Cikgu oh Cikgu ~ Teachers, Highly Mistreated.

Ha...I have been wanting to get this off my chest for the longest time. Now that I have the time and chance I am going go all out. Be prepared for a full WILLOW SMACKDOWN!

Teachers, a group of people entrusted to educate our children to enhance their knowledge. Teachers, a substitute for parents when children are in school. Teachers, a counsellor students can always rely on when parents are not available. Teachers, someone who passes her/his wisdom so children would be a better and enlightened person.

A true teacher would want to improve yourself, a true teacher would revel in your success, a true teacher tries her best, a true teacher is always there for you, a true teacher would go all out to help you in your studies, a true teacher would never give up on you.

But that all changed over time is it? Parents in the present world have a delusion going on that teachers are babysitters. Well, here's where you're wrong, pal. Teachers do not

a) coddle your children
b) wipe your children's ass
c) are most certainly not your 'hired help'. We belong to the school, not the parent.
d) We are not maids. We have other students to focus on too. Your child is not special.

I will lay down a story or two since I come from a family of teachers. The women in my families are all teachers and that includes my own mother and sister. I will jot down a few stories that I think is noteworthy.

Story 1.

My sister used to work in a private school(I shall not name it) but I assure you it's the worst private school in Kuala Lumpur. Once she told me of a story of a teacher who slapped a well-known errant student because he wouldn't just STFU. This boy's mother came to school the next day and said the following words "Every other teacher is afraid of my son. How dare the teacher touch my son! My son is an angel!"

Every word in that sentence just boils my anger to a dangerous level.

If you're one of the parents who breeds rotten spoilt brats like these I beg you to do mankind a favor and jump off a cliff. It's the only way people like you would stop reproducing.

Oh, yes I must add that the poor unfortunate teacher was fired and was sent home that very day. May I introduce you to politics?

Story 2.

My mother worked in a kindergarden where one of the children have terrible bowel problem. He would eat heartily at home and release the remnants when he's in school. And apparently, the parents demanded teachers are the one who have to clean his filth. I bet they think their kids poop kittens and fart rainbows. HELLLOO??? Teachers are NOT maids. When teachers are enlisted in teacher's academy, Janitoral Studies was not one of them. The teachers have absolute right to refuse such a degrading job and give the ignorant parents a piece of our minds.

Story 3.

A parent of a 6 year old in my mother's kindergarden complained that he's not eating in school. Well, if you had TAUGHT YOUR KID to use the fork and spoon maybe he wont be hungry? You see, this mother pampered her son to the point that he cant eat on his own. Someone has to feed him. I assure you parents that teachers have FAR more better things to do than feed your kid. Especially when he's bleeding SIX YEARS OLD. And the teachers are blamed for not feeding her son. You see, we are not superhumans, we don't and can't single out one lazy pampered boy to 800 other students. DEAL WITH IT.

Story 4.

Who doesn't know the classic story of where the teacher is blamed for the children's wrong-doing? Ah...we all love this one. You see, a lazy-ass student in my sister's school where she worked NEVER does his homework, rarely comes to school and you guessed it, SHE was blamed for the boy's truancy. Excuse me but...YOU are the parent. It's YOUR job to see if your kid is going to school. It's YOUR job to make sure your child does his or her homework. YOUR job to ensure he's in school and you have YOUR part in his school life. Why are the teachers blamed for YOUR children being lazy uninterested jackasses? Seriously, as a parent, what the hell are YOU doing since you're not overlooking these things???
By the way, my sister gave a good smackdown to that high-horsed parent.

So I would like to further explain things here. =)

1. Hoity - toity parents.

We pay money!

So fucking what? That doesnt mean teachers are your slaves. Teachers are entrusted to teach your children and mark my word it's not an easy job. Apart from passing down knowledge to your children, teachers are also putting up with their myriads of antiques. And the thanks teachers get? Criticism of how they dont do their job. I dare you to be in a teacher's shoes for one week. Then, you talk to me.

2. Parents who produced children so precious one must hoist them up in a pedestal.

By the love of God if you are parents of these kind please stop reproducing. You aren't doing anyone a favour. In fact, the world is so overpopulated we dont need useless one like your 'precious gem' children. GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE. Teachers have hell to deal with kids like this because they expected to be treated like princes and princesses when they're at school as well. Well, when in school, your kids are on the same level as any other kids. So dont you dare expect the teachers to give special attention to your kids. DONT YOU DARE.

So you see, teachers have lost their dignity and respect and educators and are treated as slaves instead. I pinpointed these things so future parents would be more understanding and respectful of teachers. Be cooperative. After all, it is not easy feat for a stranger to want to take interest your children's affairs. Teachers do have the choice to discriminate against children with fussy parents but their sense of duty is too great. So be grateful to teachers who are willing to put up with the shit your children puts them through.