(2007/06) June 2007 MTB
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milky, i weaned mine off the breast when he was abt 8 mths old, when the teeth were growing (dun wanna get bitten!!)...nowadays normally, i'll switch off all lights, give him his last feed and let him dozed off...yes, try pacifier, last time he used to need to suckle to fall asleep, after tha i tried pacifier and it did the job too 
irene, i'll take tha as a compliment
irene, i'll take tha as a compliment
chewy_ring
Active Member
milky ,
me a teacher .. what level and subjects are u gg to teach ?? hmm ..u asking a few qns ....
"get burnt out and weekends spent on marking etc. leaving you little energy and time on your kid9s)"
Actually the marking load depends on you .. if u can managed to finish the marking in school .. please dun bring back home ... cos really no time to mark at home if u haev kids .. weekends are luxury and holidays too for teac hers who finish their jobs in school .. depneds on how efficient u are ..
also .. is it tough ?? hmm .. if u enjoy teaching , the work is so much better than office bound job .. interation with the children is the best .. try to enjoy thou they might disappoint u sometimes ... or u might have bad days ...
I am not selling u to teaching .. haha .. since i am leaving the teaching sector for my kids for sometime ... but u must enjoy teching to be in this line else ... everyday will be a dread .. especially if u are bonded .. and cannot break bond .. keke ..
me a teacher .. what level and subjects are u gg to teach ?? hmm ..u asking a few qns ....
"get burnt out and weekends spent on marking etc. leaving you little energy and time on your kid9s)"
Actually the marking load depends on you .. if u can managed to finish the marking in school .. please dun bring back home ... cos really no time to mark at home if u haev kids .. weekends are luxury and holidays too for teac hers who finish their jobs in school .. depneds on how efficient u are ..
also .. is it tough ?? hmm .. if u enjoy teaching , the work is so much better than office bound job .. interation with the children is the best .. try to enjoy thou they might disappoint u sometimes ... or u might have bad days ...
I am not selling u to teaching .. haha .. since i am leaving the teaching sector for my kids for sometime ... but u must enjoy teching to be in this line else ... everyday will be a dread .. especially if u are bonded .. and cannot break bond .. keke ..
Hi qiuling! thanks! if i take it up, then will be sent to primary school, so that'll be english, maths, science and whatever else i guess?
you're leaving the teaching sector for your kids for sometime? Going back to teaching again after that?
Can you remember how was contract teaching like? Actually, just found out that i'm about 10 weeks preggy so wondering if a new job at this point is sensible. I've tried contacting the MOE HR people, but they seem to be MIA. Need to ask them so many questions before I sign the contract! Eg., Would I be entitled to ML if i start work on 2 Jan..?
Do you feel exhausted at the end of every work day? How's the work load like during sch holz?
Thanks so much!
you're leaving the teaching sector for your kids for sometime? Going back to teaching again after that?
Can you remember how was contract teaching like? Actually, just found out that i'm about 10 weeks preggy so wondering if a new job at this point is sensible. I've tried contacting the MOE HR people, but they seem to be MIA. Need to ask them so many questions before I sign the contract! Eg., Would I be entitled to ML if i start work on 2 Jan..?
Do you feel exhausted at the end of every work day? How's the work load like during sch holz?
Thanks so much!
dryperbaby
Active Member
Hi milky, another teacher is here... but now I am on no pay leave. will only be back to work next year Sept... i take no pay leave to be with my kids...
Being a teacher-mummy, can be really tough... before i was a mummy, i will bring my work home and even work on weekends... after i gave birth to my first child, i make sure, i will prepare one week of lesson plans on every friday (usually friday is a short day and not much activities)... that is inclusive of all the worksheets I will need for the classes that I will teach... so weekend is free to be with my gal... marking all is done at work... never bring home any after i have a child...
Contract teaching is usually full load, your hours will be same as trained teachers, u will have cca and all... but much more relaxing because i dun think you will be a form teacher, at most co-form teacher only...
when i was preggy with my second child, it can be quite exhausting walking ard, going up and down the stairs... standing most of the time... and the heat is killing me... i will perspire alot... after a day work, I am usually so tired but when I am back home, after a shower, I will have some energy for my gal...
Now still on npl... next year Jan I will be taking my masters... so hopefully by the time I am back to work, I will be able to cope with my studies and eventually settle into my teaching job back smoothly... now taking one thing at the time...
I dunno if teaching job is suitable for you... because this qn you will need to answer for yourself... for me I am just fated to be a teacher after trying out so many jobs... so I guess I am here to stay...
Good luck on your decision.
Being a teacher-mummy, can be really tough... before i was a mummy, i will bring my work home and even work on weekends... after i gave birth to my first child, i make sure, i will prepare one week of lesson plans on every friday (usually friday is a short day and not much activities)... that is inclusive of all the worksheets I will need for the classes that I will teach... so weekend is free to be with my gal... marking all is done at work... never bring home any after i have a child...
