“Taupok” was a rather common occurrence in our school previously. In fact, we used to “Taupok” each other everyday. It was not until Mr Teo warned the entire school during morning assembly one day that “Taupok” incidents will not be tolerated. I believe the school only came to light about the seriousness of “Taupok” when my squash mate was injured.
To keep my friend’s identity anonymous, I shall call him B. B is rather small built for our age though he is one of the fittest squash players, his small stature was probably the reason why he was picked on. We were still secondary two then. One day, he was playing in class during the lunch break and all of a sudden, his classmates unanimously turned towards him and shouted “Taupok!” Everyone started pilling up on him against the pillar without having second thoughts about the consequences. Alas one student jumped on him and landed hard on his leg and B’s leg broke. This caused B to have his leg wrapped in a cast for the next few months. It was really a pity for him and a loss for our squash team as he was one of our key players.
For me, I disapprove of “Taupok”. Though it may seem fun, the consequences are dire. Boys are boys, they tend to get a little rough but “Taupok” is going over board. I think a slight whack on the arm is good enough. This case of “Taupok” reflects how the future generation of this society acts without reflecting on the possible outcomes. Everything to them is a joke. Everything should be taken lightly. Nothing should be taken seriously. Just like their attitude towards school work. Parents always nag about how not studying will affect your future but children just think of having fun now and leave future problems aside. They think worrying about the future is unnecessary. I believe this is the outcome of children being brought up in a comfortable society where there is nothing much to worry about as they are pampered by their parents. There was once, my friend was punished by the discipline master for playing his hand phone in class. My friend hurled vulgarities at him, then took out his phone and called his parents to come to school. What shocked me was, his parents instead of scolding him, threatened to sue the discipline master! This kind of upbringing is appalling. This is the reason why youngsters act without thinking as they always think that they will not get into trouble. There will be something to back them up.
Parents should always impart moral values to their children and let them answer for their own mistakes and not try to cover up for them. Only then, will the children learn to behave. Parents covering up for their children will only result in them believing that there are no consequences for misbehaving.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28taupok+terror%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28liew+hanqing+and+shree+ann+mathavan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070427%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070427%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007250@NP07
Sunday, May 13, 2007
sources
the article for "teacher target" is from: The New Paper, 2 May 2007
the article for "taupok terror" is from: The New Paper, 27 Apr 2007
the article for "taupok terror" is from: The New Paper, 27 Apr 2007
Taupok terror
“Taupok” was a rather common occurrence in our school previously. In fact, we used to “Taupok” each other everyday. It was not until Mr Teo warned the entire school during morning assembly one day that “Taupok” incidents will not be tolerated. I believe the school only came to light about the seriousness of “Taupok” when my squash mate was injured.
To keep my friend’s identity anonymous, I shall call him B. B is rather small built for our age though he is one of the fittest squash players, his small stature was probably the reason why he was picked on. We were still secondary two then. One day, he was playing in class during the lunch break and all of a sudden, his classmates unanimously turned towards him and shouted “Taupok!” Everyone started pilling up on him against the pillar without having second thoughts about the consequences. Alas one student jumped on him and landed hard on his leg and B’s leg broke. This caused B to have his leg wrapped in a cast for the next few months. It was really a pity for him and a loss for our squash team as he was one of our key players.
For me, I disapprove of “Taupok”. Though it may seem fun, the consequences are dire. Boys are boys, they tend to get a little rough but “Taupok” is going over board. I think a slight whack on the arm is good enough. This case of “Taupok” reflects how the future generation of this society acts without reflecting on the possible outcomes. Everything to them is a joke. Everything should be taken lightly. Nothing should be taken seriously. Just like their attitude towards school work. Parents always nag about hw not studying will affect your future but children just think of having fun now and leave future problems aside. They think worrying about the future is unnecessary. I believe this is the outcome of children being brought up in a comfortable society where there is nothing much to worry about as they are pampered by their parents. There was once, my friend was punished by the discipline master for playing his hand phone in class. My friend hurled vulgarities at him, then took out his phone and called his parents to come to school. What shocked me was, his parents instead of scolding him, threatened to sue the discipline master! This kind of upbringing is appalling. This is the reason why youngsters act without thinking as they always think that they will not get into trouble. There will be something to back them up.
Parents should always impart moral values to their children and let them answer for their own mistakes and not try to cover up for them. Only then, will the children learn. Or else, every time a child misbehaves, his parents cover up for him, soon he will believe that there are no consequences for misbehaving as whenever he misbehaves he does not get into trouble.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28taupok+terror%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28liew+hanqing+and+shree+ann+mathavan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070427%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070427%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007250@NP07
To keep my friend’s identity anonymous, I shall call him B. B is rather small built for our age though he is one of the fittest squash players, his small stature was probably the reason why he was picked on. We were still secondary two then. One day, he was playing in class during the lunch break and all of a sudden, his classmates unanimously turned towards him and shouted “Taupok!” Everyone started pilling up on him against the pillar without having second thoughts about the consequences. Alas one student jumped on him and landed hard on his leg and B’s leg broke. This caused B to have his leg wrapped in a cast for the next few months. It was really a pity for him and a loss for our squash team as he was one of our key players.
