MOe announced Learning of English to Develop 21st Century
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Wonders if MOE has already trained all teachers prior to this announcement.
Indeed very worrying for parents.
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PhoBIA:
Before the new syllabus kicks in, all teachers should be sent for thorough training first. Hey, mid-upper primary English is very crucial.Wonders if MOE has already trained all teachers prior to this announcement.
Indeed very worrying for parents. -
What about tutors? :?
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LOLMum:
What about tutors? :?
Quoto from stellar website.
6. Is STELLAR compulsory?
The STELLAR curriculum, strategies and materials are aligned with the English Language Syllabus 2010 and are recommended for use in all primary schools. Schools retain the autonomy to customise the curriculum and materials to suit the needs of the students. Schools also have the autonomy to include school-based curriculum alongside the STELLAR curriculum.
How will the tutors know? Too much diversity since schools are given autonomy on the cirriculum.
Maybe this is moe's first step to discourage tuition. -
Quote from STELLAR website.
5. Why is the STELLAR programme only in selected schools ?
STELLAR was phased in at a deliberate pace as studies on teacher professional development have shown that teachers take up to 2 years to fully internalize and apply new pedagogies that they have been trained in. STELLAR aims to build a critical mass of teachers with the capacity to implement and sustain the new EL pedagogy, which will dovetail into the revised EL syllabus scheduled for implementation in 2010. In Phase 1, in 2006, 30 schools were invited to pilot the programme. For phase 2, in 2007, an additional 31 schools were selected and for 2008, another 32 schools have come on board. Since 2010, with the launch of the new EL Syllabus, STELLAR curriculum materials have been made available to all primary schools.
2 years is a long time.... :slapshead: our children are guinea pigs. :sad: -
I believe that the new PSLE critical thinking question should be very easy. Some sample questions -
1. How to encourage more young Singaporeans to marry young and have more children?
2. How to foster better bonding between locals and new immigrants?
3. How to get A* PSLE without going for tuition nor parental supervision?
By the way those well connected tuition centres are ready to dish out solution for your children. Remember first to Tuition then to school. So don’t worry too much. -
So STELLAR has been around since Year 2006...
What's the pros and cons?
If the teachers are still not prepared... I will worry. :yikes:
Hope MOE knows best... Don't just implement for the sake of it.
Some of their plans are pretty out-dated, in this 21st century. :faint:
Even our government is making changes and reviewing policies.... -
R they going to accept all kinds of answers? Every student has a different opinion than other, so does the teacher who also may have her own opinion. Which opinion is better n leading to high score r vey subjective now! R they going to give model answer again for each question? Then we r stuck with the same problem as what we have observed for science subject now which is very objective but they limit the scope to refrain u from thinking too much out of the box!!!
The scheme gives me the impression that u will score well provided u have very srong Chemistry between between yourself n the examiners!looking4Tutor:
I believe that the new PSLE critical thinking question should be very easy. Some sample questions -
1. How to encourage more young Singaporeans to marry young and have more children?
2. How to foster better bonding between locals and new immigrants?
3. How to get A* PSLE without going for tuition nor parental supervision?
By the way those well connected tuition centres are ready to dish out solution for your children. Remember first to Tuition then to school. So don't worry too much. -
The Stellar resources are good but really depends on the skills of the teachers. My friend and I compared our kids’ work. They are in different schools. I can see that her kid is more stretched in terms of learning. Sigh.
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PhoBIA:
I urge moe to review all their outcomes of the Stellar program by adding one variable(whether the kids are receiving tuition). It may be more reliable to draw a conclusion that Stellar is effective program for our kids only when the effect of tuition can be excluded.Quote from STELLAR website.
5. Why is the STELLAR programme only in selected schools ?
STELLAR was phased in at a deliberate pace as studies on teacher professional development have shown that teachers take up to 2 years to fully internalize and apply new pedagogies that they have been trained in. STELLAR aims to build a critical mass of teachers with the capacity to implement and sustain the new EL pedagogy, which will dovetail into the revised EL syllabus scheduled for implementation in 2010. In Phase 1, in 2006, 30 schools were invited to pilot the programme. For phase 2, in 2007, an additional 31 schools were selected and for 2008, another 32 schools have come on board. Since 2010, with the launch of the new EL Syllabus, STELLAR curriculum materials have been made available to all primary schools.
2 years is a long time.... :slapshead: our children are guinea pigs. :sad:
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