Personally I feel Singapore's educational system is extremely competitive. We were put through "streaming" since the age of 12 to determine whether we are better learners with more potential or just your average joe. This can be quite stressful for little kids. Fortunately my parents did not put that kind of pressure on me. But still I have to comment our system for giving us a solid foundation in education. This was evident when I went to UK for my university studies. We were better prepared.
Dan C I know this is a late reply but when reading what you said, I guess it's more of a mindset. The real reason why students are put into different streams is to see if they need more help in school, at least that's what MOE is seeing it. Then there's the mindset that Special/IP/Express is the "best" stream and Normal is the "Worst", when in reality, if you're in Express or Special or IP, it just means that you are able to understand and cope with your studies well, it does not mean you're extremely smart. The Normal stream just means that you are struggling a bit in your studies or maybe traditional school subjects and ways are just not meant for you, hence why NT tend to do more practical, and are good in it. (based on my schoolmates. I always end up asking them for help when it comes to anything practical based)
Sorry, this is a decade late 🤣 but I feel like the streaming of kids is too early, some kids don't understand the stakes yet, or study strategies and they are not ready to be put through these tests that will basically decide their entire future. Singaporeans and most Asians in general are scary good at tests though!
Two points which are really useful frm this vdeo 1.)Utilising social media for learning instead of getting distracted through it 2) adapting new methods of teaching according to the ongoing tech n services
The Singapore government is great in one thing, putting up a facade. Studying in Singapore is stressful for our children. The rates where children need psychiatric help due to the pressures of school, have increased. There is an almost absolute focus on one domain-academic, leaving our students challenged in other areas of developments, including, physical, social, & emotional, which explains why we have to import athletics from other countries, like China, to compete in international sports events. There is a heavy emphasis on tests & exams. Students survive our regimented education system by memorising and regurgitating information. Children are taught what to learn, not how to learn. They have information but often, not the capabilities to analyze and apply them. If our education system is that great, then that begs the questions, where are our Nobel prize winners, our inventors, our trail blazers, and why are our government so reliant on foreigners in the job markets here? Honestly, the lengths that this government would go to, to fool the world, still astounds me. People have compared Singapore to North Korea and they have good reason for doing so.
@@alanveiga452 It's true, they actually do employ different methods of teaching their kids compared to the rest of the world. Singapore does not employ anything much that is new, they just make it seem that way but the real reason why the students excelled in the OECD is because of the grinding.
Modern western education system will get argued time and again. There will always be a downside of any system we look at. Best to choose one that also offers communication, social and arts, and not just limited to academic scorecard.
Hold right there cowboy I went through Singapore primary secondary textbooks to primary secondary workbooks First of all stop blaming the education if you met a hurdle or have trouble understanding that's not a great excuse I went through the books they are really intense but I would recommend understanding the basic concepts ingrained into muscle memory before doing the tougher questions that require higher amounts of thinking ability. The reason some other countries education system aren't that great Is due to not having enough repetitive practice.
I'm hoping that my country (PHILIPPINES) will improve also specially in terms of education. As a newly hired teacher, I have many dreams for my pupils despite of all the hindrances like lack of classrooms, low salary, too many reports, lack of support from our government, incompetent admins, and corrupt officials.....I want to provide quality education for my pupils............
When I was in high School I barely past General Chemistry. When internet and TH-cam became available , I learned more on my own watching videos and googling then I did in a classroom. Better scores does mean better learning.
You have no idea how different Singapore schools actually are from the school in this video. Not all schools actually try to do what this school is doing. The school in this video is doing their best for the students but that is only one school. It does not represent all of the schools in singapore. Im sure if you go to some other schools, it would be totally different from what you had imagined. Students in Singapore are too competitive. Teachers encourage this competitiveness so that they will strive to do their best. However, the competition among them also brings stress. Too much stress causes them to develop illnesses or even think of suicide. If I was given a choice, I wouldn't want to go to a singapore school.
my school is ‘special’ in some cases too. here is a lot of students who are gifted and study hard, our school is new in my country with new education system which changes time to time. now school is being influenced by foreign top schools and that’s why we have that kind of competition which students feel depression , most of us suffer from insomnia and majority surrounded by suicide thoughts... i really worry about future students on whom this system will work...
It’s late to say this but Singapore schools are really great to be honest it is a place where u will be more successful in life I know it’s stressful but it depends on the person and I am sitting on their exam next week to get into the school I am kinda nervous cuz I studied the whole secondary 1 by myself so yea ;-;
Firstly the educators from this school have been empowered on the use of the ICT in the classroom. In the past the learning at this school was teacher-centered and yet they moved away from that. It is really true that learning really takes place where learners show interest . The learning in this school is now learner-centered. The teacher is no longer teaching but facilitating because the learners are the ones that are doing the tasks using technology. Learners are assisting each other. Learners are using the devises they have effectively unlike our learners who will watch uneducational videos when allowed to come with their own devices. Also i think the socio-economic background of these learners have a role to play.
I like your presentation. Thank you to the Edutopia. We also apply technology here in the Philippine Educational System and we have partnered with the Google. Where educators may SHARE, INSPIRE and EMPOWER each other to meet the needs of students through technology solutions, both in the classroom and beyond. jejeje-Greetings from Teacher Johnny P. Piscos, Philippines
School in Singapore is NOT FUN. Probably at least 75% of us (my own figures) just want out of school every single day. Students don't feel satisfied and live day by day in a grey pall, with the prospect of high stakes test over one's head daily. Every day is filled with the need to study study study. Technology is rarely used in class anyway except to flash powerpoint slides in front of people. We are expected to drill on past year papers and memorise everything. Going to the computer lab to do all this nifty IT stuff is usually done out of curriculum time or at best offered only as a special treat by teachers. I can't speak for Ngee Ann Sec but what I am sure is that this is not a representative example of a typical Singaporean school. Even when teachers attempt progressive methods, I can testify that systemic pressures eventually force them to regress to rote teaching methods in order to ensure optimal examination performance.
That stereotype is not true for many school. Including my own. I'm still in Mayflower secondary and the students can joke with the Teachers in class and have fun. I've seen with my own eyes when I walk around during break and in my own class. It's my senior year and I'm going to take a national exam around September and yes we are serious about, BUT not to the point of stress beyond relief. We can still joke and have fun in any area in the school and the Teachers are always willing to help if you ask them if they can stay back after school to help them out.
Well at least your teacher even make an progress. Here in my country teacher just like go in to the class put their bag on the desk and then left the class untill the changing subject reminder bell is ringing. Never explain, never teaching. Even theres a lot of teacher here that have so much less knowledge than the students. Such a perfect role model to brining another generation of idiot to this world.
Good. This is how kids will know the correct use of technology. They will also know about the judicious use of technology. It even good because this school is only for teenagers or 13+ kids. It is the age where technology is good. Good, keep it up.