For me, I disapprove of “Taupok”. Though it may seem fun, the consequences are dire. Boys are boys, they tend to get a little rough but “Taupok” is going over board. I think a slight whack on the arm is good enough. This case of “Taupok” reflects how the future generation of this society acts without reflecting on the possible outcomes. Everything to them is a joke. Everything should be taken lightly. Nothing should be taken seriously. Just like their attitude towards school work. Parents always nag about hw not studying will affect your future but children just think of having fun now and leave future problems aside. They think worrying about the future is unnecessary. I believe this is the outcome of children being brought up in a comfortable society where there is nothing much to worry about as they are pampered by their parents. There was once, my friend was punished by the discipline master for playing his hand phone in class. My friend hurled vulgarities at him, then took out his phone and called his parents to come to school. What shocked me was, his parents instead of scolding him, threatened to sue the discipline master! This kind of upbringing is appalling. This is the reason why youngsters act without thinking as they always think that they will not get into trouble. There will be something to back them up.
Parents should always impart moral values to their children and let them answer for their own mistakes and not try to cover up for them. Only then, will the children learn. Or else, every time a child misbehaves, his parents cover up for him, soon he will believe that there are no consequences for misbehaving as whenever he misbehaves he does not get into trouble.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28taupok+terror%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28liew+hanqing+and+shree+ann+mathavan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070427%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070427%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007250@NP07
Teacher target
In the recent spate of incidents about students filming their teachers in class and posting them on YouTube, many people have voiced out their opinions whether students should be allowed to bring hand phones especially those with cameras to school.
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28target+teacher%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28lynette+lim+and+yeh+wei+xuan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070502%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070502%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007563@NP07
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28target+teacher%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28lynette+lim+and+yeh+wei+xuan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070502%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070502%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007563@NP07
Teacher Target
In the recent spate of incidents about students filming their teachers in class and posting them on YouTube, many people have voiced out their opinions whether students should be allowed to bring hand phones especially those with cameras to school.
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28target+teacher%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28lynette+lim+and+yeh+wei+xuan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070502%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070502%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007563@NP07
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
http://enewslink.asia1.com.sg/brsweb/read_1.brsw?this=result&QDT=1&QFLST=HD%3ABY%3AHG%3APD&DB=NP%4007-07&QSTR=%28%28target+teacher%29%29.HD.+AND+%28%28lynette+lim+and+yeh+wei+xuan%29%29.BY.&DTSTR=%28%28PD+%3E=+20070502%29+and+%28PD+%3C=+20070502%29%29&PSZ=10&MAXL=200&SUMY=2&HLT=0&LSTN=0&ID=000007563@NP07
In the recent spate of incidents about students filming their teachers in class and posting them on YouTube, many people have voiced out their opinions whether students should be allowed to bring hand phones especially those with cameras to school.
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
For me, I disapprove of students filming teachers and putting these videos on YouTube. However, I do approve of students bringing hand phones to school. There are reasons to both sides of the story whether filming a teacher is right or wrong. People who approve of it believe that professionally, the teacher should not be afraid of being filmed, especially since he or she is not doing anything wrong. On the other hand, people who oppose it believe in respecting personal rights. In my opinion, personal rights should come above professionalism. According to professionalism, a teacher should not be afraid as long as she did not say anything wrong. However, the teacher may reveal something personal in class and does not want it to be shared. Also, humans are fallible. We do make minor mistakes sometimes. I do not think that such mistakes should be publicised. For example, you were caught cheating during an exam on video. Then someone posted the video on internet and said “don’t ever trust (your name)”, how would you feel? Teachers have the right to punish students accordingly. Students filming instances of teachers punishing their class mates then, crticising teachers are inappropriate.
However, I believe that banning children from bringing hand phones to school is not a good solution. Many parents would agree that children should still be allowed to bring hand phones to school in order for parents to contact them. Schools have responded to this view, saying students are free to use the school’s phone. However, it is impractical especially when the general office most of the time provides only one telephone for the student’s use. Some of my friends receive phone calls from their parents after school everyday especially during exam periods. I can imagine one long line of students queuing in front of the general office. Some students meet their parents after school. Therefore, the need for hand phones to contact their parents. People may say that public phones are available. However, they are rather hard to find. Using public phones to make a call is more expensive and many a times you will find yourself having to change for ten cent coins before making a call.
Then how do we solve this situation? Schools should implement a system whereby everyday, students will deposit their hand phones in a class safe depository before school starts. The lock combination to the safe depository will only be known to the teachers and the class monitor. Students will not be allowed to use hand phones during lesson time unless he or she has a valid reason that is approved by the teacher or monitor. Other than that, students are only allowed to retrieve their hand phones during recess, lunch or after school.
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