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Today, 06:54 PM

10housewives Junior STOMPer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 70

Quote: Originally Posted by blackcoffee WE ARE FAMILY? MY ASS! A student asking for help... From: 09Y5CXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 9:41 PM Subject: Missing MP3 player To: 09Y1@dhs.sg, 09Y2@dhs.sg, 09Y3@dhs.sg, 09Y4@dhs.sg, 09Y5@dhs.sg, 09Y6@dhs.sg Hi guys, I lost this Mp3 player last Wednesday, 28 October 2009, in the canteen. Attached to it is an orange IN-EAR head set Some files inside are really important to me, so I hope whoever finds it can contact me via email asap! Thanks for your time! Regards, XXXXXXX (contact: XXXXXXXXX) ------------------------------------------------------------------- A TEACHER'S RESPONSE TO THE STUDENT'S EMAIL... From: Staff Lim XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:43 AM To: 09Y1@dhs.sg, 09Y2@dhs.sg, 09Y3@dhs.sg, 09Y4@dhs.sg, 09Y5@dhs.sg, 09Y6@dhs.sg Dear Dunmanians, The DHS Gmail is created to provide all staff and students an effective platform in communicating information. Such a system is critical to the organization as it ensures that important information is communicated to the relevant people to support schoolprocesses such as teaching and learning. Hence, in many ways, DHS Gmail is similar to a business email system in a corporate organization. It is not a communication network meant for personal use. Every email network has an intended purpose. For the benefit of the members in this network, please keep messages to school related matters. We sincerely hope it does not evolve to an online 'Loss & Found System'. We seek your understanding on this matter, thank you. Mrs XXXXXXXXXXX HOD/ICT & MRL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSY TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NOVEMBER? ONCE YOU ARE IN, YOU ARE JUST A NUMBER. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. Been there. Done that. No use. Waste time. Maybe a little attention from the public might help this time. Don't keep your hopes too high though.

Dhs seems to be receiving a lot of flak on the Internet of late. It is deeply demoralising when I have this tingling suspicion that some of these keyboard warriors are our very own schoolmates. It should be useful for a discerning user to note that the above email was not meant as a direct response to the student himself (or herself), but a result of many emails asking for help for lost and found items. The email system has been a good way to reach out to our school for help in things like surveys and subject announcements. I am also sure that there is no moral hazard (=> meaning that students become more careless about their possessions because there is a channel to ask for help) here. However, these is a lost and found corner in school.

Also, some STOMP users have taken to hurling abuse at dhs:

19-10-2009, 05:32 PM

dasppace Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1

I'm from dunman high. I really really hate the school, but I do admit that there are still many good teachers. Some really teach very well, and make lessons rather interesting. Not saying that all teachers are great though. I had a few shitty teachers; the more they teach, the worse my results get Generally, to me, the school sucks. I can't wait till I have my O's and then I can get out of DHS!

20-10-2009, 09:19 AM

roadtrip666 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 19

mdm xxx xx xxxx should be fired

20-10-2009, 10:54 AM

mroneder Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26

As an ex-dunmanian I feel compelled to make my maiden post here. Sad to see people here making disparaging remarks of the school and the teachers. Some of the posts here are bordering on slander and lacks maturity, especially from people who claim that they are in the first year of university. If you are not happy with the quality of the teachers, why aren't you as alumni or a current student doing something about it? Why not feedback to the principal instead of wasting precious time and energy ranting here? Believe me, it is in your self-interest that DHS remains a top-tier school so that your resume will look good to employers. During my time in DHS I would say that generally the teachers are top-notch and I have nothing but praise for the school, even though the school rules are over strict IMO. Now that DHS has a seniorhigh section I think we should cup the school some slack...we just had our pioneer batch of graduates and hiccups takes time to be ironed out! And talking about bad teachers, I have seen more in NUS than anywhere else. Those PhD lecturers can't teach for nuts and speak in incomprehensible chinese-accented English. So are you going to blame your lecturers if you don't do well? JC and senior high is the time where you guys should seriously start learning independently and don't over-rely on teachers to SPOONFEED you! If you do well despite not having good teachers then good for you, you are ready for university. If you don't, please stop attributing all the blame to the teachers and the school and whatnots. Take a look at yourself first and ask yourself if you have the calibre in the first place.

