SINGAPORE - Minister of State for Transport and Finance Josephine Teo updated her Facebook page this morning with further comments on her criticism of OCBC Bank's PSLE Leave Scheme.
In her new posting, she said that people should take time out for any occasion they feel is significant for their families. However, she said she was uncomfortable with the bank's singling out the PSLE, as it implied that it should be the norm for parents to take leave for their children's PSLE.
(She neeeds to understand that HER priority may noto be other people's priority and should be judgemental).
"Speaking as a parent, I can understand that many parents feel anxious. However, by focusing an inordinate amount of attention on PSLE (or any other exam), we stress ourselves and the kids excessively," she wrote.
(Hmm, and who created the problem?)
She added that the PSLE "does determine the secondary school they go to but that itself is not the only thing that determines their future".
(We know she is out of depth with the real world and many other things, with this comment).
She encouraged parents to be there for their children when they are needed, which is not neccessarily during the PSLE. "Don't miss out on all the other times when our presence matters," she wrote.
(Woh, she is now even resorting to telling parents how to raise their children, after both husband and wife have rounded up their 2-income 14-hour days! Isn't she a great mother?)
In her posting yesterday, she had said that the PSLE Leave Scheme was "over-the-top", and was not one of the things she had hoped to see employers doing for their staff.
(Over the top or not is NOT for her to decide. To each his own needs).
TODAY newspaper
In her new posting, she said that people should take time out for any occasion they feel is significant for their families. However, she said she was uncomfortable with the bank's singling out the PSLE, as it implied that it should be the norm for parents to take leave for their children's PSLE.
(She neeeds to understand that HER priority may noto be other people's priority and should be judgemental).
"Speaking as a parent, I can understand that many parents feel anxious. However, by focusing an inordinate amount of attention on PSLE (or any other exam), we stress ourselves and the kids excessively," she wrote.
(Hmm, and who created the problem?)
She added that the PSLE "does determine the secondary school they go to but that itself is not the only thing that determines their future".
(We know she is out of depth with the real world and many other things, with this comment).
She encouraged parents to be there for their children when they are needed, which is not neccessarily during the PSLE. "Don't miss out on all the other times when our presence matters," she wrote.
(Woh, she is now even resorting to telling parents how to raise their children, after both husband and wife have rounded up their 2-income 14-hour days! Isn't she a great mother?)
In her posting yesterday, she had said that the PSLE Leave Scheme was "over-the-top", and was not one of the things she had hoped to see employers doing for their staff.
(Over the top or not is NOT for her to decide. To each his own needs).
TODAY newspaper
