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**Lillie_Steins** · 07-04-2012, 02:14 PM

Assuming these numbers are correct, wouldn't it make more sense for MOE to hire and train more PE teachers who can conduct badminton lessons? These PE teachers can be a shared resource who can be used by several schools.

Also as mentioned in my earlier posting, a lot of these vendors are one man shows. For this coach from China, what kind of qualifications does he have before he can train children? It seems silly that PE teachers have to pass NIE exams before they are qualified to teach PE. However just about anyone (FT included) can set up shop to be a sports coach and charge large sums of money to conduct lessons for school students.

Yes, it is a tragic mistake to get commercial vendors to train the students and get parents to pay good money to these vendors. The vendors are just out to make money. I know of a primary sch which gets the paerents to train their 10 year old children badminton for $10 an hour. The coach is from china and he has abt 16 students...per session..every two hrs, he gets $320. it';s money making venture for him. he may be able to impart badminton skills, but MOE and Sports Ministry have missed the real benefits of Sports.

How abt children whose parents cant afford to pay?

Sports shd be for all and under the purview of MOE and MCYS

07-04-2012, 02:14 PM	#23
Lillie_Steins Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 4,508 Senior Member	Assuming these numbers are correct, wouldn't it make more sense for MOE to hire and train more PE teachers who can conduct badminton lessons? These PE teachers can be a shared resource who can be used by several schools. Also as mentioned in my earlier posting, a lot of these vendors are one man shows. For this coach from China, what kind of qualifications does he have before he can train children? It seems silly that PE teachers have to pass NIE exams before they are qualified to teach PE. However just about anyone (FT included) can set up shop to be a sports coach and charge large sums of money to conduct lessons for school students. Yes, it is a tragic mistake to get commercial vendors to train the students and get parents to pay good money to these vendors. The vendors are just out to make money. I know of a primary sch which gets the paerents to train their 10 year old children badminton for $10 an hour. The coach is from china and he has abt 16 students...per session..every two hrs, he gets $320. it';s money making venture for him. he may be able to impart badminton skills, but MOE and Sports Ministry have missed the real benefits of Sports. How abt children whose parents cant afford to pay? Sports shd be for all and under the purview of MOE and MCYS
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