We Care Tuition Agency: July 2008

Should Schools spend on Renovation and Repainting?

A conducive environment is important for studying. But what is the extent to which the hefty spending on beautifying schools can be justified?

The Ministry of Education, Singapore has an ongoing programme called Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing Schools (PRIME) Launched in 1999, the primary purpose was to "to ensure that all students have access to facilities that can support a wide range of educational programmes."

Recently I had a conversation with a student who graduated from a Secondary school in Sengkang. Her school was new (younger than 7 years old) but had been repainted several times. She noticed that the repainting was done when the surrounding HDB flats were repainted.

I had also heard comments that physical beauty of the school is a good testimonial of the school and a good showcase. The experience of a visitor would cast a good impression. Grades and Discipline of students, shaft it aside and we'll talk about it another day.

Which leaves one to ponder how much aesthetics matter upon education?

Reference:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/prime/

Labels: Schools

Teacher Biasness

Erik M. Dell

Unfortunately teachers can become biased as the school semester drags along. Certain students became hard to deal with while others are accepting of the challenge and excited to be in school. You don't want to be biased but then again you want someone to get excited about what you are teaching. You want class participation, you want enthusiasm.

Teachers have a hard job and they are frequently underpaid then they are asked to deal with all sorts of problems while they are trying hard to treat the other 20 kids equally. In the end the teacher must be hard on themselves and cognizant of their effect on students from their biasness.

Students can become more alienated from the class if they feel the teacher is shunning them. Conversely the favored student can grow with this newfound attention. That may seem like a good thing but lets not forget there are many other kids in class, each of them deserving of the attention and time of the teacher. Biased teachers can have a huge impact on the development of a student through high school even affecting his future education goals.

Labels: Students, Teachers

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