Another one? Education minister Heng Swee Keat will lead yet another committee that “should review what needs to change and where we should act more boldly”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day message.
People remember various other committees in the past that had grand-sounding names but produced forgettable reports. I have always thought that the main problem was inherent in the format, and there is nothing to indicate that the new committee will be any different. The flaws are these:
1. It is headed by people with a stake in the existing system — people who have spent their careers within the system, rose through it and currently have their political fortunes tied to its legitimacy. There is going to be a natural resistance to any idea that is far from their comfort zone, so how radical can they get?
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