrath when things go south.
- My HOD cannot teach. How can be HOD? Fit to lead me when I teach so much better!
- Toxic school culture
- Teacher burnt out

I do not have all the answers to these pain points because at some point, these feelings of yours is real and painful to you But what I can offer is to share with you my story and also hopefully helping you to realize everything happens in a multiverse way and our thoughts usually only surround our needs and there are many verses out there too.

Promotion, I too was young once and was fixated on this. Took it very hard when it didn’t come my way. I am a farmer too, btw. In my later years as I aged, I also realized I am no longer as swashbuckling like before, I don’t yearn for promotion anymore, I just want lesser load and even asked for demotion so I can do less for less pay. No such thing. You can only explore other schemes or decline your promotion when it is first offered. I am sure no one will decline a promotion. Promotion is a combination of many factors and essentially is also about your maturity as a teacher, educator and team player to your organization. Think less of yourself and more of others might improve the situation.

HODs are sai kang warriors of the school They have to lead and guide department to achieve curriculum shifts and the big ideas of education. It is a thankless job to be honest. Requires supervision, data and report writing to keep up to date with implementaion challenges. At the same time need to manage the morale of the department. Too dominating and you kill the spirit. Too docile and your charges will think they can do a better job than you. I always compare HOD to managing a football team. The star striker cannot expect the coach to score goals for the team like him, they are different roles and responsibilities.

Essentially, leadership is a thankless job When the teachers hit out, a mature HOD will also know the teacher is in pain and stress. Most important of a HOD is to maintain professionalism within the ranks and keep morale high by leading from example.

HODs cannot teach. I find this argument flawed. It takes year of practice to perfect our teaching craft and HODs are also not exempted from this. All EOs are in this for the long haul to be effective classroom teachers. Students are the best barometer so there will always be measurable outcomes if one wants to go all the way. HOD or not.

Toxic school culture is a curious thing to me. Of the schools that I have taught, I have not came across a toxic school where undermining others is the name of the game. If you find yourself in one, perhaps for your well being, consider open or closed posting. If it happens again, you might want to reflect is it because of your beliefs and personality?

Teacher burnout is real and exacerbated by COVID. I am also at my wits end to think of ways on how to lighten teaching load. Have tried to encourage colleagues to automate feedback for MCQs and worksheets but old habits are hard to change, some staffs choose the traditional way and I see them stressed out as they can’t keep up. The tech is there but they are not evolving. So I guess we wait till the camel break then guide again. Sometimes in leadership, you can only lead so much, the rest is up to the EOs. It takes guile and patience to lead experienced teachers.

Another thing I came across is learned helplessness. EOs falling into this state choosing to be happy in their predicament. These are people choices and you can’t do much till they want to do something for themselves. For such cases, the EPMS benchmark us to a standard of excellence and professionalism. We live by the sword & we die by the sword.

Finally I would like to say teaching like nurses is a thankless job. We do it because we like to be the engaging story teller that demonstrates craft and wizardry with our content to our students and be the best role model for them. If we have dark thoughts in us then they will be manifested and we must be careful with ourselves as we are also the amplifiers of deed and speech to them. Blessings.[/QUOT

are i telling me all HODs can teach? not only can some NOT teach but some even have weak content mastery. i tesch in a a JC and this is all to evident.


are u telling

No good
 

Teacher mostly no good. Never take pride in their work and be professional.

This is the failure of millenial parenting. Too many millenials are raising kids who are too pampered and think that any form of setbacks will be mentally damaging to their kids. The mental health card at play.

Thanks for the wall of text. Unfortunately I it will fall on deaf ears in this forum. Because everyone here knows 'KP bad'!

Meh. Everyone knows that SLs are idiots. It's the GEO3 officer that's the most knowledgeable on the education system in Singapore. You must not be a teacher

I heard somewhere that our medical sick/sick leave is based on how many months worked? For example, if I had maxed out my sick leave halfway through the year and I decided to tender my resignation, MOE will deduct half of the leaves’ equivalent of salary? Is there such a thing?

