TR EMERITUS

The difference between the Finnish education system (as well as those of many other countries) and that of the Singapore education system is that the objective there is to educate and develop the all-rounded attributes of a person (or rather don’t have exam scores as the sole emphasis like we do here) and train the minds... 

I refer to the article “Benchmarks set for taxis to meet demand” (Straits Times, Nov 24). It states that “From January, they must ensure that at least 70 per cent of their fleets are on the road during the peak hours of 7 am to 11 am 5 pm to 11 pm. The level will go up t0 80 per cent in 2014 and 85 per cent in 2015.” What... 

I would like first to applaud Minister Heng's decision not to announce the names of the top scoring PSLE students this year. Lets take away the focus on marks and focus our education system on learning. You walk around shopping centers, notice boards etc all you see these days are tuition centers advertising themselves based...