there are none so blind as those who just agree
“This really must stop!” “What?” Councillor Toshu rose from his seat in the mock-indignation that he had played time and time again in these chambers, whenever his treaty was up for review. “These 'research expeditions', as your organisation calls them, have to stop.” Toshu didn't immediately recognise the speaker. He must be a newly elected… Continue reading A whale of a time
Chew Wei Shan's facebook post on meritocracy and elitism clearly made a lot of people very uncomfortable, especially those of a certain socio-economic status (SES). She didn't pull any punches in her sharp, self-aware commentary on the divisions in our schools. In the other corner, are these feeble attempts to examine things superficially instead of structurally,… Continue reading The elephant outside the classroom
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Really?" The most important thing I've learnt from being a teacher in Singapore for the last 15 years (teaching at Primary, Secondary, Junior College levels and in both Government and Independent schools, MOE HQ and now in a private international school) is the importance of "learning how to… Continue reading Protest the test
I guess things are changing, and more than just one step at a time. Kudos to the Ministry of Education, Singapore! Now the tough part will be changing the mindset of some (maybe many) parents and some (hopefully few) teachers. To me, the biggest, boldest change is not the removal of the mid-year exams or… Continue reading Sea change