There has to be a balance between technology and good old fashioned paper and pen. So many studies have emphasized the negative impacts of longterm computer/device usage. We don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I still appreciate Maria Montessori's strategies for learning although they were developed more than a 100 years ago. From infancy, fuel a child's innate desire for learning. It's the push for grades and achievement that causes undue stress which ultimately kills the joy of learning. Think about why you love learning as an adult and then, use that to inspire your classroom.
This is really ahead of its time. No wonder why Singapore is always one of the top countries when it comes to quality education. This kind of practice should be adapted in the Philippines as most students are engaged with technologies.
Jeremy WCK how is it more stressful than Korea and Japan? Korea's college entrance exam is a life and death situation for most high school students there
I honestly appreciate the Singapore government for providing all of us education at a lower cost, but in all honesty, our education system is far from being the best. The reason for those stellar results in the OECD rankings is the constant grinding of information from schools, tuition and hours of studying. I cannot assume that nothing is being learnt from the grinding, but it certainly distracts students from other pursuits and finding out what is their broader meaning in life.
Great video, but coming from a school where we heavily utilise Macbooks in most, if not all lessons, I must say that the video misses out one aspect of technology, which is the distraction. Even though using Facebook and Twitter may help invest the students interests into learning, it also serves as a massive distraction where they can go on any pages whatsoever. With the implementation of technology in lessons, there is a need for teachers and the management team to be strict about it.
I’ve seen girls clothes shopping on their laptop in tutorial and students working on unrelated assignments in tutorial when they were supposed to be collaborating.
I teach in an area where technology is not available at home to most students. At school, we have limited technology resources in the classroom, rather a check out system which does not allow students to use technology on a daily basis. I agree with most who have posted this similar point of view.
The big question is how to leverage best practices like this, social media, collaborative, open knowledge, fun, creative, practical, (which are always changing) to all classes of population regardless of social status. Not everyone have to go to colleges to be successfully and we need to build top quality alternative and focus education resources in vocational areas and small business, and entrepreneurship. Thailand needs to use more social media and other tools to make education effective, fun, creative, engaging, interactive, and equal for all.
86 Public High Schools in the US employ this methodology 35 more will join in September. New Tech Network is the fastest growing New model of Education in the US. It has taken 15 years of blood sweat and tears. Finally there is an awakening. But the battle is far from over. Many people still believe technology has no place in the classroom and all we need is more drill and kill rigor. - Let them create D&K Charter schools while we continue to innovate.
This is not a typical school. Most schools in Singapore do not use laptops during lessons. Also, when students in my school are made to use social networking sites during lessons, we find it to be a chore and sometimes the websites do not work or cause more problems then benefits. Its nice to see that the students in this school are enjoying themselves, however I strongly feel this is not representative of most of Singaporean schools.
that is the real practice of what we are talking about holistic development of students. providing such a conducive environment and guiding the students to create knowledge is the real practice of educational change. Singapore kids are lucky enough.
As a public school teacher in the US, I would like to know, what do most people believe the end result of education is truly about? and then, how many countries due to their choice of economic structure and political environment actually utilize this education to further advance their society and economy to allow their citizens to benefit in a way that is tangible? Is being the #1 country in PISA scores translate to a country with better living standards and liberty or other living standards that are important to most human beings?
Here in Singapore we have no natural resources. Manpower is our only resource. Hence the education system is used to prepare the next generation to be useful, marketable resources. And just like formal education anywhere else, it serves as an effective tool to teach children to listen to authorities and follow instructions.
Respectfully teacher, the kind of math skills that MOST students in US display reflects pretty badly on your education system. I am very much against rote learning as well. I believe the education in EAST needs to improve by a lot. But trust me teacher, when I see ADULT students in US do kind of things that even EAST's middle school students won't do it looks like may be the WEST needs to do a lot of soul searching as well. It goes way up until the most elite universities. It seems like the universities are slowly giving up on the ideas of merit. It's ok if you admit people because they are athletes or have come from underprivileged backgrounds. But rejecting superstars (both from the perfective of test scores and from additional talents) just because the group they belong to does not hold that influence in the politics is not ok. I think your politics is pretty much ruining your education. Things like unions etc. Common core is may be the new low. We should not blindly memorize formulas and paragraphs. But it is certainly NOT ok when the society puts very low expectations from the people who will one day run the country. I think the answer lies somewhere in finding a middle ground
This is really great to see. Currently looking at the best practices for reaching the vast number of uneducated kids at the grassroots in my country and this has given me a lot of ideas in terms of group learning and the facilitating role of the teachers. This was great to watch.
It's not only the 21st century skills you have to teach the students, you also have to cater to what they like to do. All subjects should be equal and the academic subjects should not get any more periods than others. In my school, I only get 30 min of music lesson per week and we have to combine 3 classes so just having to meet up already takes up half the class time.
Unfortunately, many schools are losing their top/best teachers to tuition centers where good teachers can earn a higher pay. Public schools should provide more incentives for teachers to stay in the job to retain the talent needed in schools especially for those who cannot afford either time/money on extra tuition or courses. Even with the rise of technology, you can never replace the human touch when it comes to teaching.
This reminds me on nerd-producing school. We need to focus too on building their communication and public speaking ability at a certain point, producing leaders and living a real life, instead of too much time in virtual world. Life is hard and stressful at the same time and now it's a time to let them face & learn to go with the flow & deal with them from time to time.
When I was in Singapore it was impressive to notice how people here were remarkably focused, caring and seemed to have a collective instinct toward technology-infused
This is a very good video, but I don't think this is how Singapore has become one of the top scoring countries on the PISA tests. Some (from what i've heard in the comments) people from Singapore students say that they have weekly tests and are always pushed by their parents to study all the time. Most of them suffer from stress, some may commit suicide, etc. Most people would go to school in Singapore because of friends. (Again, from what i've heard from students in Singapore). Many students from Singapore complain about the school system being very poor and that they would rather move to a western country and have schooling there. Also, they have very similar examination papers to the one in the UK. One of the papers is called GCE O Level (General Certifitcate of Secondary Education) these papers are marked by the University of Cambridge. GCE exams are very important in Singapore and I think you have to pass those exams in order to do higher education/further studies.
A NormalPerson Well, there are of course parents who wants to see As and Bs on their child's report books..sometimes just so that they can brag to their colleagues and such. The part about tests really depends on the school. For me, there would be a 2 week period of tests, each 35 minutes and there would be only 1 subject per day. To me, it's actually not that bad and it's good for last minute studying haha. 😂 It is important to do well in the GCE exams, since it tests to see if you actually UNDERSTAND what you have been taught in past 4-5 years, so that you can go and further your studies. How will you able to cope with a course that uses things such as Mathematics or Science or Geography if your foundation is shaky? Well, all these could just be me, but this is all my opinions as a secondary student studying in Singapore.
e.than_w As someone who went through the system, the situation is a lot more complicated than it seems. I've had the privilege of attending some of the best non-private schools in the country. Many public schools in Singapore suffer from unmotivated teachers and students, mainly due to the long hours, unsatisfactory wage and a curriculum that emphasises only on economically-relevant skills. My parents managed to get me into schools which had significant autonomy from the Education Ministry, which I am glad for because the education I received was something that still affects the way I view the world today. These "independent" schools command higher tuition fees (although not nearly as high as international schools) and require substantially good grades and placement scores from national exams for admittance. Singaporeans tend to refer to these schools as elitist even though a substantial number of students enrolled in these schools come from working class families, like myself. Certainly, not all schools look like the one in this video and more often than not, your average Singaporean school tends to be a lot more similar with schools in other developed countries, where teachers are underpaid and overworked. A significant number of teachers in Singapore also quit within 5 years, usually citing stress and disatifaction as reasons for leaving the industry.
