[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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1. Statistics of 3000+ students may be a small sample still in the eyes of the govt.
2. I am really surprised our Chinese standard here can allow these people to do University in China where I believe all subjects will be read in Chinese?? :!: Impressive! -
yes! That’s impressive. Actually i know there there are some impressive scholars who have chosen to further their education in China too!
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ksi:
similarly, those who can't make it in the MT - how big is the sample size ?1. Statistics of 3000+ students may be a small sample still in the eyes of the govt.
2. I am really surprised our Chinese standard here can allow these people to do University in China where I believe all subjects will be read in Chinese?? :!: Impressive! -
verykiasu2010:
That is a good question Dr Ng can help to address.
similarly, those who can't make it in the MT - how big is the sample size ?ksi:
1. Statistics of 3000+ students may be a small sample still in the eyes of the govt.
2. I am really surprised our Chinese standard here can allow these people to do University in China where I believe all subjects will be read in Chinese?? :!: Impressive!
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$4600 per year to study law in China in not expensive. If her objective is to be a lawyer for Chinese businesses (since China is the next big economic super power), it is the right path. There is no way S’pore can match for this field of study.
She may be an exception in her Chinese / Higher Chinese ability as compared to the general S’pore standard. -
MMM:
Within our family, we had this discussion during our gathering on saturday. We are in fact divided. My sil with a P6 son who is struggling with MT hopes for the change. We felt that she has not done enough to support the learning of MT so this should not be a easy way out. Meanwhile my bil and myself were like... no way they should change.
The reason for sharing my views in the forum recently regarding MT (article can also be found in the portal publication) is not because my children's Chinese standard is very high. On the contrary, my P6 girl's Chinese standard is atrocious. Nevertheless, she'll just have to buck up and study hard to attain the desired standard.
There are other things in life that I feel is more important than just achieving stirling academic results. One of them is that as Chinese (I'm 100% Singaporean), we should be well grounded in our roots and culture, where it can only be done if our Chinese are of reasonable standards. -
Busymom:
Ya, for Mr Ng to make that comment, Mr Lee should have already endorsed it. So, I don't think he's not in agreement with Mr Ng. To me, it's more like Mr Lee, with his SAP school background and being bilingual now wants to step in to lend support to this policy change. Mr Ng is not in a good position now to provide further justifications after netizens exposed the 1999 interview he and his son did with zaobao.
I think Mr Ng would never make that comment if this was not already discussed beforehand. But for him to present this policy change (if it does happen), is even less convincing because of his background. GWIM?tamarind:
dimsum,
Thanks for posting this news. This is the front page news on the Zao Bao newspaper today. The Chinese news mentioned that many parents have sent in their feedback. My feeling is that Mr Lee is not in agreement with Mr Ng ?
So, I am not feeling too optimistic
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tamarind:
The Chinese news mentioned that many parents have sent in their feedback.
I sent in my feedback too!
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dimsum:
what is this 1999 interview? can share here?
Ya, for Mr Ng to make that comment, Mr Lee should have already endorsed it. So, I don't think he's not in agreement with Mr Ng. To me, it's more like Mr Lee, with his SAP school background and being bilingual now wants to step in to lend support to this policy change. Mr Ng is not in a good position now to provide further justifications after netizens exposed the 1999 interview he and his son did with zaobao.
So, I am not feeling too optimistic -
tree nymph:
tree nymph, unfortunately, MM Lee's stance had changed:
And I think both Mr Lee and Senior Mr Lee spent a lot of effort brushing up their Chinese/Mandarin.ksi:
Mr Lee was from Catholic High. I am sure he appreciates the learning of the Chinese language albeit he is using more English now.
He said in Nov last year that his insistence on bilingual policy was a mistake. “Successive generations of students paid a heavy price, because of my ignorance, by my insistence on bilingualism.”
The policy, he acknowledged with a laugh, is still 'not completely right but I will get it right if I live long enough'
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018826/1/.html
http://www.pmo.gov.sg/News/Transcripts/Minister+Mentor/MM+Lee+wants+learning+of+Chinese+to+be+fun.htm
So probably Mr Ng is trying to \"get it right\".
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