I think it is wrong... What about you?

It is not only English... other field is same here in Doha... your knowledge and experience does not matters. Your PASSPORT and INFLUENCE counts.... Great QATAR keep your work!!

What do you mean by education?

learn english ??????

Can you PLEASE tell me what did he find in his bag?

Thank you all for your valueable suggestions. I am not claiming that my English is perfect bcoz I am not a Native English speaking person but I do have some sense of grammar.. For instance, i have noticed many people use the phrase "He is so stupid, he don't know anything" It should be he does not know anything.. Similary this same teacher told me few days back that your nephew is so adorable, whenever he see me, he shouts and says..... here it should be whenever he sees me... I know it is it is very mean of me to critisize people like that but I can't help it. I am very particular about the English language even though it is not my mother tongue. The school that my nephew goes to is an English curriculum school and the principal is a western white woman whose native tongue is English. When we first got him admitted, he had this white British teacher who I think has left so now he is stuck with this Canadian or American lady of Indian or Sri Lankan origin. Any person can move to an English speaking country, stay there for few years either my marriage or immigration then get the nationality in a few years but that does not mean that he or she would be able to speak English as a native speaker. Passport or nationality does not count when it comes to hiring a kindergarten teacher for a reputed British curriculum school. One should hire a native speaker that is a person whose mother tongue is English or a person who has been born and educated in an English speaking country.

Once again I would like to thank you all for your time and suggestions.

I'm going off in a tangent here ever so slightly but this is an interesting topic of conversation.

There is actually a bit of debate in the UK at the moment regarding the pollution or dilution of the English language. There are some language experts that believe we should embrace all aspects of the language being used today in the UK including Americanisms, slang and even text speak? The reason? Language evolves and develops and to slate someone for there chosen form of communication is wrong. The important thing is the communication aspect. If the kid knew what the teacher was talking about does it matter that she was not grammatically perfect? If the English language was not brightened by slang, foreigners etc it would become stale and boring. If you think about it, if the language stood still many years ago, we would still all be talking like that dude Shakespeare.

Whay did the kid have in his bag anyway?

Those who can't teach..........

I'm going off in a tangent here ever so slightly but this is an interesting topic of conversation.

There is actually a bit of debate in the UK at the moment regarding the pollution or dilution of the English language. There are some language experts that believe we should embrace all aspects of the language being used today in the UK including Americanisms, slang and even text speak? The reason? Language evolves and develops and to slate someone for there chosen form of communication is wrong. The important thing is the communication aspect. If the kid knew what the teacher was talking about does it matter that she was not grammatically perfect? If the English language was not brightened by slang, foreigners etc it would become stale and boring. If you think about it, if the language stood still many years ago, we would still all be talking like that dude Shakespeare.

Whay did the kid have in his bag anyway?

Those who can't teach..........

first i have given the definition of the word 'finding' and its grammatically wrong to use in such a question as the one asked by the teacher hence i said its poor english and i can give also the definition of the word "poor" as in this case unsatisfactory Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant , please lets not urgue about this the question was damn wrong for an english teacher to ask the boy

its very poor english to use of all the people by teachers to their pupils or students. i know twenty eight(28) meaning of the word FIND,just a simple example of one meaning is To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; to fall in with, as a person. hence i didnt see any which resembles the one which the teacher used to ask the boy. i cant ask such questions even when i was 3yrs old , please look for another good enlish speaking school for your boy

i think if you really wan the best education around, better change to another US school or something, which would guarantee proper english~

NB. Just for the record, I was referring to Qatar Living users, not to the teacher. I have no doubt a teachers job is more difficult than appears, hence my not being a teacher. I sometimes cringe when I read how critical some of QL's users are. I do not like what I hear from English speaking children, let alone from some teachers. Every language should evolve but I am unhappy with the way we allow the English language to be bastardised so easily! Ref. Question from the teacher.

