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Friday, August 10, 2007

11 Aug 2007

Dear reader,
Nah, Times really flies so fast. Next monday I will be having my English Prelium. Terrifiying man. Don't know how will I fare for my english this time. Yesterday, I was suppose to study with mushuang instead I went out with wei lin. We went to Orchard, glance through some shop and we bought some ice cream. Raspberry flavour is terrible and i lie that it is delicious. Next, we went back to Long John Sliver and study. I must really admit that it is very hard to suty out there. I have been seeing Joanna for some consecutive days.
Today, I wake up at around 9 plus and mushuang called me at 11 to ask me where I am. I'm obviously at home hahas.By the time I reach toa payoh , it was around 11:30am. And she pass me her English file. Scanning through her english file, I almost want to die. So neat and saw familiar address in the letter writing. Pine close and the Mr hoo address. Really ridiculous.
Now I am studying social studies, felt like giving up after writing for four chapter of ss.
Maybe I should choose to update in my blog. Sound interesting, and I prefer typing than writing. hahas.

Chapter 1: Education in Singapore
1.1 Meeting the need of a Young Nation.

* Providing a Place for Every Child
- Since independence, poulataion in singapore was growing rapidly.
- No enough school for all children of school going age
- A need for edcuation system to provide a place for evey child hence, more schools were built.

* Building National Loyalty
- 1965, other english taught in school, other language such as Malay, Tamil and Chinese were taught.
-Parent have the freedom to choose which school to send their children to and they sent their children to school which taught in the language of their race.
-Pupils of different races seldom got to meet one another therefore it posed difficulties to nation building as national loyalthy
-social cohesion could achieve when pupils identified themselve as one people
-Practices were carried out to inculate loyalty and national pride.
-1966 onward, pupils praticipates in a daily flag-raising and pledge-taking ceremony.

*Fostering Social Cohesion
-Measure untrouduce to show government fair to all raeces.
-E.g. Textbooks loaned to needy pupils from all languages streams.
-Government provided with same physical facilities.
-common examination, Primary school leaving Examination for pupils in primary school of four languages.
-1960, government introduced integrated school system.
-Integrated school, two classes might be same subject, but different languages.
-pupils and teachers of two or more language streams would be in the same school under same principal
-helped to encourage interacion between pupils and teacher of different language stream , thus promoting racial harmony.
1966, bilingualism made compulsory for pupils in secondary 1
-require ot learn english language and a second language which was pupil mother Tongue.
-With Bilingualism, importance of mother tongue was recongnised
-Mother Tongue used to impart moral values and cultural traditions of each race.
-pupils had greater awareness of their cultural roots.
-english language functioned as link language among different races.
-help break down racial barriers and build a more harmonious society.
- Government emphasised importance of uniformed groups such as National Cadet Corps and National Police Cadet Corps in schools
-Activities conducted by extra-curricular groups provided pupils with opportunties for interaction and healthy competition.
-instilled loyalty to country and developed ruggedness in pupils.
-Extra-curricular activities helped to bring pupils of different races together.

* Preparing for Economic Development
- 1960s, serious unemployment
-Entrepot trade declining.
-Singapore could not provide enough jobs for many school leavers each year.
-government saw need to move away from entreport to manufacturing
-prepare entry into workforce, young had to equipped with relevant skills
-1965, Technical education introduced
-More technical school and vocational institutes set up to provide training areas such as electricity, electronics and metalwork.
-Singapore Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Technical College expanded
-New course such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering course introduce in Ngee Ann Technical College to meet the need of changing economy

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