[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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But there again I also don’t see why there is a need to lower the weightage of any of the subject (not only to mt). If moe would want to make such ‘big’ change…why not they just allocated a few top school to take in students who are excel in particular subjects while a few other top school excel in other subject … then I think, it would be fair and square…that is my opinion…
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agree. more sensible. top schools have their own autonomy to select students they want…
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Way2GO:
http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp100505_017.shtml
Yesterday's ST reported that the Chinese Clans
are mobilizing to petition the gahmen.
MT is not just Mandarin,
what about Malay and Tamil?
These groups don't care or is it a case of
que sera sera?
Way2GO, The Malay commmunity has also expressed their concerns. Some told their MPs that the reduction in MT weightage is really to their kids' disdvantage because generally, they do not have difficulties learning Malay and score well in Malay. -
Just my personal guess, the implementation of IP in the so called top secondary schools and JCs could have resulted in MOE wanting to reducing MT weightage. As Mr Ng himself said, "For years, parents have complained their children who excelled in all other subjects except mother tongue have lost out on a place in top secondary schools."
IP has made it even more impt for a student to perform well in PSLE so as to secure a place in a top school for 6 yrs as it seems like it’s harder to enter these IP schools based on O level results. -
read the link. a good summary of what has been discussed here... just quote one more from zaobao link:
宗乡总会理事方百成指出，教育部在2007年推出的华文课程大改革不久，要在2012年后才可能有结果，现在就谈调整母语比重，显得操之过急。他也是福建会馆文化组主任兼方氏总会主席。
他认为，目前小六会考的母语程度应该不会难倒一般学生，也有很多学生考到好成绩，教育部不应该为了迎合少部分的家长或学生而调整母语比重。
特别是目前全世界都在注重学习华文，年轻一代十年后要跟外国人竞争时，可能因此就少了这一只华文的翅膀。方百成说：“我们不应该在学生不懂事时就砍掉他们的翅膀。” -
Way2GO:
As Far As I Know.Altum:
AFAIK,
What does AFAIK means?
My point is, when the powers to be says that he will correct it,
no amount of petition will do anything for anyone. -
Altum:
he does not correct it. there is nothing wrong that needs correctionAs Far As I Know.
My point is, when the powers to be says that he will correct it,
no amount of petition will do anything for anyone.
he adjusts it to suit some people, that's all -
verykiasu2010:
if so..why need to be so trouble some...can do some 'magic' some where right???he does not correct it. there is nothing wrong that needs correction
he adjusts it to suit some people, that's all
just joking....
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verykiasu2010:
I think the whole idea is as more and more people from otherhe does not correct it. there is nothing wrong that needs correction
he adjusts it to suit some people, that's all
countries flood Singapore, MT must be switched to 2nd Lang.
It is hard to be consistent across board for all 2nd languages.
Neither can they make new citizens to adapt to the limited
languages offered as MT. -
ksi:
We can't deny our roots just b/c of a few bad apples. We can talk, eat, behave like an angmoh, but we'll ALWAYS be Chinese in front of an angmoh, disregard where we were born. That's our root. And when that angmoh started talking Chinese to you and asking you something about Chinese culture or history, you respond by \"I don't speak Chinese and know nothing about the Tang dynasty or Confucius, b/c I'm SBC\" with your head up, I wonder what the angmoh is going to think.
As for roots, just like we should never judge Jesus based on Christians' behaviour, I will not judge our Chinese heritage based on some uncouth mainland Chinese' behaviour. People are people, not infallible unfortunately.rains:
I was thinking about the 'roots' that you people are talking about. And I was wondering what 'roots' you're talking about.
We used to have Chinese-medium schools until the gahmen decided to phase them out, to be more English-focused.
Singapore had an edge over her neighbours becos of the proficiency in English. She was able to progress thus far, also becos of English. And English is the main communication language becos of the diverse population. Isn't these part of your roots?
If you're talking about Chinese roots, how many of us really come from China? I used to be stupidly proud of my Chinese 'roots', until I had first-hand experiences with the real mainland Chinese. They half-coned, half-frightened me into parting with a $10 note and still had the cheek to ask,\"这么少啊？\" I was flabbergasted and disillusioned about how ugly 'real' Chinese were.
From then on, I stopped using the word 'roots' becos my roots are found in Singapore, not in China, even though my grandparents are from China.
Yes, Singapore has been successful thanks to its proficiency in English. That's b/c US & UK were the dominant economic powers in the last century. However, past cannot predict future. Remember Spanish and French were the dominant languages at one point? Although Eng will always be important, in a world where the west is declining and China is on the rise, where our \"edge\" is going to come from in the next 10 years or even century when we can master only Eng?
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