tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post5390927699864834682..comments2024-03-28T22:56:40.743+08:00Comments on Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Student to teacher ratioTan Kin Lianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00617069056914635271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-35548136606039467632018-07-15T08:54:24.260+08:002018-07-15T08:54:24.260+08:00Actually nowadays for most pri and sec schools, th...Actually nowadays for most pri and sec schools, the class sizes are around 20-25 pupils.<br /><br />Some teachers are not form teachers i.e. they aren't in charge of a specific class.<br /><br />Many teachers also teach multiple classes e.g. 2nd language, upper sec & JC subjects.<br /><br />Of course, there are some teachers with bad discipline problems, MCs, frequent leave taking during school terms, unwilling to be form teachers without good reasons etc. Usually principals make the difference. A school with its principal is like a ship with its captain.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938450718690565242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-12789905688247091622018-07-14T01:05:34.760+08:002018-07-14T01:05:34.760+08:00Are these 2 numbers comparable? Using a figure of ...Are these 2 numbers comparable? Using a figure of 455K/33K = 13.8 to compare to a class size of 40 seems to implicitly suggest that only 1 teacher handles a class size of 13.8... But of course several teachers have to teach a class... which would push up the class size estimation using this student-teacher ratio metric. In any case, I believe the statistics do show average class sizes from Primary to JC.... reaching a high of 37.0 at P3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-42335431025320218192018-07-13T18:49:59.920+08:002018-07-13T18:49:59.920+08:00Hi Mr Tan,
You know what they say about statistic...Hi Mr Tan,<br /><br />You know what they say about statistics.<br /><br />My aunt is a retired teacher but she still works as an adjunct (locum) teacher. In the schools where she works, on any school day, there are at least 5 of such locum teachers.<br /><br />Imagine officially so many MOE teachers but still need so many locum or part-time teachers who are not part of the official stats.<br /><br />Reasons are many: some "teachers" don't teach but are involved with research or policy work in MOE. Many take advantage of the iron rice bowl employment to maximise maternity / paternity leave. Thus the need for many locum teachers. My aunt also said many teachers nowadays tend to take a lot of MCs too. And not uncommon to know of teachers taking 6-12 months no-pay leave. Aft the end of the day, the job is still there for them.<br /><br />Teaching has become a hidden secret for those who want plenty of work-life balance. Salaries are good too, with starting salaries close to $4k depending on type of degree.<br /><br />Yes you hear about some teachers very siong life, but usually those are elite schools or those principals siao on trying to maximise promotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com