MOE not tweaking P1 registration
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phtthp:
MOE is not tweaking the policy at the moment does not mean MOE is not tweaking the policy forever.
The dust had finally been settled, by a team of senior Top level govt Politician(s).rains:
There's always a counter-argument for every argument.
We can argue till the cows go home but ultimately it really doesn't matter because the dust has settled
Verdict is:
MOE NOT tweaking P1 registration.
On hand now, MOE focus /concentration is on other far more critical matter to look into.
It may surprise you before the next P1 registration just as it had surprised the PRs in this year's registration!
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Just read today's ST.
This article caught my attention...About students' 3 problems...homework, tuition and tests. YES :rahrah: it's about time Mr HSK works with schools to set reasonable questions for exams. Anything not in line is going to backfire if the objective is meant as 'wake up call'. Gosh, it looks like MOE has FINALLY opened its eyes to the sufferings of students and parents. -
janet_lee88:
Great !Just read today's ST.
This article caught my attention...About students' 3 problems...homework, tuition and tests. YES :rahrah: it's about time Mr HSK works with schools to set reasonable questions for exams. Anything not in line is going to backfire if the objective is meant as 'wake up call'. Gosh, it looks like MOE has FINALLY opened its eyes to the sufferings of students and parents.
at long last, HSK can finally identify the sufferings of students and parent.
He show a genuine concern in trying to battle these :-
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Straits Times, 13 Sep 2012
'Don't overload students with homework': Heng Swee Keat
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat on Wednesday spoke up for students facing the three bugbears of education: homework, tuition and tests.
He said that when schools set more difficult tests to \"wake up\" underperformers, it discourages them, and causes them to lose interest in learning. His ministry, therefore, will begin working with schools to set questions that are appropriate and not overly tough.
And while weaker students may benefit from extra help, excessive tuition for other students can be harmful.
Mr Heng said that the ministry would do its part not to contribute to the need for tuition. He said some parents had complained that teachers have told their children to get help from their tutors. \"If this is true, we must put a stop to it.\"
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/dont-overload-students-homework-heng-swee-keat-20120913 -
I totally embrace what MOE pathforward which are focusing to ensure All Schools Are Good and students’ three bugbears of education: homework, tuition and tests.
These are more important in managing students’ stress/depression. This is National concern.
Good work MOE! -
laughingcat:
:goodpost:I totally embrace what MOE pathforward which are focusing to ensure All Schools Are Good and students' three bugbears of education: homework, tuition and tests.
These are more important in managing students' stress/depression. This is National concern.
Good work MOE! -
read yesterday's wan bao abt the above and already some parents commented that since school give less homework, then the more the need to have tuition so as to 'have more preparation than doing less' :slapshead:
one parent commented that if her child is scoring 80 marks and her classmates are 90 and above, definitely must have tuition. -
MR06:
MOE is not tweaking the policy at the moment does not mean MOE is not tweaking the policy forever.
It may surprise you before the next P1 registration just as it had surprised the PRs in this year's registration!
Your statement may contain certain elements of truth, but it may make some :nunchuk: :rant: :mad: .........
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pinky:
:faint: Now that is true ks.read yesterday's wan bao abt the above and already some parents commented that since school give less homework, then the more the need to have tuition so as to 'have more preparation than doing less' :slapshead:
one parent commented that if her child is scoring 80 marks and her classmates are 90 and above, definitely must have tuition.
MOE should get ALL their schools to submit the school exam papers, starting with P6 prelim papers and review the standard set. Schools are known to set 'wake up' papers...so MOE should take a look if those wake-up calls will WAKE students/parents or scare the hell out of them to the point of demoralized. -
But we should not also forget that national exam papers should be able to sieve the top from the rest. If there aren’t any "overly tough" questions, how are we going to identify the truly brilliant? Do we want exams where it is possible for a significant percentage of students to "max-out" the scores? Making those "overly tough" questions not hot-housable or crammable, however, is a different artform altogether. At the PSLE or even ‘O’ levels, this is not easy to do.
Also, even 30 years ago, the so-called top schools’ prelim papers were always much tougher than the national exams. Back then, in my school for example, a B3 in Chinese as a first language during the prelim could easily result in an A1 at ‘O’ Levels, and a C5 in Additional Maths could result in an A2.
So long as the competition is against other kids, this is not exactly a new problem and I don’t see how it will go away. How many parents will be able to accept that their kids may just simply be less brilliant than others academically? And how many of us parents subscribe to the traditional view that not clever never mind, can always make up for it with hard work?
Ultimately, unless there are more pathways to ‘success’ than that coveted good university degree, all these will still come to nought. -
pirate:
This might sound like a sarcastic question but it is not. I really wanna know the thought process. Why is it so necessary to differentiate the bright, the brighter and the brightest academically?But we should not also forget that national exam papers should be able to sieve the top from the rest. If there aren't any \"overly tough\" questions, how are we going to identify the truly brilliant? Do we want exams where it is possible for a significant percentage of students to \"max-out\" the scores? Making those \"overly tough\" questions not hot-housable or crammable, however, is a different artform altogether. At the PSLE or even 'O' levels, this is not easy to do.
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