The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is an academic milestone for 12-year-olds in Singapore that places massive stress and pressure on students, parents and teachers. The government has long argued that what is required is a...
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Category: Transforming Education
Why Focusing on Continuing Education Alone Won’t Save Us
Our government tends to focus on a few major initiatives at any given time, mostly because our Cabinet Ministers have to ‘pick their battles’ for the relatively short time they are in a portfolio. Our recent Education Ministers seem to...
Student Perspective: A First-hand Comparison of Primary 6 in a Local vs. an International School
As a student, I have had the unique experience of attending one of Singapore's top-ranked local primary schools, where I sat for the PSLE, after which I transferred to Grade 6 in an international system school in Singapore. This journey...
Positive Discipline – Why and How?
Article based on the work of Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D, Lynn Lott, LMFT, et.al. If you’ve only got a minute: ‘Discipline’ comes from the word for ‘Teaching’, Not ‘Punishment’ - Should help children learn, not just obey....
The Shocking Truth About Exams and Kids’ Mental Health (And What You Can Do Today!)
"Much of what a child thinks and believes about self and the world is dependent on the adults around them, be it parents, educators or the community. It is safe to say therefore that the child buys into the adult version of what is...