I agree. Like I said, in this year's PISA results Singapore were ranked 1st in the world. Mainly because of their hard working, smart students. Most of them will go and do extra curricular activities/cram school. Many parents will pay a lot of money for students to attend these services. I think most South East Asian countries should learn from countries like Finland. Apparently, they have shorter school days, not a lot of homework and still get good results in PISA tests. A few years ago, Finland was ranked first and has been topping the most in the PISA tests since it has started (2000). Countries like Singapore can learn a lot from Finland. Shorter school days and no homework = more time to revise for GCE O Level exams. More revising to exams = success/good score. PS: Sorry for the late response
Is use of technology equivalent to watching a movie or playing a game? If so, then what’s the focus? The visual-auditory real-time content, or the psychomotor skills or the discovery of application or the simulation of real-world experience?
There is virtually no poverty in Singapore. 17% of all households have 1 million dollars or more in assets. Highest number of millionaires per capita in the world. I have been in Singapore for a long time and I have only seen a few homeless people and they are always fully dressed monks who are meditating and taking the Tabaril (Buddhist Poverty & Silence Oath). Basically it is illegal to be homeless in Singapore.
Scan the globe for best practices. When you wait for one expert to tell you how to do it, more often than not you cannot put their vision into practice and don't always agree or see that it fits with your own circumstances. Teachers don't take enough initiative to find solutions to their problems and thus find themselves boring their kids to death. It's not always about 'making it fun' it's about engaging or even challenging the kids. You don't necessarily need to do it through technology either. Asking the right question can often be enough to open them up.
Technology is technology...it is just a tool to give you a boost, not to make you smarter..Smart come in many ways, not just from exam and books but also in many other ways such as speech, creativity and many more....There are people who know only how to do the exam but in real life application they don't even understand a single thing..As for now education has been very simple/basic compared to our parent's time. Last time they took HSC..and people could barely get an A*.
From Philippines. Thank you for this short video. I agree that school should be fun and a way to making school a fun place to stay is through creating an environment where learners can engage. Though the use of technology and digital media, learning will be fun and interesting. Learners are always motivated to learn. When the kinds are motivated, learning takes place. If teachers will insist the traditional way of teaching, we will surely lose our kids in school.
THANKS FOR YOUR INFORMATIONS ABOUR IT TECHNOLOGIES IN SCHOOL. I TRY TO USE THIS METHODS FOR MY LESSONS. I BELIEVE THAT I CAN INFLUENCE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MY LESSONS
Great strategies for the 21st century! But I have two concerns. First, should we really encourage our students to text us in a classroom instead of speaking or talking? I beleive the students are losing his or her voice to speak. For an example, if a student wanted to protest, you would not text your message to the crowd or whomever you are protesting. Secondly, I believe if we implement 20 years ago of teachning with the technology of today we would continue to have our students connecting and engaging in learning.
Singapore's education system is good but definitely not great. It is good in the sense that it ensures almost everyone gets a basic competency in the areas of languages, sciences and the humanities. But beyond that, there is always this lack of purpose even when students are allowed to branch into their desired fields (business, engineering etc) at the later stages. There seems to be this huge gap between possessing knowledge and actually making use of it. For me, my secondary and junior college school days were all about memorizing stuff and doing problem solving with the teachers just spoon feeding us subject after subject, topic after topic. And so I'm actually glad that at university the learning is more collaborative in nature and that we are left to fend for ourselves. On whether Singaporean education is fun, I think it's just a state of mind. Those who hate schooling will probably hate work and life as well. There's no meaning in education (at least for me) but I kinda like work because I can derive some meaning from it. Peace out. - A 22 year old wondering why he is still schooling.
There is always this lack of purpose even when students are allowed to branch into their desired fields (business, engineering,etc) at the later stages there seems to be this huge gap between possessing knowledge and actually making of it.
i can see passion in teaching kids to something in interesting and convenient way in teacher’s eyes, not just say something they can read in the books and get out of the school earlier..
i'm think about the tecnologie, i'm teacher of maths on chile i come from other country and i try to teach whit Singapur Mode "Mastery approach", but is to hard because is normal for the kind play whit social media lik facebook, instagram, twitter and this is a Distraction for all, the tecnology is a good friend but too is my enemi, i'm try to make a change in mi School, changing the Chip of the brain of the kids and making new rules to apply the singapore method, if any have some to talk me for help me, here i'm !! Greetings
Technology is just a tool for assisting learning, not one that is used for the creation of engaged learning. Technology can have a variety of meaning in today’s context.
They fool around on Second Life and ask each other for answers on Facebook? I feel like the older generation is so fascinated with this new age of communication they believe that being able to utilize this technology is education enough.
My personal opinion off course I think pen & pencil is the bset tool's for the children to sharpen their creative skills. modern technology is good but not for all the subjects .It's true new generation gives more interested to work with technology. 2nd thing is that all the school's willl not able to provide this facility . hope for a better future .🖒 tracher Sri L
Navnoor Singh ehhh ngee ann is also kind of an exception from singapore technologically as they have a pretty rich organisation funding them... also, it's kind of unfair since over here, we get kind of? better facilities in our schools if our studies are good, and ngee ann is considered an average school imo...
This video shows how technology important in learning especially for the Singaporean Educational System, but then only those who can afford to send their children in this kind of school. It mentioned also in this vedio that " If you are not savy with tech, you lose the kids" and I beg to disagree with this. We can make learning fun without technology by incorporating different learning activities like games. Technology is there to supplement not to replace teachers by lights and special effects. Yet in this digital era, we can say technology is very important but we should not let our learner to be occupied by this said technology. LEARNING can be boost by technology but it cannot make you smart, we can be smart by the used of books and many more . Because there are some people who are good in exam but in real life application they don't understand even a single thing. I honestly I appreciate the Singaporean Educational System that they provide everything for their learners but here in Philippines we not only need to know technology but we need to have skills and how to apply it in real life scenario. Because I believe technology is just tool for assisting learning not to used for creation of engaged learning. As we can see in the video the learners answer will be tweeted to the teacher were in fact the teacher is just only in front of them. And not all schools can provide this kind of educational system especiall if your school is located in far flung areas with no internet connection. I know how important technology right now but we need to know what would be the advantages and disadvantages when we used it. In short, this video showcase how ICT in Education in 21st Century.
