a NEWs article.. from a v bad source (the NEWPAPER)..
according to the article, MP Madam Cynthia Phua asked in Parliament if it was right for sec schs to do "force" students to drop subjects in order to ensure good overall results..
this dropping subject "scheme" has been there for so long.. n only now, some MP raised this issue.. it's no big deal.. if the sch ask student to drop a sub becos he/she din do well.. jus drop it.. it is the student who placed (him/her)self into tt position.. it is not tt they din noe the consequences of taking the sub n not doin well.. they were warned.. it is jus like a contract (jus a verbal one).. the minute the student took 3 pure sciences in sec sch, he/she signed the contract, knowing tt if he/she din do well.. he/she may haf to drop it.. harsh realities of life.. face it!
Harphal Singh, Principal of Telok Kurau Sec Sch launched his "triple science experiment". basically allowing all sec 3 Express students to take 3 pure sciences.. He said that his aim was to give sutdents a choice to do the subjects tt they could never do otherwise. He added tt there was a strict condition, if they cannot cope (cannot pass) at the end of sec 3, they have to drop the subject or switch to a combined-science option.
well as usual.. conditions apply! so if u fail to meet the criteria, face the consequences.. stop protecting the students, MP.. (this article is on thursday..)
den yst (sat) i peeped at someone's newpaper n saw some followed up article.. LOL.. the line i rmbed so clearly was something like this askin them to drop subjects becos they are "deemed not smart enough".. lol.. i think tt writer is really Noob.. (no offence).. it is jus him/her who deemed the students not smart enuf.. generally, sec sch students taking all 3 sciences or any sub combi can do well (or at least pass) if they put in effort in revision n studyin.. how often u see sec sch students loitering at shopping centres? lol.. basically more subs u take.. the more time u haf to invest on them in order to do well.. since they are not helpin themselves by investing time n effort.. lol.. face it.. drop the subject! woohooo.. (sounds sadist?) if one isnt interested to work hard on the sub, why bother takin it in the 1st place..
lets take it if the student really worked v hard n still failed to do well.. n is forced to drop it.. den this perfectly fit into the objective of sg's education system :D by working really hard n still unable to make the mark, this means tt sub isnt for tt student.. he/she doesnt haf the flair for it.. quote from Social Studies txtbook "to educate a child to bring out his greatest potential so tt he will grow into a gd man and a useful citizen" and "cater to the diff abilities and learning paces of students".. so it fits into this nicely.. by droppin the sub, the student can focus on other subs to develop his potential.. excellent.. seriously, they shud close this case..
survival of the fittest.. if u cant do well.. u are eliminated by the majority, unless u try to stand up again on ur own.. tt's life.. :D face it students.. u2 MP..
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