REACH 432 - What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
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03 Mar 2023 (10am - 7pm)
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[11:00 am, 03/03/2023] +REACH: π’ Topic π’
On 1 Mar 2023, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans and updates to support the "Learn for Life" movement at this year's Committee of Supply debates. These efforts focus on nurturing diverse talents and expanding pathways, strengthening support for lifelong learning and building strong partnerships in education.
π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
The key announcments include:
π Full Subject Based Banding (SBB) in secondary schools
Starting with the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, MOE will post Primary 6 pupils to secondary schools in three posting groups – 1, 2 and 3 – mapped to the Primary School Leaving Examination score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectively.
This is meant to ensure that schools admit students with diverse strengths, and students continue to have access to a wide range of schools. Schools can also create diversity within classes, with mixed form classes that comprise students offering subjects at different levels.
π Keeping disadvantaged kids in school
A programme to help disadvantaged students remain in school will be rolled out nationwide in 2023. The Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce (Uplift) Community Network has been operating in 12 towns since 2022. It will now be extended to the 12 remaining towns, with the scheme covering about 1,300 students from 110 schools in 2023, up from some 900 students in 89 schools in 2022.
π Reducing stakes of A-Level examinations
From 2026, students from junior colleges (JCs) and Millennia Institute (MI) will not need to count their fourth content-based subject in their university admissions, unless it improves their score. Mid-year exams will also be gradually removed for JC and MI students from 2024, in line with the scrapping of such exams at the primary and secondary levels by 2023. To give students more leeway to pursue their interests without worrying about results, the subject Project Work (PW) will be removed from the calculation of their university admission score, starting with the JC1 intake in 2024. They will be given a pass or fail instead of letter grades.
π https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/cos2023/
π https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20230301-learn-for-life-forging-our-collective-future
π https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/teachers-students-adapt-to-full-subject-based-banding-say-it-caters-to-diverse-interests-and-strengths
π https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/fourth-content-based-a-level-subject-to-be-dropped-from-university-admission-score
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[0:42 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Haven't read in detail, so on first read through I'm pleased to see attention being given to revamping the education system.
While it's good that the process is adjusted, it's really the teaching methods and environment that I feel is quite broken (in Primary).
My kid is in P6 and he says the teachers are obsessed with the PSLE. They refer to it constantly, and they are doing tests each week to 'practice'. This isn't education. This is just hammering home a rigid set of thinking to pass a test.
[0:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: MOE, how is your follow up on this after minister parliamentary speech!?
[0:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: I feel that from age 9, kids lose their love of education in the Singapore System. There are a tiny proportion of kids I talk to that like school. They are just fed up with the lack of social engagement, the repetition, the focus on test scores.... Where is the joy of discovery? The creative problem solving? The emotional learning?
[0:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Totally agree!
[0:47 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Changing the steps is one thing, but you have to change the thinking. Learn from other countries to see what works and what doesn't. How do we get kids to be excited about learning? How do we create an environment where no matter your parents income (ie private supplemental tuition), no matter your passion, no matter your background - Singapore is a place to realise your potential?
[0:48 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Herein lies the problem: "– 1, 2 and 3 – mapped to the Primary School Leaving Examination score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectively."
[0:48 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Reducing Stress is not going to happen..
Its is still far far away.
Exmple
Why a student who has taken
Sciences need to study One contrast Subject of humanities, like economics, or geography?
Many many times already told
Its the Syllabus that's the issue..
And MOE never talks about this
Superficial Changed not going to take away the actual pressure.
And How any primary schools vs Secondary vs JCs?
You think No stress at O levels?
Current System aim is For Filtering out the best of best, unless this changes, pressure won't go away.
[0:48 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Again, obsessed with the PSLE....
[0:48 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: For all that we have learned from others, where is the follow up to ensure what speeches are made end up being implemented!?
[0:49 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Ah yes - good point.
[0:50 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: I spoke to a firefighter this week, who literally talked a female student off the ledge. She was so stressed about school, pressure for results at home.... What are we doing to our kids?
[0:51 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: it takes 2 hands to claps -> school and society
[0:51 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: the issue is the society itself is toxic
[0:51 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: primary 1 already need tution
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: in some cases play school already send for what enrichment classes
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Individual schools lacking qualified support groups!?
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: This could be good: "With full SBB in secondary schools, students will have greater flexibility to study more subjects at different levels that suit their interests, aptitudes and learning needs. There will no longer be separate Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) stream courses. Students will be in mixed form classes where they can interact with peers with different strengths and interests."
However, how does it work?
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: couple with welcoming of new migrants this will up the game for our local kids
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Yes - my kids' best friend hasn't been able to socialise because his parents load him up with so many 'enrichment' classes.
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree
[0:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Wth!?
[0:53 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Blady nonsense!
[0:53 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Yes
[0:53 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: My kid's enrichment class is football 3 times a week. Something to get him out with friends, having fun.
[0:53 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: so on 1 hand i welcome the change; th eother hand i pnder how will the change be change given local are kiasu while new migrants are also scare to loose out
[0:53 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Great!
