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

[tankee]

verykiasu2010:

............He also apologised for having earlier given the wrong impression that his ministry planned to reduce the weighting for mother tongues at the PSLE......

wonder why he took so long to correct a \"wrong\" impression :roll: and need PM Lee to do it with him :siam:

[3Boys]

HyperKiasu:

Donkey Kong:

angmo pie lose? :?

dun think so. their children will benefit... it is win-win...

If they really commit the resources to aid the weaker students, then the proficiency gap will narrow, and that will truly be win win.

[HyperKiasu]

3Boys:

If they really commit the resources to aid the weaker students, then the proficiency gap will narrow, and that will truly be win win.

agree.
:celebrate:

at least, now we have a coorect direction to start....

[mathsparks]

Oh! Wat a relief! But to keep us on edge for so many days is downright impossible! Why does it take him so long despite so many petitions, speeches, feedback forums etc for him to realise the misunderstdg he has caused?


Perhaps, it was all to gather public feedback and the backlash was too much to stomach; hence the \"realisation\" and apology that he has caused a misunderstanding; but wateva, I'm definitely cheering for the positive outcome of this whole fiasco! Chinese language is alive and well in SG! Yeah!! :celebrate:

[corneyAmber]

tankee:

verykiasu2010:

............He also apologised for having earlier given the wrong impression that his ministry planned to reduce the weighting for mother tongues at the PSLE......

wonder why he took so long to correct a \"wrong\" impression :roll: and need PM Lee to do it with him :siam:

You heard of this? 脸是自己丢的,面子是别人给的............ so please allow him to exit elegantly....ok? It is immaterial now if there was a real intention, it is more important now they squashed this intention themselves.

[dimsum]

tamarind:

NUS only require students to pass MT. There is no need to get an A grade. If a student cannot even pass MT, he does not qualify for a university education.


Remember that our government wants our universities to be world class. If they take in everybody, then a degree will become worthless.

Tamarind, FYI, the local university admission requirement has changed. There is no need for pass in MT. For those who fail, during the course of study, they just need to attend a MTL course conducted by the university.

[dimsum]

ksi:

You heard of this? 脸是自己丢的,面子是别人给的............ so please allow him to exit elegantly....ok? It is immaterial now if there was a real intention, it is more important now they squashed this intention themselves.

Yes, it was nice of him to apologise :lol:

[dimsum]

I like these 2 paragraphs from PM Lee's speech.


\"I see a positive side in the public responses. There has been agitation and there has been fear and I think we need to calm this down. But there has also been strong support for the Mother Tongues languages which in fact reflects the success of our bilingual policy.

Had it not been for the bilingual policy producing a whole new generation of Singaporeans who are competent in and proud of their Mother Tongues, I do not think we would have had this reaction. And the government shares the same goals as many of those who has spoken up – to maintain a strong emphasis on Mother Tongue languages, to keep our bilingualism alive and ultimately to create the best environment to give our students and our children the best headstart in life.\"

[cascada]

Sigh… his wrong choice of words lead to so much precious resources being used – people’s time in arguing, writing to forum, clans’ meeting, organising & signing petition …

[Way2GO]

tamarind:

I know that Mr Ng must have regretted what he said about the weighting of Chinese, after so many complains from the public. But I did not expect him to apologize.


Next time may be he has to consult Mr Lee before saying anything

tam, u missed something here