Child Underperforms Because Tested Above Cognitive Level
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Kekekekeke! Janet, I don’t think MOE is dishonest lah… they may be deluded and think they’re really great, but I dun think they intend to con anyone. They REALLY think they’re the best.
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Chenonceau:
Kekekekeke! Janet, I don't think MOE is dishonest lah... they may be deluded and think they're really great, but I dun think they intend to con anyone. They REALLY think they're the best.
:rotflmao: Chenonceau, you've got a wicked sense of humour. :rotflmao: -
Chenonceau:
Kekekekeke! Janet, I don't think MOE is dishonest lah... they may be deluded and think they're really great, but I dun think they intend to con anyone. They REALLY think they're the best.
Yes, MOE is doing something which they are GOOD at...they live in a world of their own...till retirement so as not to rock the boat nor affect their appraisals. -
doodbug:
This is true and therein lies the big problem we are trying to solve.....for the majority.
Bottom line is, tuition and enrichment, regardless of the providers, be it commercial entities or one's parents, are necessary to doing well, or some say coping, within the current system. -
Daddy
Reward is ok but after the praise, must cascade the suitable best practices across the board ma.....they stop short at reward and praise.
And most if not all MOE schools have these awards...
Singapore Quality Class
Best Practice Award (got a lot of sub categories)
School Distinction Award
Sustained Achievement Award (also got a lot of sub categories)
Excellence in Partnership
And many more...
Pretty meaningless.... :slapshead:
No motivation to change or do anything different, when the system has rewarded and recognize itself as the best. -
ksi:
Yup...enough of self-praise.
Reward is ok but after the praise, must cascade the suitable best practices across the board ma.....they stop short at reward and praise.Daddy
Pretty meaningless.... :slapshead:
No motivation to change or do anything different, when the system has rewarded and recognize itself as the best.
It makes our hair stand even though THEY don't feel it. -
ksi:
And this problem leaves me rather clueless. Don't get me wrong, better textbooks and making enrichment resources available to all is a DEFINITE POSITIVE step. But I don't think this will solve the enrichment problem. Because enrichment centres are enterprising - they will evolve to carve a niche in tailoring teaching and resources to the child's individual learning need, and they will improve on the delivery of information and exam skills to the child. The demand for enrichment will be insatiable so long as (1) enrichment centres do contribute to some degree to a child's PSLE result; and (2) society and the system weighs the PSLE severely.
This is true and therein lies the big problem we are trying to solve.....for the majority.doodbug:
Bottom line is, tuition and enrichment, regardless of the providers, be it commercial entities or one's parents, are necessary to doing well, or some say coping, within the current system.
Therein lies the fundamental problem to me - the PSLE counts for too much. Noone will take a risk with the PSLE - and even if all enrichment centres do is to babysit one's child to spend his time constructively, parents will still send the kids for enrichment. It is an investment. Because who wouldn't want to give his offspring the best shot at the PSLE? It determines the schooling environment for the next 6 years! And some would say, the rest of the educational journey! -
Don't Teachers realize that it is their inalienable right to have access to educational materials to teach with without having to write them personally? Would a farmer ask an odd job labourer to hoe the soil without providing a hoe?
MOE is in a single country. It's Teachers don't share teaching resources. It's schools don't share teaching resources. Why? Households are fast getting open net. Mindef gives its recruits laptops. MOE does not have a e-sharing platform that would cost a fraction to set up today compared to the system we set up to link up 66 offices worldwide. Why?
MOE has been sleeping all these years, and it still thinks it is world class. MOE management was busy getting Teachers to serve that it forgot that they need to serve the Teachers too. -
Chenonceau:
I hardly write - but I've been hollering on your blog! And my writing is...too serious
Another :goodpost:doodbug:
Making textbooks more comprehensive *or more adequate) necessarily means adding to the content of the current textbooks, and many teachers themselves may feel unconfident of having to cover more syllabus? Especially teachers of weaker classes? I'm not sure - just wondering aloud. This is because, there are many good resources available that everyone seems to know of (like onsponge math, TAS's creative writing book etc) that are in the market and are accessible to all teachers. Some schools and teachers require that students procure extra books beyond the textbook. Some school-based proprietary material exists, and structurally, I can understand why schools and teachers selfishly keep them to themselves, because they want to help their own kids and they are measured on this count. It is their hard work. At the same time, there are enterprising enough current and former teachers who have devised resources for the market.
I think there's nothing stopping teachers from churning out their own resources, and we should encourage them to, because they are they ones who can customize best to their students' learning needs. It is our good fortune if our children are taught by such dedicated teachers. Speaking of which, a gold-prized worksheet to one student, might be useless to another student. It is not just the resource per se, but how it is presented and whether it is suited for the child's learning need at that point in time.
At the same time, I believe there is a need to 'level the playing field' in a sense that the syllabus requirements must be refined, updated and true to what it will test. Secondly, the MOE should publish sample or equivalent questions. Third, never mind if MOE curriculum specialists have no time or are unable to produce good resources. A database of good learning resources, even endorsing those created by commercial entities, should be made available to everyone.
Poor teachers are probably overwhelmed - esp those who have to handle multiple subjects.
Doodie... keep on writing. You write beautifully and you think clearly. Write more. Start a blog. Write to the press. Write here. Write in other forums or facebook.
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doodbug:
I hardly write - but I've been hollering on your blog! And my writing is...too serious
This is a serious matter.
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