[0:54 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: den in the end society complaint GOVT screw up
[0:54 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: i really admire those who let their kids run while after school do whatever u want
[0:54 pm, 03/03/2023] +L: Yes, I welcome the acceptance that change is needed. Who is in charge of what that change is, and how it will be implemented is what concerns me.
[0:54 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: at least for pre - pri 2
[0:54 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: from a parents side
[0:55 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: being home the only place kids know where it is safe for them thus can relax
[0:55 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: not go home den have to face music of go that class go this class
[0:55 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: why results is poor
[0:55 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: why never attend this enrichment and that
[0:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: but i guess not many parents can achieve that at least for myself i am oppose to giving kids tuition or enrichment
[0:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Likewise
[0:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Same here!
[0:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Yes
[0:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: cos frankly what makes a person good and successful besides education is UPBRINGING !
[0:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Stress!
[0:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: is not about how many A to score , how enrich with skills one is at young age or what atas tuition Centre he or she goes to
[0:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Fortunate for you
[0:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: a pkid who cannot behave well in public will bound to be an arsehole down the road
[0:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: so if we wanna talk about changes be like china shut down those crazy tuition Centre
[0:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: and start educating the parents
[0:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: 2004 they say PW very important now like this i dont hink is fair to ppl that did not get the seat in 2004
[0:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: actually parents also very stress with making a living hahahaha
[0:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: When will Singapore parents be educated!?
[1:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: I want plan buy BTO tengh or nt
[1:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: I dont think is fair to the local during that point of time till now. Which may have change the fate of many ppl
[1:01 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Check your eligibility with the new rules coming August
[1:02 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: Oh l see
[1:03 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
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Thu, 2 March 2023 at 1:12 pm SGT"
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[1:04 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
US and the West freewheeling free and easy creative education is not the guarantee of success.
China education overtake US and the West - to produce more cutting edge invention.
[1:06 pm, 03/03/2023] +Fulgrim: The us just announced more sanctions on china tech companies
[1:06 pm, 03/03/2023] +Fulgrim: Really is trying to eliminate the competition
[1:08 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Singapore education that produce quality human labour force - is Singapore key resources to ensure Singapore success as Singapore has no natural resources.
If Singapore get our education wrong - Singapore future is doom.
[1:14 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Exam is a measure of how a student fare in how well the student pick up the knowledge.
If a student pick up the knowledge well, right amount of stress is a good motivator of success.
Stress is self induced by parents who insert in on their children.
As long as parents are not obsessed with grades but coax children to take exam positively, I can't see how parents need to be so stressful.
[1:26 pm, 03/03/2023] +Terrie Wong: I am really concerned at our education system which is still concerned with more drilling than love of learning.
- My granddaughter started having panic attacks from Sec 2 (last yr) about her mid-yr exams & is stressed that she cannot finish her homework in time for submission everyday.
She since had 3 panic attacks & depression.
- She's a straight A student & was Student of the Yr at Pr 6 in an international school before moving back to Singapore.
- I have had to send her to Polyclinics & A&E at KK Children's Hospital.
- Everybody I talk to have stories about friends whose kids have committed suicides.
- It's so alarming that we are thinking of taking my granddaughter out from the local school system.
- The school principal told me that 2 out of 3 students have this issue that's why they have 2.5 school counselors (one part-time)!
- In the pursuit of quality education, we have created a mental hell for our children...
[1:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: Oh no
[1:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: My heart breaks when I hear about how stressful it is for students
[1:32 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: Go imh n one will see how many young's arebi. There not working type but study type and is not NEW MANY YEARS AGO ALREADY LIKE THAT
[1:33 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: The stress level will be much higher alt the competition is fairer.
[1:33 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: at primary school level or / and sec level shoudl induce more of love of learning
[1:34 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
For example, my siblings studied in RI and RGS.
But we don't insist our children do the same.
All our children are in neighborhood primary schools, secondary schools, neighborhood JCs, IB or polytechnics.
Almost all now studying or graduating in local Universities.
Our philosophy to our children, learn knowledge by trying your best, no need to be obsessed with grades, try hard in exam.
Our children don't get that type of stress that are feared.
[1:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: else how they are going to carry on LIFE LONG learning in time to come they will HATE books
[1:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: -> these shoudl be all school motto -> Our philosophy to our children, learn knowledge by trying your best, no need to be obsessed with grades, try hard in exam.
[1:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: and not about grades
[1:35 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: grades dun guarantee one life will be a bed of roses
[1:36 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
It is the mindset of parents and children about grades - that induced unnecessary stress.
It is not entirely about the system.
[1:38 pm, 03/03/2023] +Ah Heng: totally agree on this thus mentioned earlier is the society not the system .. is the society that mis interpret the system
[1:45 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Doesn't mean must go to elite primary school, secondary school, top JCs to succeed.
1. My son go to neighborhood JC - but still win the government scholarship for local university. Now with the government.
2. My siblings children - some graduate to join civil service with local universities.
3. Others are studying engineering, sustainability, medical, law etc. In local universities.
4. My close friend children study in RI, graduate in local Universities join civil service.
So there are many pathways to success.
Some more glamorous path, some normal path.
