Singapore teachers youngest and most hardworking
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Singapore teachers among the youngest in the world, but also among the most hardworking
SINGAPORE - Singapore's 33,000-strong teaching force is among the youngest in the world - 36 years old compared with 43 on average worldwide - but they are well-trained before going into the classrooms, seek continual training and feel valued by society, according to a global survey of teachers
The five-yearly Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) that saw 34 countries taking part last year, also found Singapore teachers among the most hardworking. The 3,109 lower secondary teachers from 159 school who participated in the study said they worked 48 hours a week on average, 10 hours more than the Talis average of 38 hours. The hours included teaching time as well as time spent on planning for lessons, student counselling and running co-curricular activities.
Those surveyed reported spending eight hours a week on average on planning their lessons, nine hours a week on marking and five hours a week on administrative work. Teachers from the other countries surveyed spent an average of seven hours on lesson planning, five hours on marking and three hours a week on administrative matters. Japanese teachers reported working even longer hours - 54 hours in a week, while American teachers reported working 45 hours a week and Australians, 43 hours a week, in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development survey.
The survey asked teachers about their work including their initial teacher education and professional development, what sort of appraisal and feedback they get, the school climate, their school heads and about their instructional beliefs and teaching practices.
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Replace "hardworking" with "overworked" and you got it right. And the worst part is, most of this forced, meaningless and unnecessary work isn't even for the benefit of students.
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flooding -> ponding
train fault, service disruption -> commuters greeted with clear blue skies, slow trains
sinkhole -> localised depression
overworked -> most hardworking
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good to have such hardworking teachers, im still friends with my secondary school teacher.
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wat a contrast http://sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/485485
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Hardworking now, Burnt out later.
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'hardworking' is a vague term.
If the teacher is only working hard - regarding teaching more as a job than as a profession - they may simply ignore students who fall behind the rest and are not able to keep up with their pace.
In my opinion, a good teacher should be one who cares for how every student performs in his/her studies, homework, tests and examinations, instead of put weaker students out of sight (and out of mind) and only care for students who they think can deliver results.
In short, teachers should never be bias, nor have prejudice on any student, no matter how bad labels are on the student. While they work hard, they should ensure that every student is able to follow.
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A sec school teacher has more than 200 students to teach in all. Class size is simply too large and there is no personal attention.
The MOE syllabus is a big cramming exercise. There will always be some students who are not book-inclined.
A teacher also needs work-life balance. A teacher is also a human being, with a minority prone to misjudgments.