A GOOD MIX SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS It is common knowledge that Singapore government schools comprise a healthy balance of different races. This is a good strategy in integrating different ethnicities from young, which fosters social cohesion and racial harmony. However, […]
EDUCATION AND VALUES LESSONS FROM JAPAN Singapore has a world-class education system no doubt, but there are lessons to be learnt from many other successful education systems around the world. Japan is one of them. Visit Japan and it’s […]
VALUES AND GRADES WHICH COMES FIRST? Rightly or wrongly, for pragmatic reasons, Singapore has an obsession with academic grades. With national exams at primary 6 and even an examination testing if a child is ‘gifted’ or not at primary three, […]
HOW THE FINS DO IT LESSONS FROM SCANDINAVIA Finland adopts a holistic approach to education. In other words, the country does not prioritise academic excellence above all else – yet they achieved excellent PISA scores. They have free meals […]
WHY SMALL IS BIG DECREASING CLASSROOM SIZE Smaller classroom sizes are better for teachers and students. Current classroom sizes have an average of 35 students in primary school, about 38 – 40 students in secondary and about 28 – […]
SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR SHOULD P1 ADMISSION POLICY BE REVAMPED? A recent Singapore newspaper reported this: In his two years as a property agent, Mr Sylvester Lee was asked by at least half a dozen parents if […]
SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEWING ITS RELEVANCE Social studies are a compulsory subject in primary and secondary schools. Social studies in Singapore focus on social issues and helps to foster racial harmony and social awareness. There has been a recent revamp […]
GET IN THE NEWS MAKE NEWSPAPER READING COMPULSORY A national reading programme for all students? Before we examine the possibility and merit of this initiative, we take a look at some of the advantages of reading newspapers. Mental health […]
NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMES MOE TO REVIEW COMPETITIONS FOR PRI SCHOOL The National inter-primary school competition has been around for decade. Many students would have had fond memories of the competitions in primary school. Introduced in 1959, the National School […]
NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM REALITY CHECK The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced that in 2021 it will be implementing a scoring band system to replace the current ‘T’ score system for assessing PSLE results. This system will assess […]