RI gets new Principal

In my cohort chatgroup, the hot topic is on the new RI Principal who is not an Old Boy.  This is my first reaction when I read the news.  In MOE, it is just skills and capabilities.  The school spirit is not important or considered as they do not know how.  So Principals are rotated every few years to give the Principal exposure to different school and broad management experience.

The school is just a place for assignments for the people they wished to develop.  My wife's Primary School was run by a Principal who was not a graduate for many years.  He is the one to make the school very coveted and popular as it produces lots of top students.  I feel Pei Chun Primary is no longer like before when Principal Tan was running it.  It has lost the spirit.  My boys all had a few years in Pei Chun.  B1 in P1 and we relocated to Canada but back when he was in P4.  B2 was in Pei Chun from P1 to P3 and B3 from P4 to P6.

During B1's P1 time, for the morning flag raising there will be a student reciting the poems for 15mins to gather the student to the Parade Square.  By the time when B2 is there, Principal Tan was retired.  Since then every few years, there is a new Principal.  The traditions and spirit is gone.

I remember Principal Tan told us the parents in one of the school event not to worry about our cars parked along the road outside the school.  He has spoken to the Police to let them know there is a school event and not to fine us.

Immediately after Principal Tan's retirement, the new Principal get the Police to ensure we do not wait along the road when we need to pick up our kids after school.  I was so upset by the new Principal.  The police advise us to park very far away.  The new Principal thinks he is taking care of the students which is the opposite. 

Anyway, back to RI.  I still think a Rafflesian will be lead in the school as he will be able to understand and upheld the Rafflesian Spirit.  Green black white, green black white, Raffles Raffles fight fight fight!  White black green, white black green, Raffles Raffles win win win!