All Schools are GOOD Schools

[Strparent]

read this article about the http://english.cw.com.tw/article.do?action=show&id=3394. Not sure how many parents here agree, but this basically sums up what I personally think is a good education system. :salute:


some excerpts below

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every student deserves to be given equal opportunities.

[SAHM_TAN]

A much kinder and more humane education system. I guess Finish parents are not as stressed as us.

[tattiana]

Strparent.

I’m surprised that you’ve uncovered the real truth on Finlands’ healthy education system. They have always placed public education as their top priority among other national issues. They are still regarded highly for their unconventional methods and we should study their system carefully. I hope MOE would learn something from the Finnish. I, for one am a believer myself in their system. I know because I was there for five years.

[Strparent]

tattiana:

Strparent.

I'm surprised that you've uncovered the real truth on Finlands' healthy education system. They have always placed public education as their top priority among other national issues. They are still regarded highly for their unconventional methods and we should study their system carefully. I hope MOE would learn something from the Finnish. I, for one am a believer myself in their system. I know because I was there for five years.

Hi Tattiana, :celebrate:

yes, I have always noted how a small cluster of northern European countries ( eg, Sweden, Denmark, Finland ) run their governance. They dont get excessively overboard like the Greeks and Portuguese, nor as prominent as the Germans and French - but they are pretty efficient and very pro-citizens.

As for your wish on our system, it is unlikely MOE will make such a big shift in another direction. I think, in my personal opinion, it started in the 80s, when the education process was highlighted to sieve and search for the creme of the crop, possibly to shortlist potential future leaders of the country. Somewhere along the line, they missed out that compassion is an important attribute as well, other than fantastic results, leading to the present situation of meritocracy in our education. :oops:

for some reason, one excerpted portion was missing from my post above, so here it is again.

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[friendship]

We have to remember the founder of independent Singapore. He himself practises elitism, cream of the crop, etc. Hence he as a leader instructed all his kakis to follow his way. I think it is not him but his late wife’s idea.

[Dino_Mummy]

Very :goodpost: by both.


After reading some other threads that are seriously :offtopic: and seemingly unfriendly, I am glad to see this.

Strparent:

tattiana:

Strparent.
I'm surprised that you've uncovered the real truth on Finlands' healthy education system. They have always placed public education as their top priority among other national issues. They are still regarded highly for their unconventional methods and we should study their system carefully. I hope MOE would learn something from the Finnish. I, for one am a believer myself in their system. I know because I was there for five years.

Hi Tattiana, :celebrate:

yes, I have always noted how a small cluster of northern European countries ( eg, Sweden, Denmark, Finland ) run their governance. They dont get excessively overboard like the Greeks and Portuguese, nor as prominent as the Germans and French - but they are pretty efficient and very pro-citizens.

As for your wish on our system, it is unlikely MOE will make such a big shift in another direction. I think, in my personal opinion, it started in the 80s, when the education process was highlighted to sieve and search for the creme of the crop, possibly to shortlist potential future leaders of the country. Somewhere along the line, they missed out that compassion is an important attribute as well, other than fantastic results, leading to the present situation of meritocracy in our education. :oops:

for some reason, one excerpted portion was missing from my post above, so here it is again.

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[verykiasu2010]

SAHM_TAN:

A much kinder and more humane education system. I guess Finish parents are not as stressed as us.

Finish parents definitely has zero stress. Finnish parents could still be different

[friendship]

is that the country had volcano eruptions causing european air traffic in caos?

[Dino_Mummy]

verykiasu2010:

SAHM_TAN:

A much kinder and more humane education system. I guess Finish parents are not as stressed as us.

Finish parents definitely has zero stress. Finnish parents could still be different

:rotflmao: hahahaha... typo, i think.

[Gems]

Don’t agree with him!