Teachers and their responsibilities

[kimmy]

Quote:NST Reported:
KLANG: Barely several hours at his new school, a Form Two student is in hospital with a serious eye injury that could cost him his sight.

V. Tinessan, 14, was in the science laboratory when a teacher allegedly threw a ruler at another boy. It missed the intended target and struck Tinessan in the eye instead.

The incident happened about 11am on Feb 12 at SM Pulau Carey. It was Tinessan’s his first day at the school after getting a transfer from a school in Telok Panglima Garang.

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Although the incident is not what everyone wants, there are some limit to which how a person should discipline their subordinate, and in this scenario, a teacher and student.

What do you think should a teacher's responsibilities be? How much do you want them to discipline your children?

Let us have a healthy discussion about this topic.

[yincheng]

my mum is a primary school teacher , she does carry cane to classes and cane student .. but never threw a ruler la , i think so..

[hZhZhZ]

mmm my old history teacher (when i was in form 1) used to throw a piece of chalk to me just bcoz i was talking with my deskmate while she was teaching in front.. hehe =P then i took that chalk which used to hit my cheek n draw somethin on my wooden desk.. just to make my teacher angrier.. hehe =P just only becoz of that, i feel loose interest towards history subject until form 5.. i dunno wut if a ruler used to hit my eyes.. probably i would do somethin towards that teacher.. =| might be laar.... =P