Students and social media – a horrible mix. There’s been some conflict between a teacher and a class in school recently. Having heard the teacher’s side of the story, I’m more inclined to believe her because (a) I know the class and it does not surprise me that they act that way and (b) I… Continue reading »
Jul
24
Sexism in the Workplace
I was sorting through some past year O-level oral passages when I noticed one about a Chemistry practical lesson in college. The storyline was basically about two girls who join the lesson. In the passage, it was emphasised twice that the girls were pretty and the key idea in the story was that these two… Continue reading »
Jul
22
No more comics
Because OMIT was dumb (what? Spiderman missing his marriage because he was knocked out? How does that even make sense?) and I hate depressed, walking Superman. I shall instead concentrate on finishing my FMA mangas. At least I know that is going to be good.
Jul
02
I will never watch another Mel Gibson movie
because he is clearly an idiot (to put it nicely).
Jun
21
Plagiarism
To be honest, I have not really been following the whole CHC saga very closely. I have kept an eye on the things unfolding mainly for my own amusement but otherwise, I have not been chasing down blogs or reading much more than the Straits Times. Still, today’s quote in the ST made me react.… Continue reading »
Jun
10
Why do you care what I do in my private life?
Taken from Pharyngula about how teachers often find their freedom restricted (in response to a teacher who got fired for having certain views): And please note, I’m not talking about what you do in the classroom — there are reasonable restrictions on what you can do there, and there is also a specific set of… Continue reading »
Jun
10
The good and the bad
I guess today encapsulated the good and bad of teaching. In the morning, a group of students my colleagues and I were in charge of were told to report to us at a certain time. In the end, the whole group sauntered down half an hour later. Then when they saw us, they neither bothered… Continue reading »
Jun
05
Oil Spill in the Gulf
It makes you want to cry. More here.
May
28
Competition
Life shouldn’t be a competition. And really, it’s one thing to compete to see who has the better life. It’s ridiculous to compete to see whose life is worse. I read the comments on the whole teaching as a career issues on the ST online and I noticed a number of people whose main argument… Continue reading »
May
28
More ST Forum
However, when it comes to managing a family, Singaporean women simply cannot do without maids. They are likely to feel stressed out and sometimes helpless if they must handle the household chores alone. To me, a capable woman is a person who can handle both career and family well. What about a capable man then?… Continue reading »