MOE to scrap Banding for Secondary Schools
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ruohoo97:
I doubt that these changes will make a dent in Singapore education system and its already firmly developed kiasuism.
It doesn't really matter as long as some parents see the +ve in this changes. -
looking4Tutor:
You spoke out the voice in my heart!
My prediction is that it will not work for the fact that which schools are the top is well established.ksi:
Then stop asking MOE to do any more policy changes to make life less stressful for the children if parents' mindset is not going to change in tandem. This is a very good example of stress not coming from MOE but from parents. It takes 2 to clap, if MOE has done its part, we gotta do ours.
MOE is doing this to make schools de-focus on inter-school competition but build their own unique niche so this will benefit the children in terms of academic pressure. The idea now is to choose schools based on the merits of its curriculum niche that it can offer or match to your child, not on its band ranking when stack against other schools. Can this be understood? New policies can come in but if old brains or behaviour stay on, nothing is gonna work. Then the complain cycle starts again...never ending story... :slapshead:
Unless, he removes COP for secondary school selection. All secondary schools should have a fair distribution of strong and weak PSLE students.
Or a more drastic move, ask the so called top secondary schools to take in the weakest PSLE students and turn them into stellar cum holistic O level students.
Removing banding is just like removing stars (6 stars, 5 stars) from hotel rating. -
Ask hor, will COP infor be removed ?
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As long as we are a society that prizes achievement and success, it is hard to remove the competitiveness in schools and the difficulty in exam papers. If the PSLE is too easy, then many can go to the top schools and how are they going to differentiate who to take in. And even taking away the banding would not remove the perception in parents’ minds as to which schools are better…
I am for these changes but I do not see them really changing things. They are just like a dip in water, just saying it and while it is a step in the right direction, I really do not think it may change the way things are done in a substantial way. Sigh… -
SAHM_TAN:
Ask hor, will COP infor be removed ?
COP and banding is quite different leh.
COP = how popular the school is
Banding = performance of the school.
Although related, but not quite the same. -
Nebbermind:
What is the +ve? :?ruohoo97:
I doubt that these changes will make a dent in Singapore education system and its already firmly developed kiasuism.
It doesn't really matter as long as some parents see the +ve in this changes. -
Nebbermind:
Yup I know. COP infor still provided?SAHM_TAN:
Ask hor, will COP infor be removed ?
COP and banding is quite different leh.
COP = how popular the school is
Banding = performance of the school.
Although related, but not quite the same. -
ruohoo97:
What is the +ve? :?[/quote]Some see it as a positive step forward by the MOE mah. No meh?? Thought many parents here said 'AYE'? :scratchhead:Nebbermind:
[quote=\"ruohoo97\"]I doubt that these changes will make a dent in Singapore education system and its already firmly developed kiasuism.
It doesn't really matter as long as some parents see the +ve in this changes. -
Nebbermind:
What is the +ve? :?[/quote]
It doesn't really matter as long as some parents see the +ve in this changes.
Some see it as a positive step forward by the MOE mah. No meh?? Thought many parents here said 'AYE'? :scratchhead:[/quote]
Aiyo, even for the words, you prefer the less :evil: . \".....The less is for ...more\"
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Daddy
Well it seems to me that most top-dollar earning jobs available on the market require great qualifications, unless we're talking about the salespeoples' jobs, like real estate agents. Otherwise entrepreneurship could earn quite a bit, but there are only so many customers to serve in Singapore and the chances of global success are much slimmer than getting a well paying job with a good degree. Could someone list out some top-dollar jobs that do not require great academic results? (This is of course discounting general labels like \"top chef\", \"top sportsman\" etc. The top people in every profession are bound to earn more. I'm talking about the average earnings of the professions.)
MOE can change the system n encourage non-academics achievements...
But can the mindsets of educators and parents be changed to embrace these non-academics areas?
I think it will take a few generations...
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