Be thankful, Singapore children. Because you've got the best education.😊 As for me ?? At school I don't have the facilities and the good education system in Indonesia.😳
Ngee Ann Secondary doesn't only produce nerd guys. This school has sucha fun culture. Infact, students produced from Ngee Ann are so charming, and hot. LOL
I hope many schools are like Ngee Ann in Singapore. If this is so, we ahould not be worries about foreigners taking our jobs. On the contrary, they will be coming here and together create jobs for everyone in Singapore, the region and the world. Singapore will be the center of knowledge and wealth creatio.
Looks wonderful. What is the child poverty rate of children in this school? In Singapore as a whole? In British Columbia, Canada where I teach it is 12%. The children in this video look healthy, rested and ready to learn. No doubt the people of Singapore take care of all their children -not just the ones in their own homes. In BC we have too few computers in the schools to use them on a regular basis. So the gov is now following a byod policy. Does not work.
The video is really amazing and I as a teacher can learn so many things from it. But also it got me thinking that, only engaging students with technology or having ICT integrated in classroom enough to teach students in 21st century?
mr chua is still a better/preferred principal of nass . nuff said. NASS have all these good facilities is because ngee ann consi is sponsering the school.
It was stated early on that this school is one of seven "Future Schools" in which what is possible is explored. This can only help the degrees in which other schools can move in this direction.
This is all great and all. But how much would it cost for a school to implement something like this because it looks expensive / costly. How do governments in developing countries afford something like this as most third world countries are poor. Also most third world adult citizens are resistant to technology like this in the classroom for cultural and social reasons so how do you convince such people and government that they need style of teaching?
In near future, routine jobs, even engineering works are to be done by robots with AI. Human work is more and more geared towards creativity and invention. Heavy homework will deter both. Will not be good to economy in the long term. A relaxed learning environment with fun in the learning process is crucial. After suitable induction, secondary school kids can learn things by themselves not following the criiculum. That is to be encouraged. Previously I applied to Nee An Polytech twice. The first time I was 23 years old after my Bachelor Degree. The Polytech came to HK and asked for an interview, which I only appeared briefly and told the person that I got another job. The second time I was 40 years old. I was in Singapore looking for an alternate job while I was working uncomfortable in another company. The person interviewed me said that I talked like I misunderstood Ngee An Polytech as something like MIT and therefore rejected my application.
I feel, the educational system must be judged on the basis of what kind of human beings( benovalant, creative & hardworking folks) they eventually create. As a country, it seems Japan, Denmark, other Scandinavian countries, Canada & newzealand have achieved this.
I have moved through quite some places during my childhood and still might during now but i have never seen classes like this they would get tons of children actually look forward to school countrys should see what singapore is doing an adapt ideas with each other
This would've made school a 1000 times better for me. I always had this dream that one day I would wake up and school would look something like this, sadly for me here in this US this never happened.... Now wonder places like Singapore, China and Japan are far superior to us and other countries when it comes to education.
Most Singaporean kids do not need this...We will still memorize the same amount of information,we still have to put in the same amount of effort...All the sleepness nights....Thats why Singapore's Reading,Maths and Science are all top 5 in the world..Especially Math where we are 2nd in the world
Using technology can be amazing but investing in MACs may be heavy on the school budget as any other computer can do the same job and are available for far lower price.
This video is really very cool ,and the education system is really should be in each of schools,collases,office and every where is very necessary like that , and it very good .
Some comments were made how schools in Singapore is NOT fun. I guess, there aren't many schools in the world that are fun. I mean who like mandatory attendance? But what am interested is, what about parents? How much is parents contribution to the already not fun school experience?
from wht i see through this video is they were more into using ICT as the medium of teching in classroom. But what are the 21st century skills applied in the teacher's teaching of the student?
1) ipad don't support flash. 2) The upkeep for ipad is too high. 3) Educational apps still relatively weak and/or too expansive for public school usage.
I don't believe that this video represents reality for most teachers and students anywhere. I understand the feeling of needed to follow curriculum. BUT, you can teach the curriculum using a variety of vehicles (group projects, presentations, debates, research essays, digital poster making, science fair projects, etc). Think about the skills that they will need in college and university and start exercising them now. I had my students create a website incorporating research and what they had learned in Geography over the last 4 months (simple template site). I also push students to use their computers to do essays, posters, formal letters. They struggle with the formatting and by the end, they are more prepared for life after high school (college/work life). Just ideas.
Ikhlas Noman tho I don't see the reason for them to tweet an answer for a yes or no question. It's integrating technology for the sake of integrating technology, it would be much faster to ask them to raise their hands
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Personally I feel Singapore's educational system is extremely competitive. We were put through "streaming" since the age of 12 to determine whether we are better learners with more potential or just your average joe. This can be quite stressful for little kids. Fortunately my parents did not put that kind of pressure on me.
But still I have to comment our system for giving us a solid foundation in education. This was evident when I went to UK for my university studies. We were better prepared.
Dan C I know this is a late reply but when reading what you said, I guess it's more of a mindset. The real reason why students are put into different streams is to see if they need more help in school, at least that's what MOE is seeing it.
Then there's the mindset that Special/IP/Express is the "best" stream and Normal is the "Worst", when in reality, if you're in Express or Special or IP, it just means that you are able to understand and cope with your studies well, it does not mean you're extremely smart. The Normal stream just means that you are struggling a bit in your studies or maybe traditional school subjects and ways are just not meant for you, hence why NT tend to do more practical, and are good in it. (based on my schoolmates. I always end up asking them for help when it comes to anything practical based)
Sorry, this is a decade late 🤣 but I feel like the streaming of kids is too early, some kids don't understand the stakes yet, or study strategies and they are not ready to be put through these tests that will basically decide their entire future. Singaporeans and most Asians in general are scary good at tests though!
Two points which are really useful frm this vdeo
1.)Utilising social media for learning instead of getting distracted through it
2) adapting new methods of teaching according to the ongoing tech n services
The Singapore government is great in one thing, putting up a facade. Studying in Singapore is stressful for our children. The rates where children need psychiatric help due to the pressures of school, have increased. There is an almost absolute focus on one domain-academic, leaving our students challenged in other areas of developments, including, physical, social, & emotional, which explains why we have to import athletics from other countries, like China, to compete in international sports events. There is a heavy emphasis on tests & exams. Students survive our regimented education system by memorising and regurgitating information. Children are taught what to learn, not how to learn. They have information but often, not the capabilities to analyze and apply them. If our education system is that great, then that begs the questions, where are our Nobel prize winners, our inventors, our trail blazers, and why are our government so reliant on foreigners in the job markets here? Honestly, the lengths that this government would go to, to fool the world, still astounds me. People have compared Singapore to North Korea and they have good reason for doing so.
That's why, after having done some research, I have come to the conclusion that the Finnish have the best education system in the world.
