Have to blog this rather than keep adding onto the comments for the post below...


Just as anyone would try to empathize with the child or the parents or the teachers or therapists...

bottomline for me is.. i will always stand on the side of the child.

Though that is not to say that i cannot understand the problems teachers have becos i worked with so many and more often than not, we try as much to solve these problems as we go along.. such has providing appropriate training in handling the behaviour, consulting with them, preparing the materials.. and yes occasionally even have to clean up the shit and drool when the teachers are so tied down by other children...

i have been spat at, kicked, scratched, pushed and tripped too... so i know how frustrating it can be especially when you cannot react. But one thing to remember is to never take it personally. That was what i found out on my very first day at work and had a child spat in my face. If they can help themselves, why would they need us in the first place?

Actually, there are alot of teachers i enjoyed working with and all of them are patient, kind and strong in their own ways. From them, i saw a selfless part of humanity that you don't always see and they never asked to be commended or rewarded. You can see true joy when they teach their students regardless of "progress".

But ultimately if their hearts is not for helping the child and just being too concerned about getting their hands dirtied or having the child "fit" into "THEIR" system or comfort zone.. then i am sorry because i really have limited patience for people like that.

Did i mentioned that i am dogmatic in my own way too?