Contract teaching is usually full load, your hours will be same as trained teachers, u will have cca and all... but much more relaxing because i dun think you will be a form teacher, at most co-form teacher only...
when i was preggy with my second child, it can be quite exhausting walking ard, going up and down the stairs... standing most of the time... and the heat is killing me... i will perspire alot... after a day work, I am usually so tired but when I am back home, after a shower, I will have some energy for my gal...
Now still on npl... next year Jan I will be taking my masters... so hopefully by the time I am back to work, I will be able to cope with my studies and eventually settle into my teaching job back smoothly... now taking one thing at the time...
I dunno if teaching job is suitable for you... because this qn you will need to answer for yourself... for me I am just fated to be a teacher after trying out so many jobs... so I guess I am here to stay...
Good luck on your decision.
durianmousse
New Member
milky,
According to Govt IM, a govt servant may qualify for Maternity Leave, if the date of appointment is at least 90 calendar days preceding the date of confinement.
If there are no specific clauses in your contractual terms stating otherwise, and that you enjoy the same benefits as what a full time govt servant gets, then I believe ML is in also. Get it clarified before you sign anything though.
If you are having difficulties getting in touch with the HR people, maybe you will want to try emailing your queries to the moe's general enquiries email address, as i think there's a timeline for service replies.
According to Govt IM, a govt servant may qualify for Maternity Leave, if the date of appointment is at least 90 calendar days preceding the date of confinement.
If there are no specific clauses in your contractual terms stating otherwise, and that you enjoy the same benefits as what a full time govt servant gets, then I believe ML is in also. Get it clarified before you sign anything though.
If you are having difficulties getting in touch with the HR people, maybe you will want to try emailing your queries to the moe's general enquiries email address, as i think there's a timeline for service replies.
powerpuffs
Active Member
good morning ladies!!
irene
are u signing up joshua for d act3 class.. sounds fun...
milky
another teacher in this thread... im not a teacher but i tink u gotta try out den u r able to know if u can take d pressure and workload... as different ppl threshold differs... one may feel too pressurise d other may tink its acceptable... most important is urself knowing wat you wana do and believe u r doing for good cause bah...
as for the ML, its better to call up and clarify b4 u sign as mentioned by wee
irene
are u signing up joshua for d act3 class.. sounds fun...
milky
another teacher in this thread... im not a teacher but i tink u gotta try out den u r able to know if u can take d pressure and workload... as different ppl threshold differs... one may feel too pressurise d other may tink its acceptable... most important is urself knowing wat you wana do and believe u r doing for good cause bah...
as for the ML, its better to call up and clarify b4 u sign as mentioned by wee
Dear lovely mummies!
Wow! so many of you here
Dryper baby: thanks so much for sharing your personal experience. Sounds like contract teaching is going to be tough for me, especially since i'll be about 4 months preggy (the symptoms are quite strong with frequent headaches etc.)if i do start in January. I think i need to rethink my priorities. Being a teacher sounds like it's going to both physically and mentally draining, especially for a not exactly very young mum me with an active toddler and baby in utero...
So dryper baby's a mid career switcher too. My job now allows me lots of time with my family cos' it's a 9-5 sorta job with absolutely nothing for me to take home to do but can get a little boring that's why the thought of switching to teaching... What do you say it's fated that you teach? You love the interaction with the kids and derive extreme satisfaction from seeing them learn and blossom?
Hello wee and powerpuff mummies
Emailed the MOE general addy twice- 4 days ago and on friday but the general email people have not replied. Called the general line and requested for the HR people to call me back but have not heard from them... Called the personal lines toom but no one's ever there. Goodness. Stranded.
Thanks, lovely mummies.
Wow! so many of you here
Dryper baby: thanks so much for sharing your personal experience. Sounds like contract teaching is going to be tough for me, especially since i'll be about 4 months preggy (the symptoms are quite strong with frequent headaches etc.)if i do start in January. I think i need to rethink my priorities. Being a teacher sounds like it's going to both physically and mentally draining, especially for a not exactly very young mum me with an active toddler and baby in utero...
So dryper baby's a mid career switcher too. My job now allows me lots of time with my family cos' it's a 9-5 sorta job with absolutely nothing for me to take home to do but can get a little boring that's why the thought of switching to teaching... What do you say it's fated that you teach? You love the interaction with the kids and derive extreme satisfaction from seeing them learn and blossom?
Hello wee and powerpuff mummies
Thanks, lovely mummies.
dryperbaby
Active Member
hi milky,
yup it can be physically, mentally and emotionally draining... physically because you will need to walk and stand most of the time... mentally because you gotta think on your feet and make decisions in a split seconds in classrooms if things does not goes as what you plan and emotionally because sometimes, your students just dun wanna listen and when you scold them and tell them what is right, they blame you for that, it is kind of sad... so usually i will not be too emotionally attached like I used to... it is a baggage for me...
