All posts tagged "education"
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9.3KHeadlinesLim Tean Considering Legal Options Against POFMA and “Crybaby” Correction Notice
People’s Voice Party leader Lim Tean said today that he is considering legal options to challenge a Correction Notice issued by the...
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Ang Moh Bouncer-Turned-Schoolteacher almost Beats Man to Death over Racist Comments
Even after becoming a schoolteacher in Singapore, this ang moh clearly hadn’t left behind his US bouncer roots behind. So much so,...
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LETTERS: NUS First-Class Honours Degree Worth Less than Some “No-Brand” US Degree?
FELIX OW: In 2004, Yeo Cheng San bought a set of fake Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and a post-grad diploma stating that...
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MOE’s Move to Abolish Streaming Creates Yet a New Entrenched Elite Class?
RONALD LEE: Ong Ye Kung should be lauded for trying to shake things up at the Education Ministry, and carrying on the...
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MOE’s “Holistic” Sex Education Programme Accused of Being Discriminatory
Angry letters have come in condemning the Ministry of Education’s sexual education programme of being discriminatory towards homosexuals. In particular, the Growing...
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Young Ballerina Expelled after Row Over Her Not Being “Slim Enough” for Dance Test
A row between the parents of a 12-year-old ballerina and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts ballooned into a scuffle which eventually...
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MOE Removes All Assessments and Exams for Pri 1 and 2 Students
The Ministry of Education has announced that it will cut all assessments and exams for students in Primary 1 and Primary 2...
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“F*ck Up Teacher: Potty-Mouthed Mom Verbally Abuses “Rude ” Primary School Teacher
This parent was caught out yesterday for her potty mouth, following a spat with a Xin Min Primary School teacher who she...
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Time to Scrap “Unmeritocratic” Alumni Admissions for Primary School Students?
Following Education Minister Ong Ye Kung’s parliamentary speech on meritocracy and levelling the social divide in school, opinion has erupted regarding alumni...
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Okay for Scholars to Defer NS, Not Okay for other “Elites”: Double Standards Set By MINDEF?
“As all male Singaporeans liable for full-time NS put aside personal pursuits to dutifully enlist and serve their NS, it would not...
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Ong Ye Kung: PSLE is the “Most Meritocratic” System and Must Not Be Scrapped
Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said in parliament yesterday that PSLE is a meritocratic and fair system, and scrapping it would pose...
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Former MOE Policy Officer: Education System to Blame Shame, Anxiety, and Condescending Behaviour of Students
Former Ministry of Education Policy Officer, Yann Wong, has lashed out at the education system for breeding a culture of shame, neediness...
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Loanshark Runner Reports Ah Long to Police for Not Paying His Wages, Gets Arrested Instead
Perhaps we should give this honest abang an award for being Singapore’s dumbest loanshark runner. When he didn’t get paid for his...
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Swiss Cottage Secondary School Disciplines Teacher who Mocked Students’ Work on Social Media
The teacher who took to social media to mock his students’ work has been disciplined. The teacher, a Mr Tan, from Swiss...