20-10-2009, 12:00 PM

LemonTrees Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5

Quote: Originally Posted by mroneder As an ex-dunmanian I feel compelled to make my maiden post here. Sad to see people here making disparaging remarks of the school and the teachers. Some of the posts here are bordering on slander and lacks maturity, especially from people who claim that they are in the first year of university. If you are not happy with the quality of the teachers, why aren't you as alumni or a current student doing something about it? Why not feedback to the principal instead of wasting precious time and energy ranting here? Believe me, it is in your self-interest that DHS remains a top-tier school so that your resume will look good to employers. During my time in DHS I would say that generally the teachers are top-notch and I have nothing but praise for the school, even though the school rules are over strict IMO. Now that DHS has a senior high section I think we should cup the school some slack...we just had our pioneer batch of graduates and hiccups takes time to be ironed out! And talking about bad teachers, I have seen more in NUS than anywhere else. Those PhD lecturers can't teach for nuts and speak in incomprehensible chinese- accented English. So are you going to blame your lecturers if you don't do well? JC and senior high is the time where you guys should seriously start learning independently and don't over-rely on teachers to SPOONFEED you! If you do well despite not having good teachers then good for you, you are ready for university. If you don't, please stop attributing all the blame to the teachers and the school and whatnots. Take a look at yourself first and ask yourself if you have the calibre in the first place. Is the DHS situation something like NJC-IP when it first started? I really think the principal should start firing the staff, there is no such thing as "cut some slack" in this world, if your performance is below par, you're gone, there isn't even the 3- strike rule. Like duh......if I'm in DHS i'll probably find something news-worthy about the staff in the school and explode it in the media, that way maybe the principal will be forced to do something about it. It's the fastest way to get it over with.

20-10-2009, 01:07 PM

mroneder Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26

Quote: Originally Posted by LemonTrees Is the DHS situation something like NJC-IP when it first started? I really think the principal should start firing the staff, there is no such thing as "cut some slack" in this world, if your performance is below par, you're gone, there isn't even the 3-strike rule. Like duh......if I'm in DHS i'll probably find something news-worthy about the staff in the school and explode it in the media, that way maybe the principal will be forced to do something about it. It's the fastest way to get it over with. There's no need to wash dirty linen in public. Once the complaint reaches the student's parents you can be sure the principal will do something. Anyway my point is if they want something to change, ranting in a forum is not the solution.

20-10-2009, 04:56 PM

deepbluebang Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8

No more lies. No more pretending. Dunman high sucks. I am leaving.

20-10-2009, 05:19 PM

10housewives STOMPer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 114

Quote: Originally Posted by mroneder There's no need to wash dirty linen in public. Once the complaint reaches the student's parents you can be sure the principal will do something. Anyway my point is if they want something to change, ranting in a forum is not the solution. hello senior, easy for you to say, hell for the rest of us to survive mr sng was very useless as a principal for dhs. .................. to criticize is to volunteer. you read first before spewing your ignorance and insensitivity all over this thread. http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/...2&postcount=54

20-10-2009, 06:35 PM

mroneder Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 26

Quote: Originally Posted by 10housewives hello senior, easy for you to say, hell for the rest of us to survive mr sng was very useless as a principal for dhs. .................. to criticize is to volunteer. you read first before spewing your ignorance and insensitivity all over this thread. http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/...2&postcount=54 Apologies if what you said about Mr Sng is true. I was too quick to judge....it pains me deeply to see the institution which I have spent the best 4 years of my life being criticized. Sad to know that the school is not in good hands at such a critical juncture which may make or break the school's reputation. Just curious, but are there no other chemistry teachers around? I believe lessons are taught in the lecture-tutorial system. Your Chemistry tutor should be able to clear the doubts that you have during lectures.

20-10-2009, 08:31 PM

10housewives STOMPer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 114

Mdm xxx should be fired. Enough said. I believe in karmaaaaaaaaaa.

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