I am fated to teach because everytime I applied for different type of jobs, the job that respond to my application will always be teaching jobs... I have taught in private schools... one for little children and another to conduct enrichments classes for schools... but the workloads are crazee and the hours are crazee and the people are horrible so I surrender and applied to MOE and I got the job... so i think it is really fated somehow... i love to interact with the students, definitely when they excel in their work I am so happy for them...
why dun you stay in your current job... sounds relaxing especially since you are preggy... maybe you stick around till you gave birth and rethink again about switching.... because it can be stressful to switch jobs when you are preggy... u dun want the stress to affect ur baby...
milky, if you wanna HR email, I have one HR person that I always email too... I can pm you her email address...
yup it can be physically, mentally and emotionally draining... physically because you will need to walk and stand most of the time... mentally because you gotta think on your feet and make decisions in a split seconds in classrooms if things does not goes as what you plan and emotionally because sometimes, your students just dun wanna listen and when you scold them and tell them what is right, they blame you for that, it is kind of sad... so usually i will not be too emotionally attached like I used to... it is a baggage for me...
I am fated to teach because everytime I applied for different type of jobs, the job that respond to my application will always be teaching jobs... I have taught in private schools... one for little children and another to conduct enrichments classes for schools... but the workloads are crazee and the hours are crazee and the people are horrible so I surrender and applied to MOE and I got the job... so i think it is really fated somehow... i love to interact with the students, definitely when they excel in their work I am so happy for them...
why dun you stay in your current job... sounds relaxing especially since you are preggy... maybe you stick around till you gave birth and rethink again about switching.... because it can be stressful to switch jobs when you are preggy... u dun want the stress to affect ur baby...
milky, if you wanna HR email, I have one HR person that I always email too... I can pm you her email address...
Hi dryperbabe!
So nice to hear from you again
I think the HR people are in charge of different areas and the one you always email might not respond or get pissed off.. i'll try calling them again later. The dateline to reply 'Vital' is tomorrow Maybe i'm not fated to teach afterall. The timing's just so wrong, somehow... Thanks, dryperbaby for your advice and all. Your students are indeed lucky to have you as their teacher. Maybe I should just stay on in my current job afterall. hmmm...
So nice to hear from you again
Maybe i'm not fated to teach afterall. The timing's just so wrong, somehow... Thanks, dryperbaby for your advice and all. Your students are indeed lucky to have you as their teacher. Maybe I should just stay on in my current job afterall. hmmm...dryperbaby
Active Member
milky, not a problem... if you really need the email address just let me know... I dun think she will be pissed off... if she is not in charge of your area, at least she can refer you to the correct person in charge...
gingerleaf
New Member
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wannabmummy
New Member
Irene,
Jovial where got attend.. am the one attend leh.. he was running all over the class..
Jovial where got attend.. am the one attend leh.. he was running all over the class..
thejfamily
New Member
hihi... long time no chat ladies...
so long didn't come to forum le, and here seems quieter wor...
yup, ACT3 - don't think Javier will enjoy... infact can see he's abit frighten of the teacher... after awhile, he ran ard the class and keep banging on the door... i think he can't wait to get out!
so long didn't come to forum le, and here seems quieter wor...
yup, ACT3 - don't think Javier will enjoy... infact can see he's abit frighten of the teacher... after awhile, he ran ard the class and keep banging on the door... i think he can't wait to get out!
morning ladies!
back @ work and i'm here again!! *happy*
back from bkk...luckily came back on mon nite, if not i'll be stucked in bkk...
milky, good to see tha the teachers here replied u on ur query...congrats on ur pregnancy
spin, good tha u can tbf here now on daily feed...can work on the extra milk slowly...good job
pinkzee, how are u? any MS?
back @ work and i'm here again!! *happy*
back from bkk...luckily came back on mon nite, if not i'll be stucked in bkk...
milky, good to see tha the teachers here replied u on ur query...congrats on ur pregnancy
spin, good tha u can tbf here now on daily feed...can work on the extra milk slowly...good job
pinkzee, how are u? any MS?
cary
Active Member
haha ya man!
ahwhhahah ... so did the 2 "excess baggage" behave well? Manila is alright ... much better than the last time I was here in 2005. Yes, shopping is buay pai
bought 2 pairs of shoes last night and more shopping tonight keke ... also bought clothes for Ian from Gingersnaps (one of my fav brands) - Gingersnaps is a Manila brand and it's so much cheaper here!!!
ahwhhahah ... so did the 2 "excess baggage" behave well? Manila is alright ... much better than the last time I was here in 2005. Yes, shopping is buay pai
cary, the older one kept asking when are we going back and kept pestering my mum at nite and dun let her sleep...younger one was ok, super friendly to everyone, kept smiling to strangers lor...but he cried buckets on the flight back as he was sleepy and the ear pressure kept irritating him! hehe... wahhh, sounds like great shopping...envy envy
irene, dun want to kena stucked there la...so troublesome leh with the "excess baggages"...
cary, my mum didnt sleep well for first nite...2nd day she very clever liao, made my dad walk walk walk the whole day till he KOed immediately after he showered when we reached the hotel...hehe
cary, my mum didnt sleep well for first nite...2nd day she very clever liao, made my dad walk walk walk the whole day till he KOed immediately after he showered when we reached the hotel...hehe
