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Foreign students
A haven for scholarships
Recruiting them in large numbers is costing the government dearly, not only in financial terms. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Mar 25, 2012
Mother tongue
Arresting an erosion
With more foreigners speaking their own languages and local families using English, Singapore has a tough time preserving its mother tongue. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Jan 29, 2012
Teaching politics
"Get it right"
Students will soon be taught good social behaviours and the ‘right’ political values. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Oct 1, 2011
Universities
Cutting back on numbers
Sacrificing parents who push their children to work hard for a degree may be in for a surprise. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Sept 17, 2011
Registration
"Our mummy failed!"
Highly educated Singaporeans undergo screening interviews at elite schools to qualify for volunteer work to improve their kids' admission chances. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Jul 30, 2011
Universities
A rankings downturn
Singaporeans are finding out that however much their varsities have improved, others may have done more . By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Oct 3, 2010
Education
"We made a mistake"
Singapore could well be spending more money per person on special tuition for their children than any other country in the world. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Jul 10, 2010.
Bilingual education
"We made a mistake"
As a strategy bilingualism is right, but Singapore admits that poor teaching approach has inflicted a heavy price on generations of students. By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Dec 19, 2009
Educating..
The 21st Century student
Schools will begin a major revamp in 2016 to make the Singaporean more creative; how far can it succeed without further freeing up society? By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Nov 21, 2009
Preston
The public says...
ST praised for letting public
know it’s not
recognised. It’s part of a bigger concern with
issue of dubious degrees in a global world. Here
are views. More
Sep 10, 2008
Preston
When it advertised ..
..in
the Straits Times 5 years ago, a Singapore website
issued a 'watch'
alert on the uncredited institute. Littlespeck carried
this, plus names of others as well as degree mills.
By Seah Chiang Nee. More
Sep 9, 2008
Maths
The girls catch up
Girls are becoming as good as
boys at mathematics, and are still better at reading.
The Economist. Read
May 31, 2008
Education
Double standards
Mainland Chinese students overwhelmingly
favoured over others, including Singaporeans, for
Science-Math scholarships. By Valentine Cawley
Read
Mar 23, 2008
A
teacher's confession
’I’m like a front-line soldier’
Not-so-glamourous aspects of
the noble profession interestingly detailed by a stressed
out teacher. Read
Mar 18, 2008
Singapore:
The
concrete jungle
A Singaporean undergrad Down Under writes about what
his course-mates are taught about us.Read
March 04, 2008
Malaysia
bypassed
For Singapore
A Singaporean chosen to head Riyadh's US$10b university,
not a Malaysian Muslim. By Lim Kit Siang. Read
Jan 26, 2008
