I don't know if I should be blogging about this since this topic is too sensitive to blog about given the nature of my job and all. However, I was disturbed by the videos I watched. From a human point of view, I feel sad and angry that the code of ethics wasn't being practiced by the teacher. We don't know her side of the story but what I do know is that no child should be treated that way. Be it from parents, teachers, caregivers or helpers. From our end, we can only sympathize and pray that the child will get better. InsyaAllah.
However, I hope this won't be an avenue for people to start demoralizing early childhood educators in Singapore. I know many teachers who work their butts off to provide what's best for their children and never fail to have their children's interest at heart. So let's not generalize. Let's just hope that whatever happens, would be the best for all parties. <3
By Walter Sim
SINGAPORE - The childcare teacher who allegedly dragged a three-year-old boy across the floor and caused him to fracture his shin had 16 years of experience in the preschool sector.
Get the full story from The Straits Times.
The woman, who was arrested by the police on Sunday, was a "qualified diploma trained teacher" who joined My First Skool in 2009 from another operator, who had not had any prior complaints, said Ms Geraldine Lee, chief human resource officer of NTUC First Campus, which runs My First Skool, at a press conference on Sunday.
The incident that had been caught on closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) showed the woman slamming a child repeatedly onto the ground.
The incident is believed to have happened at a Toa Payoh childcare centre.
In the video, a child is seen running up to a woman in a classroom, who grabs him by the arms. She seems to be lecturing the child.
After awhile, she drags the child to the back of the classroom and slams him onto the ground. She does it at least twice before she pins the child to the ground and speaks to him again. She can also be seen slapping the boy.
Later, she leaves the child in the corner and walks away.
There are more children and at least two other adults in the background.
In a second video of the same incident, the child can be seen struggling to his feet. He tries to stand up while leaning on a table for support, but is unable to do so.
In a Facebook post, the person who posted the incident, Bogues Love, said: "Hi all, thank you for showing my husband and I with all the well wishes and support. We really appreciate it a lot. But we are both sad that our son will be celebrating his birthday on the 30th July 2013 in a leg cast. We wanted to celebrate his birthday at his school but I guess that it would not be happening. "
She added that he kept waking up every half hour, screaming in pain.
Retrieved from: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130707-435315.html
No comments:
Post a Comment