Key Educational Policy Initiatives (Group Responses) by Iyner Nil https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38 The big and small of Singapore's controversial Education system en-us 2018-08-30 14:15:48 UTC 2018-09-04 08:45:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png Mixed opinions from different stakeholders. https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451106  
Parent does not represent the parents of S'pore population. She feels that there is no diff made regarding the changes
 

Students: Less competition for H.A students. However, since more parents are sending their kids to tuition center, av students might be feeling stressed out. STudents have a better opputunity.

Teachers: 
]]> 2018-09-04 07:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451106 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451574 may benefit the borderline HP students more than for the borderline low-MP students e.g. AL6 -> a high 60 will still put them in that band, previously this would be a grade B]]> 2018-09-04 07:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451574 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451912 Teachers: Dealing with greater diversity in classrooms, would we lose focus in developing the elites (e.g. Raffles students)?

More stress on the DSA students?

More stressful for borderline cases?]]> 2018-09-04 07:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451912 How pri sch teachers may feel. https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451918 2018-09-04 07:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277451918 How LA students may feel regards to this change. How worried parents may feel regardign this change? Other groups of parents may feel more stressed as every point matters and they worry their child may be too finely differentiated/banded https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277452004 2018-09-04 07:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277452004 DSA https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455282 students who are in the middle bands or even less confident HA students 
may need to consider going through the DSA route to secure a good place in a good school for security purposes]]> 2018-09-04 08:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455282 TLLM https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455664 Parents may think that their kids would lose out on such a policy implementation and send their kids for tuition.
Teachers would need to come up with innovative ways to deliver LOs through lesser teaching time.
Tutors will gain more opportunities to earn from kiasu parents n kids


]]> 2018-09-04 08:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455664 TLLM https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455707 - teachers expected to conduct more inquiry-based learning
- students may not be used to this system, so teacher may still need to supplement anyway
- parents are used to the traditional way of learning, they may think that teachers are not doing enough]]> 2018-09-04 08:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455707 DSA https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455840 Rich parents might still be able to send their child for extra training/drilling which not as well off parents might not be able to ]]> 2018-09-04 08:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277455840 ICT https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277456121 ICT will affect employers as it hones skills ]]> 2018-09-04 08:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277456121 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277458819 - may result in people being overqualified for certain jobs (e.g. if everyone can get a degree)
- people are still not socially mobile
- bursaries/scholarships to support low SES families
- parents of higher SES will still have greater power in helping their children to achieve more in schools
- different pathways in education
- discourage tuition, even so richer parents would still exercise their kiasu mentality and send their children for tuition]]> 2018-09-04 08:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277458819 Inequality or not? https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277458982 Compulsory primary school education, LSP, LSM and ITE (different paths available) can help to alleviate the inequality.

Teach less learn more will worsen inequality. On top of this, are parents and society up for it? ]]> 2018-09-04 08:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277458982 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461227 - Society's mindset
- Teachers will have to shift students' mindset
- LA students are not necessarily bad at everything, as there are some who shine in other areas. Helps them to build confidence when they realise that good grades are not the only goal in life]]> 2018-09-04 08:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461227 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461346 It is deeply ingrained in our culture that it everyone is competitive.

The chance for all is unequal.


]]> 2018-09-04 08:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461346 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461715 Be more aware of how they can help those who are at the bottom in gaining confidence etc through various means

]]> 2018-09-04 08:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461715 https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461852 We need to change our mindsets before we can change our students' mindset [Ripple effect]
- change teachers' mindsets, before they can change students' mindsets
- taking effect very slowly]]> 2018-09-04 08:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/iynernil/1c145c885s38/wish/277461852