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Just to preface, my previous school was a girls school & a primary school so the dynamics may be different! But for me, presuming you also teach pri school, I think what worked best for me out of everything is to really try to get to talk to these particular kids 1:1, even if it’s just a chat while walking along the corridor or talking to them during recess/ 5min after class, trying to know them and their interests, and what is actually affecting them that makes them act out (e.g usually there’s a reason behind.. like their parents fighting the previous day or a conflict w their friend etc); basically forming a connection with them. & if I scold them during class, I make sure to talk to them after class/after we have both calmed down to understand what caused them to act out and get them to understand why their behaviour was wrong. Having a more personal connection with them really helps for the more difficult students imo, coz they understand I still love them despite the scolding and helps appeal to their conscience when they are misbehaving haha. I think i also make sure to start off the year as a strict (but not fierce) teacher, and stick by the rules I set. Also if there are multiple students who are being noisy, make sure to separate them to different areas of the class and sit them beside a more motivated student who can help them coz at that age, environment really matters. This was what worked for me, hope it helps!

Oof, point taken. Will work on enunciation

Must have been tough juggling all 3 but thank you for doing heart work as a teacher!

Sadly :( Doing heart work doesn’t mean that she should be lowballed for job offers 😢

@thecorporateswitch i used to tease her that even security guard gets paid more than her under tge tripartiate pay agreement but healthcare workers are miraculously not covered under this agreement

Not only is the pay low, the education entry requirements are set high for early childhood educators by ECDA, which makes it harder for people to join the industry.

Hi, thanks for watching! Imo, I think 2 main reasons: 1) I remember one day arguing intensely amongst the teachers over whether we should award one mark to a kid in a worksheet (because it didnt really follow the ‘right’ answer) and I rmbr just thinking.. what is the point of doing so? Why are we arguing over one mark that will literally have no impact on the child in the long run. Are we still that obsessed over marks/following rubrics despite everything we try to do to build creativity and new life skills etc. & then it also cumulated to feel like nothing much has really changed in our syllabus. 2) The amount of physical and mental energy I was putting in and the increasing amount of hats that teachers have to wear… it was really exhausting. If I could solely focus on teaching, that’d perhaps be fine but in reality, I was operating as an entire organisation (e.g teachers have to teach AND plan school events for teachers and students, or be in charge of creating social media content for the school etc) I really didn’t understand why teachers have to do all this when even in a company, you have different people doing all these tasks. Realistically, I also felt like I was getting one pay despite for all these different jobs (scopes) I think the above was a push away from teaching The pull towards tech was more that I did feel that ultimately, the red tape and job requirements itself is very routine, and my personality requires a job that had more freedom!

But of course, your experience/others might differ based on what you value in life. I think if you can, the best way might be to actually take up relief/contract teaching for a short while if you can !

@@thecorporateswitch Thank you so much for your reply and insight!! That was very helpful ~

It’s really not easy at all 🥲 Thank you for all that you do! 👏

@thecorporateswitch i too a 6months gap break into other industry (but cause of the low paying salary) i came back tis year.. But now... I really dkk if i sld continue, 😪😪 its just everything changes, parents nowadays also 😪😪

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words ☺️ I’m glad you have a side hustle you can go full time into, all the best for your new chapter ahead!

That’s so kind of you! Thanks for watching ☺️ Indeed, as much as passion is important, realistically, the pay is important as well. I hope you also found joy in your career change and is doing well now (I’m presuming you also went through smth similar)!

I taught primary school and I taught English and Science :)

@ do you have information on Special Education Needs with MOE? The website detail is not in depth

Sorry not really. But I know there are either allied educators (www.moe.gov.sg/careers/non-teaching-careers/allied-educators) or SPED teachers (www.moe.gov.sg/careers/become-teachers/sped-teacher) with MOE

Thank you so much for watching! ☺️ All the best for your journey, kudos to you too for taking the step to make the switch! Just rmbr, our soft skills as a teacher is something that’s really important in the corporate world (even though it may not seem so at first on a resume) so just rmbr not to discount yourself and all the skills that you have ☺️

Hi, I explained the process in my video :) Let me know if you have specific questions so I can better answer

I’ve responded in the other comment!

Thanks for watching! Sorry I can’t really advise because I’m not part of MOE and I can’t tell you their selection criteria for sure. But you can check out the MOE website for more details about the qualifications they’re looking for if that helps :)

Thank you for watching! ☺️ yea different schools do allocate the workload quite differently so yea, really dependent on the school’s culture

Thanks ☺️

Thanks for watching! Yea it’s a unique job for sure but getting more commonplace in this new age :)

You can apply again for PGDE every 6 months I believe. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to advise you if they will reconsider, you may wish to wait for the reply from MOE directly.

Thanks for watching and commenting! Yea, in my mind it’s coz I like to post travel vlogs + career vlogs (aka job - hopping)… I get what you mean though haha I’m open to suggestions if you have any!!

Your teachers will be so touched 🥹

@@thecorporateswitch ty! Yea she’s the best teacher out of all my currents :3

Thank you very much for watching! 😊 I'm glad it turned out more fun than I expected fr, give it a try when you're bored haha

@@thecorporateswitch I will let you know if I ever build up that courage haha

Yes correct. And to get the teaching stint, you will need to pass the interview; and if you do, yes it’s funded. Will have a few assessments during the teaching stint and if you pass that then you’ll officially enrol into PGDE!

1) bond period is 3 years after you finish NIE 2 and 3) wrt eligibility, you have to apply with MOE directly and they’ll advise if you’re eligible if you end up getting an interview. But PGDE is usually for post-undergrad.

Hi, yes it’s possible! Can refer to www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/sab/specialist-accreditation/foreign-trained-doctors

Interesting, thanks for the idea!

Haha thanks, I try 😂

Glad you enjoyed it!

Nope I didn’t have to!

Hi, yes I checked my old emails and I did need to submit my CPF contribution!

@@thecorporateswitch ohhh what if you are a final year student, still need send cpf?

Ohhh hmm. You may have to check with them. But I think it’s really just to make sure everything’s above board and there’s nth funny going on in your cpf contributions, ykwim?

Thanks for watching! ☺️

I’ll pass the message to him! Thanks for watching ☺️

@@thecorporateswitch thanks! good luck on your search too. I think it's genius to talk to people while you're searching and put it on a podcast like this. win-win situation for all parties.

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Thank you for watching!