I understand what you mean, bro Lennon. My vague analogy is
after all, an analogy - nothing better than the real case.
My point is this:
Jon's blog belongs to him. Anyone can read. Anyone can comment.
If someone is dissatified, complaint to Jon directly. Flame him.
Spam him. I dun think we care.
If he complains about himself, don't think anyone would care
either. But he is complaining about his students, who trust him to
teach them, not to laugh at their mistakes.
Jon didn't reveal the students name right? What shaming were
they talking about?
Although the names are not revealed, the school name is. It
reflects badly on the school if nothing is being done to the
teacher and soon teachers all over Singapore will be doing the same
thing, posting up students' mistakes online just for the sake of
fun. Don't be surprised one day you find your own essays here and
have tonnes of people laughing at all your errors.
And to sack Jon under 'confidentiallity guidelines'?
1. It's a guideline. Not law.
2. What confidentiality was breached? Name of school? Compos of
students? Why? Got copyright meh?
Every individual's work belongs to that person. Without his
or her permission, you cannot just reveal their work to everyone in
the whole wide world.
The fact was Jon mocked his 'anonymous' students in a public
channel. Punish him for mocking. Where is the breach of
confidentiality?
And to me, a public apology is good enough. Extent of punishment
is open for debate some other day.
Quoting a general comment I have gathered so far:
lousy student = lousy teacher
If I may infer and add to the above:
lousy student = lousy teacher = lousy school = lousy MOE = lousy
garment = lousy nation
P.S. Teachers, since you cannot whack your students anymore,
just scold them and complain to their KS parents. But with the
'confidentiality guidelines', please refrain from scolding them too
loudly cos their peers will laugh, and the tuckshop 38 aunties will
write to Stomp. And Stomp will address to MOE. MOE will be blurred
and launch an investigation. Then the principle will feel stressed
and sacked the teacher. Then no enuff teacher. Then MOE will spend
taxpayers money and adverstise on TV and cinemas, 'inspiring' us to
'make teaching come alive'!
