(Just sharing) Dear Parents, I experienced a "fight scene" while I'm doing my lesson. When I confronted my pupils...like the ordinary scenarios, they pointed fingers on who's to be blamed. And when I talked to them separately, I was kinda off guard when one of my pupil said that his parents taught him if someone punch him, he also punch, if someone kicks him he also kick...an eye for an eye/ a tooth for a tooth. For a teacher like me, I always do respect parents no matter what their beliefs and cultural backgrounds...but I do appeal and believe that Parents and Teachers should work together in unity to promote a healthy environment for the child's overall development.

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When I was an untrained teacher, I got my class to act back the mean act to the mean student. Of course my "reporting officer" teacher had a talk with me because it was not the right thing to do. After that I always get the students to think of it in other people's shoes and to ask what if it goes on and on and on...won't it be meaningless and everyone get tired n hurt

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