Last Updated on 2016-07-21 , 4:07 pm
It’s a sad thing, really, watching the quality of (some of) our educators plummet to what it is today.
Just a few days ago, a teacher was suspended for publicly shaming a young boy by putting a “girl hair clip” on him.
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This time, a schoolteacher from Gongshang Primary is in hot water for resorting to abusive punishment of her students.
Daphne Ling, owner of parenting blog Mother, Inc, recently published a blog post that included details about a teacher who has been “abusing the kids in her class both physically and emotionally for several months”.
Ling was especially concerned due to the fact that her kids go the same school, though they have not personally experienced the abuse.
Here is the list of incidents that allegedly took place.
1. Forced students to kneel.
On two separate occasions, students were forced to kneel down next to her desk in full view of the entire class. Their mistake? Being “difficult”.
2. Made student swear not to misbehave.
Thankfully, this is several notches down from kneeling. One kid was made to stand in front of the class, put up three fingers, and swear that he would never misbehave again.
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3. Called students’ names and hurled verbal abuses.
One time, a myopic student walked up to the front of the class to have a closer look at the whiteboard and got scolded for that. When he explained his poor eyesight, this is what she had to say.
“Too bad that you can’t see, go get new specs!”
On a separate occasion, another student did the same thing and was told:
“Go back to your seat! Go get new specs, you don’t have money to buy one?!”
Students who forgot to bring their science books were also called “retarded monkeys“. Guess what – this insult happens to be the tamest of this list.
4. Threw actual objects at students.
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So far, the brazen teacher has thrown a stapler, water bottle, and several markers in the direction of kids whom she deemed deserved it.
One of the markers actually struck a child on the lip.
Here was her defence: the marker slipped out of her hand and accidentally hit the child in the face.
Apparently, it’s gotten so bad that students have to stay alert and dodge when it happens. Never thought there’d be a day this happens in Singapore.
5. Called a Christian student a “disgrace to God”.
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Bringing up religion? Definitely a big no-no.
On several occasions, she publicly shamed a student whom she knew was a Christian, and told him that he was a “disgrace to God”.
Her statement was so emotionally traumatic that upon returning home that day, the kid held his Bible, went to the store room alone and sobbed.
6. Threatened students who complained to parents.
Upon discovering that the school had received complaints from worried parents, the teacher decided to scare them into submission.
“I KNOW SOMEBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT ME. I WILL NOT SAY YOUR NAME BUT I KNOW WHO IT IS…”
Some netizens expressed their concern regarding her abusive tendencies, with one Facebook user commenting that “abuse should never be tolerated or excused”, and advised her to “seek help”.
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Others questioned her communication capabilities.
But others felt that it was “tough” on her to maintain order in the classroom when students were so “playful and talkative”.
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The teacher has been suspended for now as investigations continue.
Top Image: Facebook (Gongshang Primary School Alumni)
This post was first published on goodyfeed.com
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