But destination is the same.
Stress are parents induced and self induced.
System don't induce us to stress.
Exam definitely will trigger stress
It is how people take it.
If no exam how to know whether a student acquire the right knowledge to qualify to enter the workforce?
[1:49 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: What is education?
To make a better living for yourself and your family. Nay, it's larger than this sentence!
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[1:49 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: Why after 18 years still have definition of neighborhood school . I thought is all school are good school ?
[1:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Everybody has a achievements after graduation education. Each of them has a differ path career.
Nobody want to failed and backwards a lot effort time at age.
Make Singapore proud in future.
[1:57 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
My eyes swelling with tears.
ζε₯½ζε¨。
At least now lower income group, unemployed, students and retirees got a decent meal to eat at neighborhood coffeeshops...
[1:57 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
All HDB coffee shops to offer budget meal options by 2026.
Budget meals at coffee shops offering them now are typically priced at around S$3 to S$3.50. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/budget-food-hawker-coffee-shop-hdb-budget-2023-3317681
[1:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Not sure if are you talking about current situation or 10 yrs before.
[1:59 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Now.
Some of my children siblings are still studying local universities.
One still in JC.
[2:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
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[2:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: π’ Topic π’
On 1 Mar 2023, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans and updates to support the "Learn for Life" movement at this year's Committee of Supply debates. These efforts focus on nurturing diverse talents and expanding pathways, strengthening support for lifelong learning and building strong partnerships in education.
π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
The key announcments include:
π Full Subject Based Banding (SBB) in secondary schools
Starting with the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, MOE will post Primary 6 pupils to secondary schools in three posting groups – 1, 2 and 3 – mapped to the Primary School Leaving Examination score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectiv…
[2:02 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: And everytime saying system is not wrong but parents and children are wrong .
If you tell your examples
I tell mine
For my daughter we never after gardes or not she studied in top primary schl.
She studied in neighborhood schl.
At home we don't teach or coach my girl
But when in primary 3
I remember she told me
She has trouble To do understand and unable to do HW
So she asked for tuition
From that moment when ever she feels trouble she is askind and we hired tutor for her.
The MT is like hell for her, even with tutor she is feeling so stress, we keep remind her it's ok if mot is doing well, its ok to fail
But she feels she must pass, its her own goal to pass tje subejct,
And you keep blaming parents
[2:02 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Bring forward if possible
[2:03 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: "One rule of calibration is to objectively be a target of achievement. Collaboration is another subject that needs people's efforts in achieving a good outcome. How to calibrate using human as the 'object' to reach a higher order of tangibles? Is human a 'subject'? If so, what other innovative methods will do the job better?"
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[2:03 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: And may be whole yori family Top tier intellectuals and with strong Mind.
Mine is sensitive,
Yday parent teacher meet i went told teachers please don't scold my girl if she don't do H.W or class work. Don't say anything negative to her face, especially Infront of evryone.
[2:04 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: The child trying without tuition and finally asking for it is fair
[2:04 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree
[2:07 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: The subject combinations
Rubbish Thing,
Why not just follow simple system
All subjects less deapth,
What's there to study In depath and choose subjects
Do you know if a child don't take science
What she will be called In school?
Do you know the mental stress for child not being to get 65% to take Additional maths
Trust me you have zero knowledge
Go and Talk and ask children
Ask them to tell you
If at least 10% children feel.no stress and happy about going to school and studying
I will say apologies for you and the system
Just 10% Is enough
(But you know what, now children feels even the survey will ne watched, they scared to opem up and tell
They scared if it affects them.negativelu
[2:09 pm, 03/03/2023] +Terrie Wong: The kids today are very different from our time & even from a few years ago.
They are self-driven & our telling them 'it's OK to fail, we still love you & we can do something else about it' fall on deaf hears when they are down in that rabbit hole.
[2:10 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: I have only Daughter and i can afford Tuitions
What about low income or families with more children?
Anyway i headache when ever i talk,
About my daughter i can do whatever i can, and i keep remind her grades not important
Grades won't define
For us being Happy
Learning with zeal is whats important
We will continue to tell this
What ever my comments here are for the other children who don't have parents like me
Or whoz parents busy surviving and earning money
[2:11 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Yes sadly this is the reality
[2:15 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: MOE already Have GEP
Why they keep filtering children?
Why not they follow Other goof international systems?
they are in wrong path overall
And keep trying to do this do that without even addressing actual problem,
Trust me next gen singaporeans will be robots without empathy compassion
Because that's what system is teaching them.
We cry later no use..
[2:15 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Well said
[2:16 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Is our education system being constantly tweet for the past 57 years with no stability !?
[2:16 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: Ask a teen or young adult about their hobbies or happy memories of their youth... I wonder what answers we will get.
[2:17 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: Ask about when they last had free time to play and enjoy childhood
[2:17 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Be amazed
[2:17 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: When was the last time they had a meal with their family, calmly and leisurely
[2:17 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: 3 March, 2023
Quality vs Quantity, what's the endgame?
What is the quality of teachings and the menus too? Do exams qualify who against whom it may be concerned?
What is quantifiable?
