Singapore father expresses unhappiness with student care, questions why his son must sweep floor
A Singapore parent has sparked debate online after questioning why his son is required to clean up at a student care centre.
The discussion began with an anonymous post shared in a Facebook group for primary school parents last Sunday (15 March).
In the post, the father asked: “Is this a normal routine or acceptable for you and your kid?”
This prompted some netizens to jokingly quip that they “can’t wait” for the boy to enter National Service, where chores will inevitably be part of his daily routine.
Source: Singapore Primary School Parents on Facebook
Father questions why son must do chores at student care
The parent explained that his son had been asked by a teacher to “sweep the floor and clean all the tables after eating every day”.
However, he expressed discomfort with the arrangement.
“I mean, we don’t even do that at home,” he wrote, noting that household chores are typically handled by his wife or the domestic helper.
He also pointed out that the student care centre was not a low-cost option, suggesting that such duties should not fall on children.
Source: Ngee Ann Primary School 爱我義安, for illustrative purposes only
“Since [the centre has a] cleaner, why ask my son to do it?” he asked.
“We are not paying the student care for my son to go sweep floor and clean tables.”
The father wondered if it was reasonable to expect children to clean up, adding: “Even we adults go outside eat also don’t need to clean the tables after eating, right?”
