inSing.com, 9 May 2012The primary school education system has been a talk of the town lately.
A father writing to the letter pages of a newspaper complaining about how the system has become too difficult for children has received a reply from the Ministry of Education.
In a letter to the Today newspaper on 2 May, Ian Tan – a father of two in lower primary – said the education system is now irrelevant and has set unrealistic standards.
Using primary school mathematics to make his point, Mr Tan asked: “Why are pupils being asked to solve questions of higher level logic at such a young age? Does it make them more creative in problem solving?” Full story
