I am a Elite Teacher

[niterage05]

If any of you have this mentality..
Please do me a favour..
Dont ever think of becoming a teacher..

Got this from a blog, "random thoughts from a free thinker"; it was translated from a column in zaobao.
Summary of the column: It is the reflection of a principal/HOD, on meeting a new teacher freshly graduated from NIE, who refused to teach in a

Comments

[aikidrake]

hmm i think tht thre are various kinds of teachers for different students?
like for me i dun mind teaching the so called "challenging students" cause it is rewarding in its own right thought it is emotionally draining. As such, my preference is for teaching gp since its more intellectually rewarding as i dun like classroom managment.

wht i do object is the way he prematurely judges other students. its ppl like tht tht results in students internalising tht they cannot do better... and like if he is so elitish, shouldn't he be able to perform so understandingly well tht hr post him to his ideal sch? not sure about this point but wht i understand from past conversations is tht if u teaching sec sch english if u are like honors or top the cohert the likelihood of teaching gp is higher? so ya his attitude sux

[seaweeds]

actually I would chuck him in to those high end "elite" schools - he will be chewed up and spat out by students and parents who will always second guess his "teaching" .. lollll

[aikidrake]

lolz! wonder if tht is happening to him now? :P

[seaweeds]

a healthy and hearty serving of just desserts ! loll

[xiangwei279]

it makes me wonder if MOE actually (because of their elitist mentality too) rejects the kinds of people who CAN actually teach these students and maybe even empathize..

[xiangwei279]

I doubt so. Many types of teachers to suit many types of students. Actually, the best teacher is one who can teach all kinds of students. Well.

[xiangwei279]

the best employee is also someone who can be a great worker, a great manager but a lousy boss

but yea. good systems try to put the correct people in the appropriate places, i think.

[menglang]

nice entry, thanks for sharing