@@alanveiga452 It's true, they actually do employ different methods of teaching their kids compared to the rest of the world. Singapore does not employ anything much that is new, they just make it seem that way but the real reason why the students excelled in the OECD is because of the grinding.
bravo! well said!
Modern western education system will get argued time and again. There will always be a downside of any system we look at. Best to choose one that also offers communication, social and arts, and not just limited to academic scorecard.
Hold right there cowboy
I went through Singapore primary secondary textbooks to primary secondary workbooks
First of all stop blaming the education if you met a hurdle or have trouble understanding that's not a great excuse
I went through the books they are really intense but I would recommend understanding the basic concepts ingrained into muscle memory before doing the tougher questions that require higher amounts of thinking ability.
The reason some other countries education system aren't that great
Is due to not having enough repetitive practice.
I'm hoping that my country (PHILIPPINES) will improve also specially in terms of education. As a newly hired teacher, I have many dreams for my pupils despite of all the hindrances like lack of classrooms, low salary, too many reports, lack of support from our government, incompetent admins, and corrupt officials.....I want to provide quality education for my pupils............
When I was in high School I barely past General Chemistry. When internet and TH-cam became available , I learned more on my own watching videos and googling then I did in a classroom. Better scores does mean better learning.
Doesnt
You have no idea how different Singapore schools actually are from the school in this video. Not all schools actually try to do what this school is doing. The school in this video is doing their best for the students but that is only one school. It does not represent all of the schools in singapore. Im sure if you go to some other schools, it would be totally different from what you had imagined. Students in Singapore are too competitive. Teachers encourage this competitiveness so that they will strive to do their best. However, the competition among them also brings stress. Too much stress causes them to develop illnesses or even think of suicide. If I was given a choice, I wouldn't want to go to a singapore school.
If only they change the way students are being educated in Singapore. ._.
my school is ‘special’ in some cases too. here is a lot of students who are gifted and study hard, our school is new in my country with new education system which changes time to time. now school is being influenced by foreign top schools and that’s why we have that kind of competition which students feel depression , most of us suffer from insomnia and majority surrounded by suicide thoughts... i really worry about future students on whom this system will work...
It’s late to say this but Singapore schools are really great to be honest it is a place where u will be more successful in life I know it’s stressful but it depends on the person and I am sitting on their exam next week to get into the school I am kinda nervous cuz I studied the whole secondary 1 by myself so yea ;-;
Firstly the educators from this school have been empowered on the use of the ICT in the classroom. In the past the learning at this school was teacher-centered and yet they moved away from that. It is really true that learning really takes place where learners show interest . The learning in this school is now learner-centered. The teacher is no longer teaching but facilitating because the learners are the ones that are doing the tasks using technology. Learners are assisting each other. Learners are using the devises they have effectively unlike our learners who will watch uneducational videos when allowed to come with their own devices. Also i think the socio-economic background of these learners have a role to play.
I like your presentation. Thank you to the Edutopia. We also apply technology here in the Philippine Educational System and we have partnered with the Google. Where educators may SHARE, INSPIRE and EMPOWER each other to meet the needs of students through technology solutions, both in the classroom and beyond. jejeje-Greetings from Teacher Johnny P. Piscos, Philippines
School in Singapore is NOT FUN. Probably at least 75% of us (my own figures) just want out of school every single day. Students don't feel satisfied and live day by day in a grey pall, with the prospect of high stakes test over one's head daily. Every day is filled with the need to study study study.
Technology is rarely used in class anyway except to flash powerpoint slides in front of people. We are expected to drill on past year papers and memorise everything. Going to the computer lab to do all this nifty IT stuff is usually done out of curriculum time or at best offered only as a special treat by teachers.
I can't speak for Ngee Ann Sec but what I am sure is that this is not a representative example of a typical Singaporean school. Even when teachers attempt progressive methods, I can testify that systemic pressures eventually force them to regress to rote teaching methods in order to ensure optimal examination performance.
+Qi Siang Ng Thank you very much! Truth is not sometimes as you watch in the videos! Thanks!!!!!
That stereotype is not true for many school. Including my own. I'm still in Mayflower secondary and the students can joke with the Teachers in class and have fun. I've seen with my own eyes when I walk around during break and in my own class. It's my senior year and I'm going to take a national exam around September and yes we are serious about, BUT not to the point of stress beyond relief. We can still joke and have fun in any area in the school and the Teachers are always willing to help if you ask them if they can stay back after school to help them out.
+Qi Siang Ng
Very well said! I hope people read this comment and think twice before believing this propaganda.
Well at least your teacher even make an progress. Here in my country teacher just like go in to the class put their bag on the desk and then left the class untill the changing subject reminder bell is ringing. Never explain, never teaching. Even theres a lot of teacher here that have so much less knowledge than the students. Such a perfect role model to brining another generation of idiot to this world.
Qi Siang Ng I used to live in SG and studied in ACSI and I thought it sucked. I live in Paris now and I'm telling you Singapore is heaven
The principle of oneness of all humanity is gradually making its way into our educational policies. Thank God.
Good. This is how kids will know the correct use of technology. They will also know about the judicious use of technology. It even good because this school is only for teenagers or 13+ kids. It is the age where technology is good. Good, keep it up.
There has to be a balance between technology and good old fashioned paper and pen. So many studies have emphasized the negative impacts of longterm computer/device usage. We don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I still appreciate Maria Montessori's strategies for learning although they were developed more than a 100 years ago. From infancy, fuel a child's innate desire for learning. It's the push for grades and achievement that causes undue stress which ultimately kills the joy of learning. Think about why you love learning as an adult and then, use that to inspire your classroom.
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This is really ahead of its time. No wonder why Singapore is always one of the top countries when it comes to quality education. This kind of practice should be adapted in the Philippines as most students are engaged with technologies.
IT IS REALLY SPECTACULAR I HAVE WATCHED 3 TIMES AND I HAVE LEARNED new things every time when i watch *Thanks* a lot
An inspiration for all teachers in all countries of the world!
We think so too! Thanks for watching.
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Crystalline Toh I'm from Singapore and I can safely say school on Singapore is very stressful.Just finished my A-math paper😭😭
Jeremy WCK how is it more stressful than Korea and Japan? Korea's college entrance exam is a life and death situation for most high school students there
Jeremy WCK is kind of the same throughout Asian countries where doing well in exams takes top priority
I honestly appreciate the Singapore government for providing all of us education at a lower cost, but in all honesty, our education system is far from being the best. The reason for those stellar results in the OECD rankings is the constant grinding of information from schools, tuition and hours of studying. I cannot assume that nothing is being learnt from the grinding, but it certainly distracts students from other pursuits and finding out what is their broader meaning in life.
Great video, but coming from a school where we heavily utilise Macbooks in most, if not all lessons, I must say that the video misses out one aspect of technology, which is the distraction. Even though using Facebook and Twitter may help invest the students interests into learning, it also serves as a massive distraction where they can go on any pages whatsoever. With the implementation of technology in lessons, there is a need for teachers and the management team to be strict about it.
