Teachers' mother tongue

[How did you find out?]

Where TTS staff studied?

[hard to believe]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

[To: How did you find]

Where TTS staff studied?

It is on their own web site.  Interestingly, one of them is a medical doctor who has given up medicine to become a primary school teacher!.

[To PP]

Where on the website? I can't see any staff lists with where they studied listed?

[PPS.]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

Don't worry, it's what I call 'primary parent syndrome' - they'll get over it once their kids get into secondary and do everything possible to avoid their parents so much as setting foot on school premises unless it's parent's evening.     

[openminded acceptance]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

Don't worry, it's what I call 'primary parent syndrome' - they'll get over it once their kids get into secondary and do everything possible to avoid their parents so much as setting foot on school premises unless it's parent's evening.     

Yes, and no. Or raise little miniatures who will judge and discriminate based on the same things, since they have been raised on this home culture. Certain parents actually want it this way. It keeps the bloodlines "untainted". 

[to admittedly]

You forgot to mention the ones with degrees from Cambridge.  In NZ teaching used to be done in specialist Teacher Training Colleges.  This is very much a poly setting.  The colleges have now been taken over by universities such as Auckland.  Not sure if the course is different, but the thing about Polys is that they have classroom type teaching style rather than a lecture one.  I for one can't see what's wrong with that as i believe it's far better for learning. 

Bogan is not necessarily about where people come from.  It's more about behaviour - loud mouthed, swear a lot, drink beer out of cans (BBQ in backyard is ok, of course!) dress in short skirts with fat thigh level tattoos 

[Tanglin Staff resumes!]

Where on the website? I can't see any staff lists with where they studied listed?

At the bottom of TTS home page, there is a link to"Our Community".  click on that and then click on "staff" and down the bottom you will see "Please click here to view "Teacher Profiles 2010-2011"."

[happyparent]

OFS Parent, you should judge the teachers based on their teaching experience and qualifications and not their accents. As long as the teachers speak grammatically correct English, their accents shouldn't matter. When you put your child in an international school, you have to be aware that even the other children there speak with different accents. Some children in the class may be from non-English speaking countries and may even speak in "broken English". What about the school bus driver, bus ladies, cleaners and school canteen vendors? They all speak "broken English" and with heavy accents. By living in Singapore and sending our children to a multi-cultural school, we have to accept such environmental and social influences. Your child would be exposed to a Singaporean environment and Singaporean and other non-native English accents. I think you should place more importance on correct grammar rather than the accent. Having said all that, my 3 children have been in OFS for the past 6 years and they have non-native English speakers as their teachers. Besides the qualifications and experience of the teachers, I am pleased with their enthusiasm for teaching and the attention the teachers have shown my children. As for looking at the power point slide while talking, maybe the teachers just wanted to make sure that they did not miss out on any of the information. I have attended their talks in the past and I am sure after a long day with 20+ kindergarterners it can be mentally draining to deliver a speech from memory.

[hairy ang moh]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

Don't worry, it's what I call 'primary parent syndrome' - they'll get over it once their kids get into secondary and do everything possible to avoid their parents so much as setting foot on school premises unless it's parent's evening.     

Yes, and no. Or raise little miniatures who will judge and discriminate based on the same things, since they have been raised on this home culture. Certain parents actually want it this way. It keeps the bloodlines "untainted". 

oh, you mean the chinese?

[shudder]

OP

So would a German accent be OK? French? Scottish? Cockney? North American redneck? Valley girl? Jersey girl (well, really just the tri-state area, but let's not be picky)? Where does the line get drawn?

Certainly not American woman - a whining nasal sound that makes my skin crawl  (the American teenage chaunteuses are even worse....)

[What's in a name?]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

They are teaching our kids their strange accents and taking up all the apartments in the east coast.  

Whatever next?


Don't worry, it's what I call 'primary parent syndrome' - they'll get over it once their kids get into secondary and do everything possible to avoid their parents so much as setting foot on school premises unless it's parent's evening.     

Yes, and no. Or raise little miniatures who will judge and discriminate based on the same things, since they have been raised on this home culture. Certain parents actually want it this way. It keeps the bloodlines "untainted". 

[I'm confused]

It is a wonder that some of you ever leave hallowed western shores and come out to the dreadful east where your children may be exposed to a myriad different accents. I don't know if you even realise how you sound. I don't care what accent the teacher speaks in, as long as it is comprehensible and grammatically correct. All over the world, I see Asians - Chinese and Indians alike, shining in their respective fields. One can argue whether they have got where they are because of or inspite of their 'rote-learning' backgrounds, sure, but if my child gets a teacher who  can bring to her job,even half the passion many Asians are bringing to the various fields they are in, I'd be happy.

They are teaching our kids their strange accents and taking up all the apartments in the east coast.  

Whatever next?


Don't worry, it's what I call 'primary parent syndrome' - they'll get over it once their kids get into secondary and do everything possible to avoid their parents so much as setting foot on school premises unless it's parent's evening.     

Yes, and no. Or raise little miniatures who will judge and discriminate based on the same things, since they have been raised on this home culture. Certain parents actually want it this way. It keeps the bloodlines "untainted". 

what was the point of just reposting what everyone else has said without adding anything further 

[Yes she was]

and still is a feral bogan.      Didn't care for children at all ( was seen to be abusive and nasty to them) and had her own agenda which didn't include quality education. Looked like she had just come from the beach on a bad day. Why was she employed and allowed to continue to be employed being so negligent and unprofessional? I hear another school employed her without getting a reference! omg!

[all about money!!]

Come on, people! Have you not worked out yet that these schools do not care about your child's education? Lots of Asian/Indian teachers and crappy, inexperienced teachers at your school? No kidding! They work on local contracts or get paid garbage because they're fresh out of school themselves.

The worst teacher my children ever had was Indian. One of my children was continuously bullied by her. Not that the school cared at all. She even admitted hitting my child once. Had nothing AT ALL to do with her nationality and everything to do with the fact that the school didn't want to replace a trailing spouse on their staff and pay appropriate benefits to someone decent. She is still there, we (obviously) are not.