Can through-train school work in kiasu Singapore?

[zac's mum]

https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/commentary-why-finland-worlds-happiest-country-and-how-other-countries-can-be-happier-2145806?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_09042023_today

[Veyron]

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https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/commentary-why-finland-worlds-happiest-country-and-how-other-countries-can-be-happier-2145806?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_09042023_today[/quote]

Although the article is about happiness, it also highlighted something relevant, which is inequality.

In the context of education, the UK comprehensive, grammar system does favor the rich and hinders lower income a chance to get into good schools. And that is why those supporters say grammar schools is like liberators to help student from low-income family to become successful but give them equal opportunity to enroll in our prestigious schools.

So I guess our school system is not that bad afterall?

[zac's mum]

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Although the article is about happiness, it also highlighted something relevant, which is inequality.

In the context of education, the UK comprehensive, grammar system does favor the rich and hinders lower income a chance to get into good schools. And that is why those supporters say grammar schools is like liberators to help student from low-income family to become successful but give them equal opportunity to enroll in our prestigious schools.

So I guess our school system is not that bad afterall?

Inequality exists in Singapore. But people who are not at the “wrong” end of SES scale will continue to think it is not so bad.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/parents-children-education-socio-economic-status-2970186?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_09042023_cna

[Veyron]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2104638\" time=\"1681015971\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2104638 time=1681015971 user_id=53606]
Inequality exists in Singapore. But people who are not at the “wrong” end of SES scale will continue to think it is not so bad.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/parents-children-education-socio-economic-status-2970186?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_09042023_cna[/quote]

Inequality exists in every country, and skipping PSLE, or TT is NOT going to bring about better equality in any society. In the above example of UK education system, their comprehensive system (aka TT ) actually make students from low-income families at disadvantage.

Perhaps you can try explaining how a TT system will address your concern about inequality, while not compromising the standards and quality of our education system?


https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/singapores-15-year-olds-top-oecd-global-competence-test