[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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HyperKiasu:
ya, i can feel he was nervous when he spoke mandarin....
been practising for the past few weeks while the debate brews .....
ok, can stop teasing the Minister now ...lol -
dimsum:
it is a basic recognition that a pupil who can only master 3 subjects compared with another who can master 4, is not good enough. don't ever use lowering weightage to tweak it. it is called cheating or foul play. somebody who gave / fed the info to the minister to talk about lowering the weightage is going to get shot, political test balloon or not. who wants to risk / lose political capital & goodwill .....Look at point 10 of Mr Ng's speech.... it's now completely different from what he said earlier about making it easier for bright students who don't score well in MT to enter top sec. schools.
\"10. This shift to a more proficiency-based approach should not lower standards or reduce the incentive for our students to learn MTL. On the contrary, well-defined proficiency-based syllabi and exams will set clear and appropriate standards for students to aim for. The incentives to do well will also remain. Those who demonstrate higher proficiency deserve to score higher. Those who do not put in the effort should not be rewarded. So, students will still need to do well in their MTL to get into their school of choice.\" -
nevertheless, from this issue, it actually makes me realise that we chinese singaporean though mostly english spoken, still 'treasure' our mother tongue and want our children to learn more of it....emmm and this is a good sign :grphug:
so as what way2go has mentioned, Ng might not be the one or only one that come out with the ideas of weightage reduction. I would still support and respect him as the minister of education as so far he is doing good. :celebrate: -
I am so relieved and happy, this is the desired outcome. :boogie:
However, like what others have said, time to let the matter rest... -
BTW, Dr Ng, you have my respect. :lol:
Since I also wrote to him via MOE feedback to appeal against the lowering of MT weightage, perhaps I should start to prepare a Thank You Letter to him. :love: -
verykiasu2010:
dimsum:
Look at point 10 of Mr Ng's speech.... it's now completely different from what he said earlier about [u]making it easier for bright students who don't score well in MT to enter top sec. schools.[u]
\"10. This shift to a more proficiency-based approach should not lower standards or reduce the incentive for our students to learn MTL. On the contrary, well-defined proficiency-based syllabi and exams will set clear and appropriate standards for students to aim for. The incentives to do well will also remain. Those who demonstrate higher proficiency deserve to score higher. Those who do not put in the effort should not be rewarded. So, students will still need to do well in their MTL to get into their school of choice.\"
it is a basic recognition that a pupil who can only master 3 subjects compared with another who can master 4, is not good enough. don't ever use lowering weightage to tweak it. it is called cheating or foul play. somebody who gave / fed the info to the minister to talk about lowering the weightage is going to get shot, political test balloon or not. who wants to risk / lose political capital & goodwill .....
the motive to lower the MT weightage is 动机不纯..... -
HyperKiasu:
verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"dimsum\"]Look at point 10 of Mr Ng's speech.... it's now completely different from what he said earlier about [u]making it easier for bright students who don't score well in MT to enter top sec. schools.[u]
\"10. This shift to a more proficiency-based approach should not lower standards or reduce the incentive for our students to learn MTL. On the contrary, well-defined proficiency-based syllabi and exams will set clear and appropriate standards for students to aim for. The incentives to do well will also remain. Those who demonstrate higher proficiency deserve to score higher. Those who do not put in the effort should not be rewarded. So, students will still need to do well in their MTL to get into their school of choice.\"
it is a basic recognition that a pupil who can only master 3 subjects compared with another who can master 4, is not good enough. don't ever use lowering weightage to tweak it. it is called cheating or foul play. somebody who gave / fed the info to the minister to talk about lowering the weightage is going to get shot, political test balloon or not. who wants to risk / lose political capital & goodwill .....
the motive to lower the MT weightage is 动机不纯.....[/quote]
why? Is the reverse then also not true? -
Picolo:
ya, let it go, and forward looking....放眼未来.....I am so relieved and happy, this is the desired outcome. :boogie:
However, like what others have said, time to let the matter rest... -
3Boys:
Yeah I think I mentioned before, can someone advise? Can a Chinese take, say, Malay as MT? I think so right? I know of many non-Chinese taking Chinese as MT so 3Boys, your wish to choose your choice of another MT is probably possible. Check it out!
why? Is the reverse then also not true? there is only true fairness if each student has his own choice of 2nd language. -
ksi:
Then can't be MT leh, can only be 2nd language. Most students take 2nd language in sec school, like my friend, who took french
Yeah I think I mentioned before, can someone advise? Can a Chinese take, say, Malay as MT? I think so right? I know of many non-Chinese taking Chinese as MT so 3Boys, your wish to choose your choice of another MT is probably possible. Check it out!3Boys:
why? Is the reverse then also not true? there is only true fairness if each student has his own choice of 2nd language.
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