The x number of graduates from ITE to Uni, these graduates year after year, the benefits over the unquantifiable costs to society? The good, the bad and the hidden truths?
- in progress - -
[2:17 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: My time still catching spiders!
[2:18 pm, 03/03/2023] +Grace: I think we can do more to reduce the stress they face.
For one, they can start school later on specific days. Wake up with less stress, enjoy a morning with family on a weekday.
[2:18 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
The West education alot of free time.
But they are slowly losing their competitive edge to China.
Economically, technologically and financially.
[2:18 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: A work still in progress
[2:19 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Yes
[2:19 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Don’t compare Malaysia’s education system to Singapore or Japan, show us the results instead: Parent Action Group for Education. https://sg.yahoo.com/news/don-t-compare-malaysia-education-053031596.html
[2:20 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: school don't teach more, get scolded by parents.
school teach too much, get scolded by parents.
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[2:21 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: teacher don't give more knowledge to prep students for exam, cannot go to the school parents want the kid to go, call teacher and scold teacher..
teacher give too much homework and exams too difficult, parents also call teacher to scold why exams so difficult.. "so difficult, I also dont know how to do, how you expect my kid to do!"
[2:22 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: teachers are like prata.. kenna flip left flip right, the teachers are still kosong
[2:24 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Wait Xin, good afternoon!
Can you share insights as to exams being so tough nowadays or decades ago it was just as tough as today?
Is it a case of subjectivity or there are more to this business of examinations?
Thank you.
[2:25 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: So MOE is prata with onion, banana, cheese, ice cream etc all in one!?
[2:28 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: i will say in all examinations there are deliberate design to find the outliers who will be awarded the A+ or A*, if exams are designed to make everyone score 100 pointers then everyone will end up having the same grade, like certificate of participation like that..
examinations are designed to make the majority people pass showing they have attain the requirements, and then find the distinguish top performers.
it has always been the case, even when we were kids i'm sure there will be questions that majority will find it ridiculous hard to do. and then there's this kid whizz who will just say "question easily done."
[2:29 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: and in the real world, everything is relative. imagine u have 10 proposals put before you, you can only choose one to award the tender, you will have to find the most outstanding from them too.. so that's essentially examinations
[2:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: "young soldiers afraid of bullets while the old soldiers are afraid of bombs?
"ε°ε ΅ζεεΌΉ，θε ΅ζηΈεΌΉ?"
"the 'military academy' trainers teach the recruits how to use the weapons and in hope, one day when the real war does come, these well trained soldiers will execute their drills to almost perfection against all odds of winning or losing?"
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[2:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: Yes it a institution to diff. I remember is like lemon theory. to find good and bad lemon .
[2:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: the ministry is taking up the idea of, "let's not put them in the rat race too early", thus there's already a lot of doing away with examinations.. but in place will be continual assessments, which means no high stress peak period, but i give u constant stress every week
[2:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Nice
[2:31 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: ultimately we need to ask ourselves, at what point in a person life should he/she be exposed to stress of the real world
[2:31 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Calibration, the logical rule of engagements!
Thank you, Wait Xin!
[2:31 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: do we want to wait until the person has grown to adulthood, get first job and then feel like "omg why so much stress"
[2:31 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: π
[2:32 pm, 03/03/2023] +Terrie Wong: Yes but when so many kids & young people commit suicide & more have such ideation, who do we blame?
Shouldn't we try to do something before it gets worse?
[2:33 pm, 03/03/2023] +Terrie Wong: Before we lose more young people & more are scarred for life?
[2:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: yes of course we need to do something, but this we is we as a country, as a society, and as a community, as individual adults with or without children too.
we know that it takes a village to raise a kid, but nowadays kids aren't raised by village, they are competing in their respective kampong instead. not just with classmates in school but with their cousins in the family, with neighbour kids, etc
[2:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: 12 years old jumped to death from a high rise hdb block and landed right below in front of the father supposedly for thinking the grades will not please the parents!
[2:34 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Decision making time...
Example of the recent Toyota succession, soon... Toyota in the coming CEO/President is 53 years of age.
Many Japanese felt that 53 years of age is not RIPE time to steer Toyota into the future of EVs?
Thank you, Wait Xin.
[2:35 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: so what i'm saying is, let's be kinder and nurturing to our next generation. when we are open to that, the ministry will respond to that too
[2:35 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: A good direction.
Thanks again, Wait Xin
[2:36 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: EV is relatively new so no prevalent bench mark
[2:36 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: happy to share my pennies, for what's its worth..
[2:37 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Andrew, good afternoon!
Sad outcome, and WHY! Something or someone must REFLECT on this sad case!
Thank you!
[2:38 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Moving away from emphasis on paper qualifications and acceptance that the child has done their best must be stress.
[2:38 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Do or die! This case for Toyota, they are lagging so much so that they need to SPEED UP or bye bye!
Thank you.
[2:39 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: If exams are for how much child actually knows and understands
Is fine
But from PSLE
Itself
Exams became Key defining factor
Psle wch schl to go
Sec 2 which subjects to take,
Rather than whther child interested in that subject or not
But how much he scored!
