mollymeek (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mollymeek) wrote,@ 2007-09-11 01:57:00 |
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Uncanny Echoes: Consistency or Striking Staleness?
1. "Teachers are in a unique position of authority. . . . The values they hold are also an important consideration as they are role models for our children." -- Minister of State for Education Lui Tuck Yewrambling about explaining the MOE's rejection of relief teaching applicants when questioned about Alfian Sa'at's rejection. (Reported by CNA on 28 August 2007.)
2. "[The MOE] does not condone any open espousal of homosexual values by teachers in any form, in or out of the classroom” as "teachers are in a unique position of authority and are often seen as role models by their students." -- MOE statement regarding a teacher coming out as a gay in a blog. (Reported by Fridae on 10 September 2007.)
Gay teacher espouse homosexual values. (What on earth are homosexual values? Molly is sleepy. Shall comment later.)
Using the same logic, Christian teachers will espouse Christian values, Muslim teachers Muslim values, Chinese teachers Chinese values, foreign teachers foreign values (!!!!)...
Gosh, how can we tolerate Christian, Muslim, Chinese, or even foreign teachers given that we can't let people espouse whatever values they have in our sensitive multi-racial, multi-religious society. What if a Chinese teacher advocates eating pork to Muslim students? That will result in social disintegration! What we need are papized teachers espousing papish values. Or perhaps bimbotic bloggers espousing bimbotic values (which are pretty harmless, really).
1. "Teachers are in a unique position of authority. . . . The values they hold are also an important consideration as they are role models for our children." -- Minister of State for Education Lui Tuck Yew
2. "[The MOE] does not condone any open espousal of homosexual values by teachers in any form, in or out of the classroom” as "teachers are in a unique position of authority and are often seen as role models by their students." -- MOE statement regarding a teacher coming out as a gay in a blog. (Reported by Fridae on 10 September 2007.)
Gay teacher espouse homosexual values. (What on earth are homosexual values? Molly is sleepy. Shall comment later.)
Using the same logic, Christian teachers will espouse Christian values, Muslim teachers Muslim values, Chinese teachers Chinese values, foreign teachers foreign values (!!!!)...
Gosh, how can we tolerate Christian, Muslim, Chinese, or even foreign teachers given that we can't let people espouse whatever values they have in our sensitive multi-racial, multi-religious society. What if a Chinese teacher advocates eating pork to Muslim students? That will result in social disintegration! What we need are papized teachers espousing papish values. Or perhaps bimbotic bloggers espousing bimbotic values (which are pretty harmless, really).