Your comment on the employment of teachers is accurate enough. However, when my daughter comes home from Doha College and tells me a PE teacher took her maths class well.....!?

Nobody's perfect.. It's better to correct her and give her some advice to improve rather than complain her to the principal.. =)

I suggest you transfer your child to an American English Standard school, if you can afford it. What do you expect from a non-native English speaking teacher, even a native speaking teacher could make more mistakes.

NB. It is hard to pass comment on those sentences you gave as they are taken out of context. Past verbal tenses can be uses to talk about things being in the present or future. Timing must also play a part. Just because a past tense is used, it doesn't mean it is past. Eg. I wish I lived in a villa. Lived is in the past but the timing is referring to the present. Not a good example I know...

I agree with the fact that it is a wrong usage. Most of the schools are charging heavily so they should provide proper education to their students. The HR or Personnel Departments of those schools should take utmost care while recruting their staff to avoid such issues. As mentioned in some posts it could be ok if you are thinking technically but gramatically it is wrong.

The teacher does not sound like a native English speaker.

Does she teach English as a first language or a second?

Native speakers of any language are generally the best and this is important when learning your principle language.

cant say she is wrong. But as someone said above, it sounds off. But, nobody is perfect!

If I were you I would look for a better school with better qualified teachers...

I am almost in agreement with Supernurse. However, it would be incorrect to ask "...what are you trying to look for...?" Because, if you are looking for 'it' you are not be trying to look, you are looking. I believe on this occassion it would have been better to ask "what are you looking for.....?"

I consider it better to approach the teacher rather than make a complaint.

QL's, it's not nice to be so critical of those with English as a second language. I have not met too many Brits who can speak Bengali or Filipino etc. Myself included.

NB. Technically, a sentence can have a past tense in the being and a present continuous at the end, especially in the mixed conditional form. But you are correct with this sentence, the word finding is used inappropiately and missing a preposition. Alot of schools are making do with whatever teachers they can find. Shame really

its better to talk to her!! i have a friend she is working in a school and she told me that the majority of the teachers in doha they dont have even a degree in their proffession!!they just hiring them because they cant find people..soooooo what do you expect????

Another option would be to find a school for your child where the teachers have a brain.

The last thing a child needs at a young age is exposure to teachers with poor teaching skills.

When a teacher can't phrase a simple sentence correctly, you'd have to wonder if s/he knows anything about maths, social science, history, geography....

When parents make the decision to move to Qatar for some quick money, I wonder if they realise that so often their children end up getting a second rate enducation - such as in this case. Is it really worth it?

Actually it is very poor grammar! It should be what are you trying to look for or what are you looking for....and I wouldn't take kindly to anyone calling my child 'boy'.......I suppose it depends on the school! If its an 'English' speaking school then that is disgusting if not then I suppose the teachers' English will be bad!

Agree with Witch, technically it is correct even if it does sound funny.

The pupil is trying to 'find' something in his bag, so it's acceptable to ask what he is 'finding'.

TECHNICALLY speaking, her english is not wrong.. what are you finding in your bag makes perfect ENGLISH sense but it does sound a little off... would be better to say what are you looking for, but as i sed, TECHNICALLY, its not wrong....

himu - you've misunderstood the meaning of the word "poor". It doesn't just relate to financial matters. Perhaps you need some English lessons too!

whats the name of the school,if the fees are so high, i think you should complain,but it should be a good education service for your child

In my opinion its not the fault of her poor English only. But the school's HR department or school management fault as well. Because they should be sure about their staff while they are making agreement with them. You can not trust every teacher individually, you are trusting the school and its reputation.

You can talk to her directly. But how you know that lady is "POOR" ????????????????????????????????

Did she told you anything like that...."kareena madam, I am very "POOR" please don't complain against me."

You wrote..."I think it's wrong....what about you?

Yes it's wrong in my view......you should not write this word "POOR" to someone as you don't know her.

Advise her to for some language classes directly...

Better to correct her rather than complaining to Principal lady