Friday, January 13, 2006
Education in Singapore
Is Singapore's education preparing the young for the future. What are our strengths and how can we develop further? Are there areas in which we can develop further?
# posted by Sulaiman @ 5:16 PM 
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Yes Singapore's education is preparing the younger generation for the future. Singapore's education has since progressed from an entirely academically based structure to one of a holistic education. With a holistic education, the student develops both academically and morally. Scoring high grades for academics does not necessarily mean that a person will perform well when he starts working. Sometimes, high grades tend to make a person complacent, a charecteristic which one should not obtain.
Another plus point that Singapore's education is preparing the younger generation for the future is that the current system splits students up into different streams. In the primary and secondary schools, these are important as everyone learns at a different pace. When those with similar pace are placed together, the teacher would then be able to teach the subject accordingly. With this streaming system, a student would be able to absorb the content of the subject thoroughly with little competition. Thus allowing them to improve academically and preparing the younger generation for the future.
Another plus point that Singapore's education is preparing the younger generation for the future is that the current system splits students up into different streams. In the primary and secondary schools, these are important as everyone learns at a different pace. When those with similar pace are placed together, the teacher would then be able to teach the subject accordingly. With this streaming system, a student would be able to absorb the content of the subject thoroughly with little competition. Thus allowing them to improve academically and preparing the younger generation for the future.
It is true indeed that Singapore’s education is preparing the younger generation for the future. Singapore’s education system has changed drastically to fit in today’s society. The change in the Chinese examination system is one clear example of the efforts by the ministry. It is no longer to learn the language by rote, but by the understanding of the language. The examinations are catered to test the students their depth of the language, and no longer to test them on how much they have memorized. Younger learners of the language are now taught to focus more on how to read and speak the language, as reading and speaking are the most fundamental parts of the language, rather than writing.
A recent article states that, graduates from SMU are a threat to graduates from NTU and NUS. As the SMU 6: 4 system have lead the students to a better career success. The 6:4 system is a grading system which; 4/10 will be on examination based, and 6/10 is on a student’s articulation and impromptu.
This shows that studying by rote is not an efficient way to prepare oneself for the working world. Although Singapore’s education system could sometimes prove to be rigid and inflexible, the changes could not be made overnight.
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A recent article states that, graduates from SMU are a threat to graduates from NTU and NUS. As the SMU 6: 4 system have lead the students to a better career success. The 6:4 system is a grading system which; 4/10 will be on examination based, and 6/10 is on a student’s articulation and impromptu.
This shows that studying by rote is not an efficient way to prepare oneself for the working world. Although Singapore’s education system could sometimes prove to be rigid and inflexible, the changes could not be made overnight.
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