On Apr 19, 9:43 pm, "truth" <tr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20080419-60662.html
>
> The pap government feels so proud of their education policy that
> they are now crowing about sharing their experiences with other
> countries. No doubt the maths and science education up to A level
> in Singa****e is superior to USA, UK and Australia. Singa****ean
> students excelled in these two subjects and have won many international
> awards.However, a little perspective is in order here.
> By nature, Singa****eans are more studious , hardworking and
> obedient. Parents in Singa****e also spend a fortune on private
> tuitions outside school hours just to keep pace with others.
> So the excellent results in Maths and Science in Singa****e may not
> be due entirely to the efforts of schools and MOE.
> I will like to see whether the USA, UK and Australia achieved the same
> kind of success when they implement the teaching of maths and science
> the Singa****e way.
> At least the education authorities in these first world countries are
brave
> enough to acknowledge the superiority of the Singa****e method and
> want to learn and if possible implement it to benefit their students.
> This is the right attitude. On the other hand why are the Singa****ean
> authorities while so eager to boost their ego, but when it comes to
> adopting other countries superior methods to benefit Singa****ean
> students, are so reluctant to even admit the weakness in the
> Singa****e education system. I am refering to the obvious weakness
> of Singa****eans in communication, social and living skills. Singa****eans
> including the brilliant ones have difficulty in expressing themselves in
> a discussion. They are weak beyond what they learn in school. They
> have problem looking after themselves. Many cannot survive without
> a maid. A pap mp once commented that u can know whether an
> air stewardess is a Singa****ean by the clumsy way she fold the blanket.
> Many Singa****eans lack the basics in human and social psychology
> which is common knowlege in the West.
> While I don't begrudge Singa****ean authorities sharing our superior
> methods in the teaching of maths and science, I am amaze that we are
more
> willing to help others in order to score publicity points for
themselves,
> then in making a genuine attempt to help our students to improve their
> communications, social and living skills. I have seen Australian
education
> at
> close range and I can tell u they are very good in teaching students
these
> skills that Singa****eans are poor at. Why don't the Singa****e education
> authorities learned from these superior methods and implement it in
> Singa****e. Or are they too proud and complacent to even admit that there
> is such a problem.
Singa****e is trying to make "Einsteins" out of students. In future,
LKY's institute of Science and Technology will train astronauts and
build giant rockets and launching pads around the Istana garden. In
Singa****e, it is possible for a s**** to swallow an elephant.
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