I’ve seen girls clothes shopping on their laptop in tutorial and students working on unrelated assignments in tutorial when they were supposed to be collaborating.
I teach in an area where technology is not available at home to most students. At school, we have limited technology resources in the classroom, rather a check out system which does not allow students to use technology on a daily basis. I agree with most who have posted this similar point of view.
The big question is how to leverage best practices like this, social media, collaborative, open knowledge, fun, creative, practical, (which are always changing) to all classes of population regardless of social status. Not everyone have to go to colleges to be successfully and we need to build top quality alternative and focus education resources in vocational areas and small business, and entrepreneurship.
Thailand needs to use more social media and other tools to make education effective, fun, creative, engaging, interactive, and equal for all.
86 Public High Schools in the US employ this methodology 35 more will join in September. New Tech Network is the fastest growing New model of Education in the US. It has taken 15 years of blood sweat and tears. Finally there is an awakening. But the battle is far from over. Many people still believe technology has no place in the classroom and all we need is more drill and kill rigor. - Let them create D&K Charter schools while we continue to innovate.
So Good.Thank you. I must change myself for my students in Thailand.
Congratulations Principal Adrian Lim and team. Embracing technology to engage and teach today's children!
This is not a typical school. Most schools in Singapore do not use laptops during lessons. Also, when students in my school are made to use social networking sites during lessons, we find it to be a chore and sometimes the websites do not work or cause more problems then benefits. Its nice to see that the students in this school are enjoying themselves, however I strongly feel this is not representative of most of Singaporean schools.
Wow.. That's my english teacher in back in Secondary school - Mr Lim.
Is that good or bad?
How much ever good the technology is, pen and paper must not be discarded since it makes a student more efficient than getting ready made notes.
that is the real practice of what we are talking about holistic development of students. providing such a conducive environment and guiding the students to create knowledge is the real practice of educational change. Singapore kids are lucky enough.
Congratulations, a hug from the first Santiago of America, Dominican Republic.
As a public school teacher in the US, I would like to know, what do most people believe the end result of education is truly about? and then, how many countries due to their choice of economic structure and political environment actually utilize this education to further advance their society and economy to allow their citizens to benefit in a way that is tangible? Is being the #1 country in PISA scores translate to a country with better living standards and liberty or other living standards that are important to most human beings?
Here in Singapore we have no natural resources. Manpower is our only resource. Hence the education system is used to prepare the next generation to be useful, marketable resources. And just like formal education anywhere else, it serves as an effective tool to teach children to listen to authorities and follow instructions.
Respectfully teacher, the kind of math skills that MOST students in US display reflects pretty badly on your education system. I am very much against rote learning as well. I believe the education in EAST needs to improve by a lot. But trust me teacher, when I see ADULT students in US do kind of things that even EAST's middle school students won't do it looks like may be the WEST needs to do a lot of soul searching as well. It goes way up until the most elite universities. It seems like the universities are slowly giving up on the ideas of merit. It's ok if you admit people because they are athletes or have come from underprivileged backgrounds. But rejecting superstars (both from the perfective of test scores and from additional talents) just because the group they belong to does not hold that influence in the politics is not ok. I think your politics is pretty much ruining your education. Things like unions etc. Common core is may be the new low. We should not blindly memorize formulas and paragraphs. But it is certainly NOT ok when the society puts very low expectations from the people who will one day run the country. I think the answer lies somewhere in finding a middle ground
Brutal truth! I agree with your question
Been educated in 3 different countries, the USA system was by far the most enjoyable and educational one. Professor here
This is really great to see. Currently looking at the best practices for reaching the vast number of uneducated kids at the grassroots in my country and this has given me a lot of ideas in terms of group learning and the facilitating role of the teachers. This was great to watch.
It's not only the 21st century skills you have to teach the students, you also have to cater to what they like to do. All subjects should be equal and the academic subjects should not get any more periods than others. In my school, I only get 30 min of music lesson per week and we have to combine 3 classes so just having to meet up already takes up half the class time.
Unfortunately, many schools are losing their top/best teachers to tuition centers where good teachers can earn a higher pay. Public schools should provide more incentives for teachers to stay in the job to retain the talent needed in schools especially for those who cannot afford either time/money on extra tuition or courses. Even with the rise of technology, you can never replace the human touch when it comes to teaching.
This reminds me on nerd-producing school. We need to focus too on building their communication and public speaking ability at a certain point, producing leaders and living a real life, instead of too much time in virtual world. Life is hard and stressful at the same time and now it's a time to let them face & learn to go with the flow & deal with them from time to time.
Technology good In the Singapore.
When I was in Singapore it was impressive to notice how people here were remarkably focused, caring and seemed to have a collective instinct toward technology-infused
This is very much inspiring. I am working myself on these methods. I hope they will make kind of improvement in Morocco. Thanks for sharing.
This is a very good video, but I don't think this is how Singapore has become one of the top scoring countries on the PISA tests. Some (from what i've heard in the comments) people from Singapore students say that they have weekly tests and are always pushed by their parents to study all the time. Most of them suffer from stress, some may commit suicide, etc. Most people would go to school in Singapore because of friends. (Again, from what i've heard from students in Singapore).
Many students from Singapore complain about the school system being very poor and that they would rather move to a western country and have schooling there.
Also, they have very similar examination papers to the one in the UK. One of the papers is called GCE O Level (General Certifitcate of Secondary Education) these papers are marked by the University of Cambridge. GCE exams are very important in Singapore and I think you have to pass those exams in order to do higher education/further studies.
A NormalPerson Well, there are of course parents who wants to see As and Bs on their child's report books..sometimes just so that they can brag to their colleagues and such. The part about tests really depends on the school. For me, there would be a 2 week period of tests, each 35 minutes and there would be only 1 subject per day. To me, it's actually not that bad and it's good for last minute studying haha. 😂
It is important to do well in the GCE exams, since it tests to see if you actually UNDERSTAND what you have been taught in past 4-5 years, so that you can go and further your studies. How will you able to cope with a course that uses things such as Mathematics or Science or Geography if your foundation is shaky?
Well, all these could just be me, but this is all my opinions as a secondary student studying in Singapore.
aalayja ellis Nope, Singapore do GCE exams. South Korea do an examination called KSAT or CSAT (can't remember, but it's definetly not GCE).
e.than_w As someone who went through the system, the situation is a lot more complicated than it seems. I've had the privilege of attending some of the best non-private schools in the country.
Many public schools in Singapore suffer from unmotivated teachers and students, mainly due to the long hours, unsatisfactory wage and a curriculum that emphasises only on economically-relevant skills.
My parents managed to get me into schools which had significant autonomy from the Education Ministry, which I am glad for because the education I received was something that still affects the way I view the world today.
These "independent" schools command higher tuition fees (although not nearly as high as international schools) and require substantially good grades and placement scores from national exams for admittance.