This is the problem
There is a lot of difference
[2:42 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: MOE says Grades don't define,
But in reality
It's deffinatly does
A child i know last yr Sec2
Didn't scored well in science,
So despite he likes physics more,
Schl didn't gave me option
Told Score not enough!(same thing happened with other girl i know, becz she missed a WA her score yr end in maths lower a bit..she denied taking A maths)
So you go n tell the child
Exams won't define
He will laugh at you
[2:42 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: I dont think the stress level will decrease. 。 u will competed against the smartest of the smartest. Exmple if u take Science combine is easy to get A cos all smart ppl in pure science. etc. So this push will have pro and cons. The push also wont achieve it goal like the project work since 2004.
[2:43 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Can we really strike a balance!?
[2:43 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: In fact stress will increase but will find the smartest kids in shortest time
[2:43 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
The last thing we want from our education is to produce low quality students with low quality workforce
That can't do a good jobs in r&d, bankers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, computer scientists, sustainability, architects etc.
What is the use of relax education where we produce students and workforce that can't do the jobs?
Investors and business will just leave the country - and we can go back to Kampong lives to plant vegetables.
[2:43 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Suma, good afternoon.
What a good analogy and contrary of exams and re-examine.
Passion and Purpose should be the key drivers to learn than comes education!
Talent will surface itself like a floating cork in a POND! A pond and not an Ocean.
Contrary, many hopeful parents educators and especially policymakers are calibrating success out of purposeful policies...
Thank you.
[2:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Soulless hydroponics food industry.
[2:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: And some one here told silly thing
Sorry ya
Just becz i die oneday
I don't die everyday!!
Same wise
Just becz as adult i may face the Stress,
Pushing stress on Children
Is silly
[2:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: What causes STRESS for humans?
[2:44 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Hugh!?
[2:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Normal exams will give bit Stress, which may prepare child for future
But the exams which starts from P6 in Singapore is Defining the Child future
[2:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Asian MINDSETS?
[2:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: yea.. that's the inconvenient hard truth, we need to help our people to stay ahead of the regional and global trend, take up higher value work. so that we can afford to buy imported resources from outside ..
[2:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: This is System fault
Not child or parents
[2:45 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree
[2:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Systems Dynamic...
[2:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +Wai Xin: i guess i'm lucky my p6 results didn't define me ππΌ
[2:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Great
[2:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: The 1st major stream...
[2:47 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: As if now All high lever jobs owned by singaporeans?
You mean now Sg got Grratet quality people with
PSLE ...O levl
Bla bla..as these are there from many yrs
[2:48 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: Yes it always , see who the dumb kids fall down first .
[2:49 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Full Subject Based Banding (SBB)
1. Previously, in Secondary schools, early streaming to Express, Normal Acad, Normal Tech - are to help students with different learning abilities to adapt to the learning pace. This is well-meaning.
But it has some problems :-
a. It stratified students too early in their learning age - may unconsciously let elitism seeps in, into the student early education.
b. Some students mature earlier while some students boom later.
Early streaming will put late boomers into disadvantage position.
c. Some students in Express may do well in some subjects, but not in others.
Likewise, some students in Normal may not do well in some subjects, but do well in others.
2. Hence full subject base banding - will allow students regardless of streaming who are able to do well in certain subjects to learn more and those who are weaker in certain subjects to learn at a more gradual pace.
I feel that SSB - is an improvement over streaming.
3. The fine tuning of A level grading for entry to Universities - is an attempt to reduce exam load to promote more areas of interest.
If this does not reduce the qualities of learning from students - I don't see any problem.
4. The Uplift of disadvantaged of students - is one way to ensure that every students, even disadvantaged students will not be left behind - and ensure that they will be given every opportunities to succeed through quality education.
5. I support the latest fine-tuning to the Education system - to make it more digestible.
[2:49 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: This last sentence
This is what shows the
Degrading of People
What's wrong with Being a former!!
What's the use of being number one Country in the world,
If the people are not happy, and not peaceful
[2:50 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: frankly Sg determine smart by A level . not O level but O level is a prerequisite .
[2:51 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Will the future determine poly with A level minimum!?
[2:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +KL: that why it lead to other issue , if A level CCC vs top 20% in poly who win is another issue
[2:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: What's the Quality of teachers?
Why the need for tutoring?
Are the latest sciences of all sorts syllabus good enough for the next 3-5 years?
[2:52 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Something is wrong if tuition is a prerequisite!
[2:55 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: I will learn drive for training at BBCD soon
[2:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Temperament and Stamina!
Either the pitch is too high or the teachers are too low to teach?
MOE needs to turn all stones, starting from the syllabus to each school and lastly, teaching competencies!
Impatience teachers (temperament) will be advised to re-think and perhaps drink more coolite!
Thank you.
[2:56 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Hugh!?
