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We must build diversity in our schools and nurture soft skills that endure. Diversity is key to our resilience as a country and key to alleviating the unhealthy stress of pursuing the same definition of success.
How far we can move away from an over-emphasis on academic grades to truly embrace strength in diversity depends on the full participation and support of educators and parents, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said.
Education Minister Chan Chun Sing exhorts students to embrace a global mindset while treasuring our local identity because we cannot just settle for "diffuse and rootless cosmopolitanism." We must be able to work alongside different cultures and talent while having the confidence to thrive in a uniquely Singaporean way.
It's easy to make a popular call for smaller class size but a politician must imagine himself implementing his own policies. For example, if Jamus is implementing his own policies, he will reduce class size while also reducing funding for popular primary schools. Think of the implications for the students and teachers in these primary schools.
It's disingenuous of Jamus to compare teacher-student ratios without comparing students' performance. The Pisa international tables suggest that small class sizes do not necessarily create high-performing education systems. In fact, Andreas Schleicher who is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the OECD said, "Everywhere, teachers, parents and policy-makers favour small classes as the key to better and more personalised education... And yet, Pisa results show no relationship between class size and learning outcomes, neither within nor across countries."
Teachers' dedication and sacrifices for their students are to be acknowledged, not dismissed by WP Jamus Lim.
WP's deputy head of policy research Jamus Lim' proposal to reduce funding for popular schools is akin to punishing schools for being popular.
Grateful for second chances at life, Tim, the oldest A-level inmate student at prison school said: "Change comes when you start to learn." He had his capital punishment reduced to life imprisonment, and then resumed his education while behind bars.
Main focus for students with gender dysphoria is to provide them with a conducive learning environment and support their overall wellbeing.
"The final medical treatment decisions involving the use of hormonal therapy rest with clinicians and their patients," the statement said.
Where minors are concerned, such treatments require the written consent of parents.
School fees remain unchanged for citizens. Primary education is free as it has always been. There's no change to standard miscellaneous fees.
