tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417428307894049925.post5461476889434113600..comments2023-08-10T21:24:50.752+08:00Comments on Kampus Sejahtera @ USM: Teaching is for losersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417428307894049925.post-74410282796232559962009-04-01T10:54:00.000+08:002009-04-01T10:54:00.000+08:00Yes, for old Chinese, teacher/government officer (...Yes, for old Chinese, teacher/government officer (in ancient China, the people study for getting a post in government sector) has the highest ranging among the jobs - 士农工商<BR/>士(shi = means those who study/academicians) <BR/>农(nong = farmers)<BR/>工(gong = artisans)<BR/>商 (shang = businessmen)<BR/><BR/>Many degree graduates actually went for teaching in my days, because they thought it probably hard to get a decent job. Then i heard from my primary school form teachers, the quality of the teachers nowadays are very low. A lot of those new teachers were not gaining good results in spm/stpm and thus went to maktab (go for teaching). <BR/><BR/>Of course, there are still some people who really qualify and dedicated to be teachers, but there is only a few a them. And, that's why people think "Teaching is for losers".<BR/><BR/>The social trend has been transformed. People want to make fast money. Therefore the ranking "士农工商" has changed. 商 (businessmen) now is more attractive, is perhaps, many people think that's the only way to gain high status and big money.<BR/><BR/><BR/>SookFernFern Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967072838221009848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417428307894049925.post-148773122820088472009-03-31T15:22:00.000+08:002009-03-31T15:22:00.000+08:00"I know there's the Excellence in Teaching Award a..."I know there's the Excellence in Teaching Award and all that but don't get me started on that as well".<BR/><BR/>Hi Lik Meng, just curious...seems like you are not very keen to talk about the Teaching Award. Any reason?<BR/><BR/>KarimA.A. Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247516448218830393noreply@blogger.com