Are Sg Teachers Underpaid Vs Mini$ters?

[makapaaa]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM writing to share my concern about the rising number of children receiving private tuition to supplement their education in school.
Looking through advertisements posted by tuition agencies, one cannot help but notice their promotion of 'current MOE school teachers' in their ranks.
I would like to understand the Ministry of Education's (MOE) rules on such practices by its teachers. Given their complaints of a heavy workload and all, how do they find time to moonlight?
Moonlighting is generally unacceptable in employment contracts. Does MOE's contract with teachers forbid this practice?
In addition, there is the offence of undeclared income by teachers, which should be subject to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore rules. This is because current 'market rates' for MOE teachers can range from $80 to $100 an hour.
My concerns extend further to the possible impact of such arrangements:
- Teachers developing biased relationships with students to whom they give private tuition;
- Teachers burdened with extra workload and unable to perform during school hours; and
- High expenses for parents who feel the need to bridge the 'unfair' advantage their peers' children have in private tuition.
MOE should clarify its stance. Teachers who violate the code of conduct should be punished.
Lastly, the number of children who have tuition has risen, showing they do not understand their schoolwork. This means either the curriculum is too difficult or the teachers are not effective. Why should I send my children to school and still have to coach them until 10pm every night?
Cheong Peng Tat

 

[singveld]

at least MOE not invaded by too many FT.

 

[myo539]

Obviously this Cheong fellow only knows how to talk cock and has little up his brain. Probably his child is in the Technical Stream or last in the class he can't afford to pay for additional help. He wants MOE to clarify when MOE has already clarified this million of times and probably all this information can be found on their website too.

"Moonlighting is generally unacceptable in employment contracts. Does MOE's contract with teachers forbid this practice?"
Teachers cannot take more more than 6 hours a week of extra employment outside - be in tutoring, or other consultancy work.
"Teachers developing biased relationships with students to whom they give private tuition"
Teachers cannot give paid tuition to their own pupils or from the same school she is teaching. Period.

"Teachers burdened with extra workload and unable to perform during school hours"

KNN many teachers also have to go home and cook, serve the husband, look after their kids - they are burdened. Ask all these teachers to quit teaching???

"High expenses for parents who feel the need to bridge the 'unfair' advantage their peers' children have in private tuition."
No one has forced their children to have tuitions. So where does the high expenses come from?

In China, Taiwan and Japan parents send their children to study extra till late into the evening. They don't KPKB because they want their children to be better. They don't' blame their government for making their children study harder.

This Cheong fellow probably cheong too much and has little time for his own children.

 

[cleareyes]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM writing to share my concern about the rising number of children receiving private tuition to supplement their education in school.
Looking through advertisements posted by tuition agencies, one cannot help but notice their promotion of 'current MOE school teachers' in their ranks.
I would like to understand the Ministry of Education's (MOE) rules on such practices by its teachers. Given their complaints of a heavy workload and all, how do they find time to moonlight?
Moonlighting is generally unacceptable in employment contracts. Does MOE's contract with teachers forbid this practice?
In addition, there is the offence of undeclared income by teachers, which should be subject to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore rules. This is because current 'market rates' for MOE teachers can range from $80 to $100 an hour.
My concerns extend further to the possible impact of such arrangements:
- Teachers developing biased relationships with students to whom they give private tuition;
- Teachers burdened with extra workload and unable to perform during school hours; and
- High expenses for parents who feel the need to bridge the 'unfair' advantage their peers' children have in private tuition.
MOE should clarify its stance. Teachers who violate the code of conduct should be punished.
Lastly, the number of children who have tuition has risen, showing they do not understand their schoolwork. This means either the curriculum is too difficult or the teachers are not effective. Why should I send my children to school and still have to coach them until 10pm every night?
Cheong Peng Tat

1stly teachers are not underpaid

2ndly, its common and normal for people who can earn more to earn more.

If anyone doesnt understand that, it shows a strong lack of EQ.