Archives
- 2000-2002
Madrasah
A little anxiety
Singaporeans know little about madrasah
(Islamic religious schools) except that they're getting
more popular. TODAY. Read
November 12, 2002
End
of streaming
Unpopular
school streaming may not survive the 'buffet of courses'
now being worked out. By Seah Chiang Nee.Read
Aug 19, 2002
Islamic
schools
Managing
the numbers
Like graduates of the former
Nantah Chinese University, most of madrasah students would
have graduated to a cold jobless world. The action on Nantah
was more drastic.Read
Aug 6, 2002
Non-returning
students
A doctorate student from
Singapore writes on a topical subject. Read
May 16, 2002
Learning
Revolution
"Ah
Bengs" have
better worldly outlook
In a fast fundamental change, Singapore's
British-based education system is going American aimed at
producing the 21st Century worker.Read
Apr 8, 2002
"I
not stupid"
-
Poking
fun at society
For the first time a film, produced
by a government-own studio, pokes fun at some official policies
and the way parents pressurise their kids to score marks.Read
Feb 25, 2002
A
little bit
...Is dangerous
Often a half-baked education is worse
than none.
Oct 20, 2001
The
Large University Untruth
Plagiarism is on the rise. Blame the
worldwide web, the frantic paper chase - and something else.
May 29, 2001
Plagiarist,
beware!
The
cops are watching
Internet cheating among
university students are becoming endemic. It's spawned a
new industry that will help them plagiarise - and others
to nab them. By Andy Dehnart
May
24, 2001
Children
Of The New World
Can
new children cut out for the New World?
It's
the parents I'm worried about. By Seah Chiang Nee
Feb 9, 2001
Defence
..
Or Education
How do you tell if a country is better
prepared for the future? One way is to see who it ranks
higher in peace time - its defence or education ministers.
Jan 21, 2001
Loosening
Of Bonds
Singapore should stop students from being moved around too
much, too often from school to school and class to class.
It further loosens bonds in this fast-moving society.
Dec 27, 2000