Singaporeans tend to refer to these schools as elitist even though a substantial number of students enrolled in these schools come from working class families, like myself.
Certainly, not all schools look like the one in this video and more often than not, your average Singaporean school tends to be a lot more similar with schools in other developed countries, where teachers are underpaid and overworked.
A significant number of teachers in Singapore also quit within 5 years, usually citing stress and disatifaction as reasons for leaving the industry.
I agree. Like I said, in this year's PISA results Singapore were ranked 1st in the world. Mainly because of their hard working, smart students. Most of them will go and do extra curricular activities/cram school. Many parents will pay a lot of money for students to attend these services.
I think most South East Asian countries should learn from countries like Finland. Apparently, they have shorter school days, not a lot of homework and still get good results in PISA tests. A few years ago, Finland was ranked first and has been topping the most in the PISA tests since it has started (2000).
Countries like Singapore can learn a lot from Finland. Shorter school days and no homework = more time to revise for GCE O Level exams. More revising to exams = success/good score.
PS: Sorry for the late response
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Is use of technology equivalent to watching a movie or playing a game?
If so, then what’s the focus? The visual-auditory real-time content, or the psychomotor skills or the discovery of application or the simulation of real-world experience?
There is virtually no poverty in Singapore. 17% of all households have 1 million dollars or more in assets. Highest number of millionaires per capita in the world. I have been in Singapore for a long time and I have only seen a few homeless people and they are always fully dressed monks who are meditating and taking the Tabaril (Buddhist Poverty & Silence Oath). Basically it is illegal to be homeless in Singapore.
Scan the globe for best practices. When you wait for one expert to tell you how to do it, more often than not you cannot put their vision into practice and don't always agree or see that it fits with your own circumstances. Teachers don't take enough initiative to find solutions to their problems and thus find themselves boring their kids to death.
It's not always about 'making it fun' it's about engaging or even challenging the kids. You don't necessarily need to do it through technology either. Asking the right question can often be enough to open them up.
Technology is technology...it is just a tool to give you a boost, not to make you smarter..Smart come in many ways, not just from exam and books but also in many other ways such as speech, creativity and many more....There are people who know only how to do the exam but in real life application they don't even understand a single thing..As for now education has been very simple/basic compared to our parent's time. Last time they took HSC..and people could barely get an A*.
From Philippines. Thank you for this short video.
I agree that school should be fun and a way to making school a fun place to stay is through creating an environment where learners can engage. Though the use of technology and digital media, learning will be fun and interesting. Learners are always motivated to learn. When the kinds are motivated, learning takes place. If teachers will insist the traditional way of teaching, we will surely lose our kids in school.
THANKS FOR YOUR INFORMATIONS ABOUR IT TECHNOLOGIES IN SCHOOL. I TRY TO USE THIS METHODS FOR MY LESSONS. I BELIEVE THAT I CAN INFLUENCE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MY LESSONS
Great strategies for the 21st century! But I have two concerns. First, should we really encourage our students to text us in a classroom instead of speaking or talking? I beleive the students are losing his or her voice to speak. For an example, if a student wanted to protest, you would not text your message to the crowd or whomever you are protesting. Secondly, I believe if we implement 20 years ago of teachning with the technology of today we would continue to have our students connecting and engaging in learning.
Singapore's education system is good but definitely not great. It is good in the sense that it ensures almost everyone gets a basic competency in the areas of languages, sciences and the humanities. But beyond that, there is always this lack of purpose even when students are allowed to branch into their desired fields (business, engineering etc) at the later stages. There seems to be this huge gap between possessing knowledge and actually making use of it.
For me, my secondary and junior college school days were all about memorizing stuff and doing problem solving with the teachers just spoon feeding us subject after subject, topic after topic. And so I'm actually glad that at university the learning is more collaborative in nature and that we are left to fend for ourselves.
On whether Singaporean education is fun, I think it's just a state of mind. Those who hate schooling will probably hate work and life as well. There's no meaning in education (at least for me) but I kinda like work because I can derive some meaning from it.
Peace out.
- A 22 year old wondering why he is still schooling.
There is always this lack of purpose even when students are allowed to branch into their desired fields (business, engineering,etc) at the later stages there seems to be this huge gap between possessing knowledge and actually making of it.
i can see passion in teaching kids to something in interesting and convenient way in teacher’s eyes, not just say something they can read in the books and get out of the school earlier..
Technology causes stress by speeding up the delivery of information and by increasing the amount of info. presented at one time.
This would serve as a good benchmark for teachers around the globe to be inspired by the system of education in singapore..
Oh my god vietnam's education go after singapore's more than 10 years 🥲. I always admire your education system . So creative so modern
i'm think about the tecnologie, i'm teacher of maths on chile i come from other country and i try to teach whit Singapur Mode "Mastery approach", but is to hard because is normal for the kind play whit social media lik facebook, instagram, twitter and this is a Distraction for all, the tecnology is a good friend but too is my enemi, i'm try to make a change in mi School, changing the Chip of the brain of the kids and making new rules to apply the singapore method, if any have some to talk me for help me, here i'm !! Greetings
Technology is just a tool for assisting learning, not one that is used for the creation of engaged learning. Technology can have a variety of meaning in today’s context.
They fool around on Second Life and ask each other for answers on Facebook? I feel like the older generation is so fascinated with this new age of communication they believe that being able to utilize this technology is education enough.
Amazing, this programme to enhanced learning in the classroom
An inspiration for all teachers in all countries
Could anyone please tell me more about that amazing tool by which students can ask questions in the same time through tweets?
Singapore have one of the few best education system out there.
My personal opinion off course I think pen & pencil is the bset tool's for the children to sharpen their creative skills. modern technology is good but not for all the subjects .It's true new generation gives more interested to work with technology. 2nd thing is that all the school's willl not able to provide this facility . hope for a better future .🖒 tracher Sri L
Amazing and very useful strategies. Sincere thanks to all ....
It's so impressive and effective. Better we all the Asians go according to this system. Though it will cost effort, yet it can be reached at.
wow..It 's so informative for me..
To be great teacher..we must learn more and more about the paedagogic
Contrast Singapore. You doing great!! 🎉🎉🎉
i am crying i am not able to get this kind of education
Navnoor Singh ehhh ngee ann is also kind of an exception from singapore technologically as they have a pretty rich organisation funding them... also, it's kind of unfair since over here, we get kind of? better facilities in our schools if our studies are good, and ngee ann is considered an average school imo...
Navnoor Singh in finland our education is pretty much like this (in middle school, not elementary)
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This video shows how technology important in learning especially for the Singaporean Educational System, but then only those who can afford to send their children in this kind of school. It mentioned also in this vedio that " If you are not savy with tech, you lose the kids" and I beg to disagree with this. We can make learning fun without technology by incorporating different learning activities like games. Technology is there to supplement not to replace teachers by lights and special effects. Yet in this digital era, we can say technology is very important but we should not let our learner to be occupied by this said technology. LEARNING can be boost by technology but it cannot make you smart, we can be smart by the used of books and many more . Because there are some people who are good in exam but in real life application they don't understand even a single thing.