[2:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: Yes! Can we teach u how drive test training at BBCD soon
[2:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: π³π€·♂️
[2:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: SBB
Or Full SBB
Bla bla
Is not needed before JC
Let all children take same subjects
If really want to treat specially for the Top tier,
Let them filtet by anothet GEP and groom next gen scientists
Why in indeapth Geography history
Instead of one Humanity subject where all basic Information covered
Same goes with sci
If you look at other curriculums they have
Science
Social
Maths english Mother tongue
Remaining are arts sports and May include Computers as one subject
[2:59 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Instead of making it simple
This SBB again will become same like whats happening now,
In the end educators will be pressurised to deal,
I hv great empathy towards educators here, after healthcare this group of people having stressed life than anyone else.
Poor thing
[3:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: I will pay $3000 apply for membership car L at BBCD
[3:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Poor thing the children followed by the parents!
[3:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: All universities from local to overseas have their minimum standard to admit fresh students.
The second language is not a requirement for all overseas Uni but credit would be awarded for it.
[3:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Yes
[3:01 pm, 03/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: Let me share the future.
Nowadays child start to know mobile app smartphone (iOS and Android) when they child understand about smart work education and play part of role.
No different from who are clever of skill level. Old time Singapore use to educate Pri 1 to 8 then long way
[3:02 pm, 03/03/2023] +Frankie Wee: I think education don’t a lot stress cope it’s a new system
[3:03 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: Pls save money future
[3:03 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Let's think deeper, STEM is relevant!
Second language perhaps is a culture and "don't forget one's roots" thing.
The reality is many younger gen will aspire to study abroad (if they can afford or scholarship) and maybe to remain overseas for a longer time.
[3:04 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: "chicken or eggs" or worse "no chick" !
You laugh, you laugh!
[3:08 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: These BRAIN things are such wonderful wonders!
Some brains pre-wired for sciences while others are good at languages and some are good at arts or sports!
Let's think deeper to 'calibrate' the human brain and not forget the coming of the AI brains?
[3:08 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Likewise which came first - chicken or the egg!?
[3:08 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: When a chick-less comes....
Dare you laugh...lol
[3:09 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Pls ask policymakers, they make meat out of NOTHING...
That's a deeper thought...think think, Thinking!
[3:09 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: I am surprised yday
Computers or IT ie not even a baisc subject
I know that most international schls introducing this subject from Secondary
Again in this aspect Its lacking innovation
(One side i thought like this, n suddenly again i felt my goodness glad that they don't have if not MOE will even put SAPs Dot net jawa bla bla and children would have suffered)
"What, why and How much, is the key point"
In Education
Let youngsters know every basics and latet when they near UNI
They choose the path they want to go.
System shoulr be like this.
But now its like everything is tooo much
Too much syllabus
Too much deapth
Too much complicated
This is causing stress for educators as well as children
And Parents
[3:10 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Prawns , fish and crab too being cultivated!
[3:11 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Hi Frankie, you just scored a goal!
Basic computer literacy is a must. As for higher or highest pitch, let those wired brains attempt it Or worse thing, jump off!
Thank you.
[3:11 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Between i heard
That raffels got Computers ad subject
My girl schl don't hv
And the MOE all good schls, as if all are same
MOE shows clear discrimination between schools
Between students
Any system which discriminates, we can conclude that its not a right system.
[3:12 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Yday my girl schl got PTM about Subject combinations for secondary
[3:12 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Mo chalk board in class rooms but ipad or laptops.
[3:13 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: Are we trying very hard to create human bots to pitch against the bots?
"Using the "precious eggs" and throwing them off the wall...., sooner or later, no chick,!"
- - anonymity
[3:14 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: That is cleverness, one starting point!
Thank you.
[3:16 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: What about this Language and languages?
"To comprehend and to communicate either orally or in good writing skills"
- - anonymity
Pls don't read too much into this Language...
Thank you.
[3:19 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: The less we talk about language Syllabus the better
Almost all my girl's friends hates Mother tongue
This is what MOE achieved
A pathetic way of Teaching MT
Instead of instilling joy to Learn speak MT
They succesfully made the children
Hate a MT
[3:20 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Wrong approach!?
[3:23 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Total wrong approach
πππ
[3:26 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Wrong people misleading the ministry and minister leading to undesirable outcome from students!
[3:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Yinnia New: Ur mind peace is ok
[3:32 pm, 03/03/2023] +65 9871 2104: π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
1. Full SBB is good as it removes the social stigma against NA and NT students.
2. Reducing stakes of A-Level examinations is great, to allow students to take risks in pursuing their interests without worrying about results.
3. Consider the removal of cut-off point advantage (due to school affiliation) in Secondary School posting as a step to have fair competition.
[4:05 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: π’ Topic π’
On 1 Mar 2023, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans and updates to support the "Learn for Life" movement at this year's Committee of Supply debates. These efforts focus on nurturing diverse talents and expanding pathways, strengthening support for lifelong learning and building strong partnerships in education.
π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
The key announcments include:
π Full Subject Based Banding (SBB) in secondary schools
Starting with the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, MOE will post Primary 6 pupils to secondary schools in three posting groups – 1, 2 and 3 – mapped to the Primary School Leaving Examination score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectiv…
[5:07 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors
We want to HEAR MORE from you!
π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
We have had good feedback and hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active!
