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Schools should encourage Sec 5 students

Source: The Strait Times Forum Page, Page A42, 23 Jan 2010

Letter by: Liza Ho (Ms)

I refer to the report, ‘Sec 5 route not best for all: Ng Eng Hen’ (Jan 12). On Jan 13, a senior staff member of my child’s school, Jurongville Secondary, gathered the Secondary 5 students and spoke to them about the report.

He [...]

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Is Singapore a nation?

Source: The Strait Times Page A16, 5 Jan 2010

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was interviewed by Mark Jacobson of the National Geographic in July 2009.

It’s NOT a nation. It’s a society in transition. You need a few hundred years to build a nation.

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Unfair to stream at early stage

Source: The Strait Times Forum Page, Page A32, 28 Nov 2009

Letter by: Lewis Wong

During my daughter’s Primary 1 orientation at Edgefield Primary School about a month ago, she was made to sit through a test of English and mathematics. A week later, when the school announced the Primary 1 class allocation on its website, I [...]

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No escaping that school branding

Source: The Straits Times Page B10, 9 Nov 2009

Article by Jonathan Liautrakul

The disappointment stayed with me throughout my next three years at Millennia Institute, as I struggled to downshift to the slower pace and lackadaisical attitudes of my peers. I missed the motivation that had spurred me to achieve.

With the help of teachers and friends, I [...]