I honestly I appreciate the Singaporean Educational System that they provide everything for their learners but here in Philippines we not only need to know technology but we need to have skills and how to apply it in real life scenario.
Because I believe technology is just tool for assisting learning not to used for creation of engaged learning. As we can see in the video the learners answer will be tweeted to the teacher were in fact the teacher is just only in front of them. And not all schools can provide this kind of educational system especiall if your school is located in far flung areas with no internet connection.
I know how important technology right now but we need to know what would be the advantages and disadvantages when we used it.
In short, this video showcase how ICT in Education in 21st Century.
Be thankful, Singapore children. Because you've got the best education.😊 As for me ?? At school I don't have the facilities and the good education system in Indonesia.😳
Ngee Ann Secondary doesn't only produce nerd guys. This school has sucha fun culture. Infact, students produced from Ngee Ann are so charming, and hot. LOL
I hope many schools are like Ngee Ann in Singapore. If this is so, we ahould not be worries about foreigners taking our jobs. On the contrary, they will be coming here and together create jobs for everyone in Singapore, the region and the world. Singapore will be the center of knowledge and wealth creatio.
This is a good showcase for use ICT in education on 21st Century
Great idea both in the vlog and article...I used it to incorporate it in practice. Thank you.
i like using pen and paper
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yeah same but use tablet & pen as dont have space for that much paper at work.
Because it makes you
-think before putting down your text?
Looks wonderful. What is the child poverty rate of children in this school? In Singapore as a whole? In British Columbia, Canada where I teach it is 12%. The children in this video look healthy, rested and ready to learn. No doubt the people of Singapore take care of all their children -not just the ones in their own homes. In BC we have too few computers in the schools to use them on a regular basis. So the gov is now following a byod policy. Does not work.
Here is how Singapore educators apply technology to enhance learning experience...
The video is really amazing and I as a teacher can learn so many things from it. But also it got me thinking that, only engaging students with technology or having ICT integrated in classroom enough to teach students in 21st century?
Isn't this Ngee Ann Secondary School @ Tampines I think ya?
mr chua is still a better/preferred principal of nass . nuff said. NASS have all these good facilities is because ngee ann consi is sponsering the school.
Woah, classy, pure class education in Singapore.
It was stated early on that this school is one of seven "Future Schools" in which what is possible is explored. This can only help the degrees in which other schools can move in this direction.
This is all great and all. But how much would it cost for a school to implement something like this because it looks expensive / costly. How do governments in developing countries afford something like this as most third world countries are poor. Also most third world adult citizens are resistant to technology like this in the classroom for cultural and social reasons so how do you convince such people and government that they need style of teaching?
Excess time spent with computers and smartphones doesn’t mean an improvement in education . The old methods have their inherent value and time tested.
In near future, routine jobs, even engineering works are to be done by robots with AI. Human work is more and more geared towards creativity and invention. Heavy homework will deter both. Will not be good to economy in the long term. A relaxed learning environment with fun in the learning process is crucial. After suitable induction, secondary school kids can learn things by themselves not following the criiculum. That is to be encouraged.
Previously I applied to Nee An Polytech twice. The first time I was 23 years old after my Bachelor Degree. The Polytech came to HK and asked for an interview, which I only appeared briefly and told the person that I got another job. The second time I was 40 years old. I was in Singapore looking for an alternate job while I was working uncomfortable in another company. The person interviewed me said that I talked like I misunderstood Ngee An Polytech as something like MIT and therefore rejected my application.
I feel, the educational system must be judged on the basis of what kind of human beings( benovalant, creative & hardworking folks) they eventually create. As a country, it seems Japan, Denmark, other Scandinavian countries, Canada & newzealand have achieved this.
I have moved through quite some places during my childhood and still might during now but i have never seen classes like this they would get tons of children actually look forward to school countrys should see what singapore is doing an adapt ideas with each other
Very informative video!
This would've made school a 1000 times better for me. I always had this dream that one day I would wake up and school would look something like this, sadly for me here in this US this never happened.... Now wonder places like Singapore, China and Japan are far superior to us and other countries when it comes to education.
Most Singaporean kids do not need this...We will still memorize the same amount of information,we still have to put in the same amount of effort...All the sleepness nights....Thats why Singapore's Reading,Maths and Science are all top 5 in the world..Especially Math where we are 2nd in the world
yeah in some secondary schools in singapore we use laptops in class jow i know i am in one of those schools
great video a great tool for ESD practioners
Using technology can be amazing but investing in MACs may be heavy on the school budget as any other computer can do the same job and are available for far lower price.
This video is really very cool ,and the education system is really should be in each of schools,collases,office and every where is very necessary like that , and it very good .
Some comments were made how schools in Singapore is NOT fun. I guess, there aren't many schools in the world that are fun. I mean who like mandatory attendance? But what am interested is, what about parents? How much is parents contribution to the already not fun school experience?
from wht i see through this video is they were more into using ICT as the medium of teching in classroom.
But what are the 21st century skills applied in the teacher's teaching of the student?
1) ipad don't support flash. 2) The upkeep for ipad is too high. 3) Educational apps still relatively weak and/or too expansive for public school usage.
Wowww!!!! Amazing facilities they have.
Best video clipping.Please watch.
How can I become such a teacher and engage my students? I have a syllabus which I'm obliged to teach.
I don't believe that this video represents reality for most teachers and students anywhere. I understand the feeling of needed to follow curriculum. BUT, you can teach the curriculum using a variety of vehicles (group projects, presentations, debates, research essays, digital poster making, science fair projects, etc). Think about the skills that they will need in college and university and start exercising them now. I had my students create a website incorporating research and what they had learned in Geography over the last 4 months (simple template site). I also push students to use their computers to do essays, posters, formal letters. They struggle with the formatting and by the end, they are more prepared for life after high school (college/work life). Just ideas.
I permission for download this video to repost. Thank you
from iraq. .thank you so much ..it's majic
Ikhlas Noman tho I don't see the reason for them to tweet an answer for a yes or no question. It's integrating technology for the sake of integrating technology, it would be much faster to ask them to raise their hands
I wish Indonesia could do this. The most teachers here teach is really really boring.
+Fakhri Ghiffari: Trade places with the US. Standardized Tests are the norm.
+TheTurk56523 How to get to the test?
I know bro, i know😂
Fakhri Ghiffari Same here in Singapore.
very inspiring concepts.
I just finished the traslation to spanish of this excelente presentation. I couldn't download so I cant put the subtitle in spanish. Where I can send you the traslation so you can put the subtitle in Spanish? or how can I have the video so I can put it? rhank you. Let me contribuite to transalate and put spanish sutitle en each of Edutopia video and you can reach milllons of educators in Latinamerica.
Very nice