Megan π
[5:41 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
"IB results: Singapore excels with nearly half of perfect scorers worldwide"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/ib-results-singapore-excels-with-nearly-half-of-perfect-scorers-worldwide#:~:text=IB%20results%3A%20Singapore%20excels%20with%20nearly%20half%20of%20perfect%20scorers%20worldwide
[5:42 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
This is the top quality education produced by Singapore.
[5:43 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: A tiktok video says we have the highest iq in the world
[5:44 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ: https://www.studyinternational.com/news/students-in-singapore-international-rankings-math-science/
Students in Singapore top international rankings in math and science (again).
[5:44 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
These are the quality in our education that defines our top quality workforce.
[5:46 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
If we compromise the quality of our education by relaxing to suit some slow students - Singapore competitiveness will go back to kampong time.
[5:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree
[5:57 pm, 03/03/2023] +Terrie Wong: & probably the highest mental stress amongst students too.
- We must find a sweet spot so some are not driven to kill themselves.
- Mind you, the stress affects all, not only the poor performing students but the good performers too.
[5:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: No one size will ever fit all
[5:58 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: IB schools including international schools
So don't get confused
[6:01 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Between as schools good. why not offer IB in every school
Then we will have Even more Great grades i guess..
[6:02 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: π’ Topic π’
On 1 Mar 2023, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans and updates to support the "Learn for Life" movement at this year's Committee of Supply debates. These efforts focus on nurturing diverse talents and expanding pathways, strengthening support for lifelong learning and building strong partnerships in education.
π¬ What are your views on the planned changes to the education system?
The key announcments include:
π Full Subject Based Banding (SBB) in secondary schools
Starting with the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, MOE will post Primary 6 pupils to secondary schools in three posting groups – 1, 2 and 3 – mapped to the Primary School Leaving Examination score ranges for Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express courses, respectiv…
[6:03 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Some slow students..
Wow
Great
I am.feeling some top students
You are seeing some slow students
Seems MOE seeing like you
Then no issue at all
Don't change anything
Keep as it is
Go back same way
Atleast educators don't need to face trouble to learn all new new things by MOE
[6:05 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: We are definitely doing something right !
[6:05 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Full SBB?
I have doubts
So now Raffels and Victoria school also got NA NT?
If don't have now
Will these schools offer all three tier 1,2,3. ..range subjects from next yr?
[6:06 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
PSLE, O level, A level - all show majority are doing very well except some minorities.
Feel that some fine tuning to the education system to make it more palatable will do.
[6:06 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree
[6:06 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Please bring data wll be helpful
How many students actually went to A level
From each school
And how many quit in JC 1
And How many went to poly
I am saying from each school seperate data
I couldn't find last time when i check
If you have plz share
[6:07 pm, 03/03/2023] +Uncle Law: Elite thinking
[6:08 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: 1. we compare the western or European education with that of Asia (primarily China, Singapore) but hv we questioned how much of this education has ignited the passion for learning, passion for curiosity, the passion of exploration, having an inquisitive mind without being labelled a trouble maker or nuisance to the class
2. Has China's education system succeeded? Lots of rote learning - innovation only limited to technology. but it has not translated to increase in productivity performance (https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s-innovation-dilemma#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Global%20Innovation,to%20the%20Boston%20Consulting%20Group.) WHY?
3. with the constant changes from MOE teachers have lost their passion for teaching which then has a …
[6:09 pm, 03/03/2023] +Suma pamu: Also
Doing well meaning
Passing in exams?
Getting good grades?
Or having passion to learn,
Learning with zeal and happiness
Doing well got many Definitions
You are saying about Grades,
I am saying different things.
[6:11 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: We have studied various education systems and syllabus from all over the world and adapted what is relevant for our country future economic development. We are achieving the desired results and only some fine tuning as the nation matures.
[6:13 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Honestly, business is the definer of whether the graduate possess the quality to do the job.
Be it locals or foreigners.
If locals quality is good they will employ.
If lousy, they won't even take a second look.
[6:13 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: and who devices what areas are relevant? Has this led to Singaporeans taking on the position for 90% of bigger firms in all indusries?
[6:15 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
"More fresh university grads found full-time jobs last year, salaries inching up"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/more-fresh-university-graduates-found-full-time-jobs-last-year-with-salaries-inching-up#:~:text=More%20fresh%20university%20grads%20found%20full%2Dtime%20jobs%20last%20year%2C%20salaries%20inching%20up
[6:16 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: The combination of tripartite efforts, along with input from academics, various chamber of commerce and sme all contribute in one way or another.
[6:16 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: has anyone dug deeper and questioned the reasons behind lower local quality? any statistics or deeper thoughts on this?
[6:16 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
This shows that our local universities are producing good quality graduates.
[6:20 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: Ok..fair enuf. we are doing so well academically.. year-on-year increases in top scorers, exceling in the academic competitions. Now Let's take a pause. Are 90% of our CEOs Singaporeans? surely with such high academic accolades we shouldnt have any trouble filling these positions with locals. Or is there a gap? and if there why is there a gap? what led to this gap?
[6:22 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Then what do you suggest, totally adopt US style of education?
Free for all?
You think we can succeed.
