Term 3 Post 3

I fully agree with Janalle's point of view. I feel that the educational system in Singapore is pointing in the wrong direction. In this country all that matters is doing the right thing and emerge as champions, and it makes us think of this question: are we using the right method? In many cases, such as "why is carbon a non-metal" as mentioned, questions are not answered. Perhaps most of the teachers do not even know the answer to that themselves. All they think of is probably what can carbon be used to make? Janalle then elaborates on the point that Singaporeans are taught to help an old lady cross the road when she looks like she needed some help, but in actual fact how many bothers to reach out to these people in need of help? It has become such that Singapore's educational system is ineffective, and this is made worse by the fact that teachers often take up CME lessons for their own subject's. This proves that Singaporeans see academic results more important than moral values.

An ideal education would be possible. It is only a matter of whether the government wants to put in more effort in realising it. For one, I have been to Taiwan and saw how everybody lined up for the elevator and stood by one side for those who are in a hurry to walk past. They do this without reminder and it makes me ashamed to see that Singapore is far from their standard. In actual fact, they received education on all these, and even though they may not be as advanced in technology as Singapore, they certainly have cultivated much more moral values than us. All of these lie in education. We can see the importance of it in many ways. Also, if the teachers would let down their pride and hesitate for a second to think why certain things are also, I strongly believe that the educational system would be much better than it is currently. Most teachers regard simple questions as something that is not worth taking up their time to figure out, however in many cases it is these "simple things" that they fail to comprehend. To sum up, I really hope that the government will see the light as soon as possible, because not only does this lead to foreigners looking on us, Singaporeans will also lack moral values themselves.