The Online Citizen, 28 Sep 2012In responding to reporters about whether our education system should do away with the PSLE (a major exam that 12 year-olds go through before they graduate to secondary school) in order to reduce stress, Mr. Lee pointed out that while he believed that children should enjoy growing up, they should also study hard and face a certain level of pressure in school.
The PM went on to talk about children in Britain in the 60s and the 70s "picking up things in their own way" in schools and he considered this a fad and it was his opinion that these children did not learn much. It really goes to show just how out of touch with reality and contemporary education strategies he is. "Picking up things in their own way" would be what we in the education field would term as, children discovering, investigating, and exploring their environment, their world. We see that as direct learning, where the child becomes an active participant in his own learning and that is the best form of learning. It is not a fad.. It is what good educators want their children to do. Full story
