Career as Teacher

How much do elction duty get paid anyway?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anything is affordable if you stretch out loans.

Being a teacher doesn't mean spouses are also teachers. Being able to buy expensive cars doesn't teachers are well paid. Can be because they have rich spouse, rich family, or spouse who makes more than them.

There are more teachers who take public transport than those who drive. Just count the number of cars parked in the school, and compare with the total number of teachers in the school.

haha. depends on which school. ask ur friends teaching in diff JCs. some have conti cars. but bear in mind salaries are the same

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The bulk of civil service consists of staff from MOE. If there is a PE, it just shows how out of touch the top is from the perceived bottom.

Not true. While teachers are indeed the largest group, there are plenty of civil servants on other schemes. There are 86,000 public servants, in which around 50,000 are non-teachers.

Let them activate these 50k civil servants for their elections.

Just heard the most ridiculous thing on Kiss 92 this morning. This DJ was talking about how she’s thinking why isn’t Teachers Day on 8th Sept instead. And she got the listeners to guess and tell her. All I’m thinking is, how insensitive and insecure this is. Teachers are already very upset at this PE. And yet, this DJ is so insensitive to make such a comment and ask such a question.

Do you have many colleagues who take leave to go for medical appointments or surgeries during term time? Would your school leader allow or ask them to reschedule to a time when they don't have anything after school?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

haha. depends on which school. ask ur friends teaching in diff JCs. some have conti cars. but bear in mind salaries are the same

Dunno why people think have car = earn a lot. Many people give up other luxuries (e.g. 2x holidays to Europe per year) in order to own a car because they value the benefits of having a car. If you don't value a car the same way they do, obviously you will say they "cannot afford" it. But you can happily own and maintain a car well with 2k a month or less. Split costs with spouse, 2k a month is accessible to middle income earners. Not cheap, but accessible. Don't have to earn 6 figure p.a. TC to own a car for sure.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not true. While teachers are indeed the largest group, there are plenty of civil servants on other schemes. There are 86,000 public servants, in which around 50,000 are non-teachers.

Let them activate these 50k civil servants for their elections.

Huh? U never did duty before? If u did, you would know election officials are from all ministries...And not all teachers get called to.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do you have many colleagues who take leave to go for medical appointments or surgeries during term time? Would your school leader allow or ask them to reschedule to a time when they don't have anything after school?

I think its reasonable to take time off for minor stuff during term time given that appointments are hard to come by?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just heard the most ridiculous thing on Kiss 92 this morning. This DJ was talking about how she’s thinking why isn’t Teachers Day on 8th Sept instead. And she got the listeners to guess and tell her. All I’m thinking is, how insensitive and insecure this is. Teachers are already very upset at this PE. And yet, this DJ is so insensitive to make such a comment and ask such a question.

Why are teachers upset at this PE???!??

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why are teachers upset at this PE???!??

R U even a teacher???