[6:22 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Our GDP per capita is higher than US.
One of the highest in the world.
If we didn't get our education right, then which country we intend to imitate?
[6:22 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: I didnt mention anything about US style of education
[6:23 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Then pse suggest.
[6:24 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Singapore per capita GDP ppp - 3rd highest in the world.
[6:26 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: This is a problem. So promising but still not up to the mark. We'll educated, good jobs, diversity of businesses limited. Will we ever see our own bill gates, warren buffet, elon musk, ambhavani, Jack ma helping a Singapore global company as CEO!? We don't even have enough high level profile females!
[6:26 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Well done
[6:28 pm, 03/03/2023] +Sunshine Pooh: psle shld not be a marker at all. let that formative years be time for development, curiosity, exploration, communication. build on the character... have tests but not to define you from the classmates.. but as a learning journey.... that's how u drive the passion to learn. a mammoth of a task because it's requires an overhaul of the whole syallabus & MINDSET.
[6:28 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Totally agree!
[6:28 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Ist we need to know how big is our domestic market.
If we have domestic market like US, China, India or Indonesia - we will have many CEOs.
To break into international market is not easy.
Look at how China CEO penetrate US market - now all sanctions.
[6:30 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: We are a nation with no natural resources but our own people, the determination to succeed! We will slowly but surely make our mark in the world as a tiny red dot!
[6:31 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Many CEOs are produced in countries with very large domestic market - in which locals buy their products to become big - before expanding overseas.
This is not because of education.
But because of many factors like market opportunities, size of consumers, finances etc.
[6:32 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
The production of the number of CEOs don't define the success of a country.
Per capita GDP is.
[6:33 pm, 03/03/2023] +Rama: Agree but yet we are seen as capable achieve the impossible
[6:37 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
Production of few CEOs only define the success of a few individuals.
But what happens to the rest of 99% population?
Per capita GDP, median household income - define the success of an entire country - as wealth are spread throughout the whole population.
If our education system didn't bring about this success by giving our population well paid jobs to achieve such per capita GDP.
Then what brings about our success?
[6:38 pm, 03/03/2023] ☸️ Danny εΏ:
So are we going to rip out our education system that brings success to us?
[6:46 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
⏰ We will be closing the chat in 15 minutes ⏰
Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.
Goodnight!
Megan π
[7:00 pm, 03/03/2023] +Smiley face: 3 March, 2023
To: Our Distinguished Leaders, Educator & Trainer Experts, Scholars & Thinker, Parents, Students and All Honorable Members
" The longer essay and the meanings of re-examining?"
What is education?
To make a better living for yourself and your family. Nay, it's larger than this sentence!
Yea?
"To teach humans to be useful to one another and to learn to live a better life. Regardless of a resourceful or resource-less nation, to educate is just one part of a society to adjust the equilibrium of life regardless of socioeconomic status whether you are newly born or in your retirement time. Most importantly, all ages of life matter, it matters most to have adequate means to journey to the end of life! That's what life is all about!"
- - anonymity
What about the machinery of education?
Time after time, from the Roman empire onto the dynasty of the mighty kingdoms of the Chinese and the Indian. One commonality is the course of these civilisations each took upon, the victories and the downfalls of each kingdom! One lesson is education (literacy) does not guarantee success! Its all about "people to people" and trusting one another!
Segregation of Society?
How to slice a society into segments of productivity units? One method is to intervene at an early age through targeted education from skills to higher knowledge and it must be relevant. All because of allocation of resources and assets to proper outcomes.
Midway or Mid-point?
To segregate is not a bad thing to do. However, this systemic process must also include "midway" whereby some people are able to rejoin into a higher order of education. That is for example, those young children at the lower end of the educational basket can bounce into any train of training, this case from technical onto a higher learning path! Should the barrier to enter onto a higher speed train of education be so tough? Nay, please do not!
Fun or Fear?
It is critical to say the "business of education" needs more FUN! In this business, there are many living economics from private coaching or tuition to upskilling and training. All mother's up to a few mental themes, that is 'competition and relevant', 'do or die', or 'cannot afford to fall back'!
Where is the element of fun? Will the absence of fun or blinded fun affects the future of a willing and eager learning people, aka workforce? Either you have a big pool of 'continuing' eager learners or a bigger pool of dire straits 'burnout' adults that hated exams and re-examine? Are all these realities beyond comprehension? Yea, that's real!
It is of paramount importance to create fun over fear, for fear is the results of embedded years of anxiety and these negativity will end up to mountains of penn-up ANGER across all strata of a society! These negativities are what many experts brand it as social challenges or to some experts would classified it as an unhappy lots of people! Aren't these truths or conspiracy theories according to some policymakers and expert educators?
By pulling a few plugs here and there and expect the "movies of teaching" will play it out best?
Let's re-search the purpose of education and educating our young ones. In the microwave of things, let's reshuffle what are the achievables, areas that need to be improved and what will be the work in progress even the future is commonly known as the unknown?
Simply, it's beyond the reality? Yea!
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[7:01 pm, 03/03/2023] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
We will be closing the chat for today.
Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.
Goodnight!
Megan π
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