[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue

[caroline3sg]

$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.

[sunflower]

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.

[dimsum]

Busymom:

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 ?

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?

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

[dimsum]

tamarind:

The Chinese news mentioned that many parents have sent in their feedback.

I sent in my feedback too!

[tree nymph]

dimsum:

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

what is this 1999 interview? can share here?

[dimsum]

tree nymph:

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.

And I think both Mr Lee and Senior Mr Lee spent a lot of effort brushing up their Chinese/Mandarin.

tree nymph, unfortunately, MM Lee's stance had changed:
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\".

[dimsum]

tree nymph:

dimsum:

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

what is this 1999 interview? can share here?

Sure!
http://politicssg.blogspot.com/2010/04/truth-of-why-moe-is-reducing-weightage.html

[HyperKiasu]

木已成舟 liao....

[HyperKiasu]

dimsum:

tree nymph:

[quote=\"dimsum\"]
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

what is this 1999 interview? can share here?

Sure!
http://politicssg.blogspot.com/2010/04/truth-of-why-moe-is-reducing-weightage.html[/quote]Thanks Dimsum for providing the background information

[Joy]

HyperKiasu:

木已成舟 liao....

:lol: