本帖最后由 jjrchome 于 24-5-2012 22:35 编辑
这里也有一篇有意思的文章:
Parent volunteers work 40 hours for nothing(节选) by Taurus on Tue 26 Jul, 2011 8:11 am Olivia Ho | The New Paper
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Mrs Saraswathy, 35, was another unlucky parent.
The housewife had spent over 40 hours helping the Tamil department at Rulang Primary School to type out documents for higher mother tongue classes - to no avail.
Her son was one of the six youngsters who walked away forlorn after the school held its Phase 2B balloting yesterday, with 25 applicants going for 19 spots.
"We were quite hopeful," said Mrs Saraswathy, who lives within 1km of Rulang. "We thought we had a good chance."
Fellow volunteer Erick Tan, 35, who works in corporate real estate, told The New Paper that of Rulang's 51 parent volunteers, those who live outside the 2km radius of the school did not even get a shot at the ballot.
Had the Tans not decided to move to within 1km of the school before registration, they would have been among those unlucky parents.
Instead, the move - plus the 40 hours or so Mr Tan put in for services such as fire audits - helped clinch their son a spot in Rulang.
His wife, Jean, 34, bank officer, was all smiles.
"All the stress has been worthwhile," she said.
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