Is it possible to do PGDE without bond if I can fund the tuition fees myself?

Add on - Saw that the tuition fee is around 37.5K/year and MOE tuition grant is 3K. Expected damage during PGDE education (assuming self-funding possible) across 16mths would be around 50K?

The way you talk proves why there is so much toxicity and narrow minded individuals who think they are always right. How matured of you. Wonder how you teach CCE to your students and preach to them.

Yes. It is possible.

But why would anyone want to pay such an inflated fee?

For that kind of fees, you could have completed a masters

Also, having the pgde doesn't guarantee employment in moe schools.

Contrary to what the other person replied. No, it is not possible. NIE will not accept you.

Source: I asked NIE and MOE HR directly on separate occasions.

People here should really stop posting unsubstantiated/false information.

The way you talk proves why there is so much toxicity and narrow minded individuals who think they are always right. How matured of you. Wonder how you teach 21CC, PE and SEL to your students and preach to them.

I don't teach CCE. I teach my subject. All these extra things are beneath a teacher's job.

Ppl who teach CCE should be good role models in the 1st place.

Anyway, CCE is now over-bloated with philosophical theories.
All talk in the classroom while the world behaves differently and the kids can easily observe via social media.

But.. I am.. Right.. =(

Oh no. Now I can't sleep at night knowing a stranger on the internet is telling me how he thinks I am not fit to teach things he think I should be able to! AHHH so much trauma.

most teachers teach cce though

u HOD or SL ah? if not perhaps FAJT only

adjunct HOD
 

You should. I’m a HOD with 20 years experience so my words can never be questioned. In fact, everything that i say (toxic environment, young officers, SLs, time management etc) should be taken at face value, because…. i’m a HOD with 20 years experience.

Now, you can continue dealing with your nightmares, because… i’m a HOD with 20 years experience.

Everyone needs to chill.

Probably lonely and single HOD, for more than 20 years.

Not just CCE. Teachers are useless. Kids have the Internet and are able to learn from many options. Not surprised that MOE is cutting staff cause teachers don't actually have any impact on their students.

The society is sick, parents are not doing their job to discipline or guide their children. They simply give them the mobile phones to pass their time at food court, while Father gamble on soccer website and Mother shops online. Helper sits beside children who are engrossed with their mobile phones and iPads.

On weekdays, parents throw the kids to student care or grandparents who rather give them the mobile devices. On weekends, Parents throw their kids to grandparents or enrichment classes so that they can go shopping or "rest" as they are "tired".

Come back on weekdays, you expect teachers to perform miracles with such kids.
When kids don't score, a few feedbacks from parents becomes additonal stress to the teachers. Super thanks to MOE Mcare system,. Every single feedback from self-entitled parents becomes teacher's fault.

Don't complain about the teachers. Reflect about how you raise your kids, parents.

actually teacher roles are obselete, going schools are not making sense either. Home schooled and private tutoring is the way to go.

not HOD
 

wow grabdriver in this thread! not driving tonight? i thought weekend night earnings are the best?

there’re many trolls here, some more obvious than others. just ignore them and let them talk to themselves

Every work environment has good/bad workers for whatever reasons. So do schools... There may be bad ones but I wouldn't say teachers are obsolete. If there are no teachers, then schools got to close... Kids got to be home schooled then working parents how? No need to go work already. If private tutoring becomes the way, then there will be this issue of good/bad tutors... Problem becomes cyclical.

So if you feel teachers are obsolete, simply home school your kids (if u have any and like what u have mentioned and put your foot down at this notion) or don't give birth lah.

Just ignore the trolls who like to bash teachers.

Teaching is not for everyone.

It takes a lot of patience and understanding.

The young need to be guided in their learning process.

And in many instances, the same applies to adults.