Why Education in Singapore Works

[@keffinsg]

From the comments here, I can tell self-criticism is a national past time in Singapore

[@nhy123123]

And this, to be honest, is what I find truly interesting about the social dynamic here. As we Singaporeans are willing to reflect and criticise the apparent flaws even in a decent-enough system, is what drives our people to improve and refine it to a greater degree. This is actually evident in the education system here, which has undergone serious fundamental changes since the 1990s, from a highly banded, elitist and draconian system that bred a 'lost generation' of students whom struggled in the class strata based on exam grades alone, to a now more holistic approach with greater appreciation for 'beyond-the-exam-grades' skills in the 21st century. And as a Singaporean, I truly am rather appreciative of this, even if serious errors and cracks remain existent.

[@keffinsg]

This is all true, it is good for us, and is critical (forgive the pun) for us to progress further. The self criticism is closely tied with our highly held virtue of modesty or humility. But my purpose is to begin conversation that we ourselves realise this tendency is not shared by many advanced nations. This becomes important when we communicate, and compete with others. Especially with Americans, they take things very literally, and they come from an opposite culture of self-promotion. Having interacted with many Americans at work and socially, it took a few times for them to mention: "why do you guys have no confidence?" before I realised this our national trait. They interpret self effacement and modesty as a lack of confidence, or a self admitted lack of quality of our products. There is a lesson in this, that while we quietly expect others to see quality inherent in us or our products, we are living in a competing world of self promotion. Our overseas efforts can be much more effective if we realise this trait, whether it be exports, or services, or just cultural influence. All we have to do is to look at the disproportionate size of Korean soft power, and we can realise this particular difference in our cultures. The South Koreans are not unique in this. If we look at Japan, Hongkong etc. we can start seeing our trait of over-modesty a little better.

[@mjd4287]

@@keffinsg constructive criticism towards yourself is ok and stuff, but I think what he's trying to say, is that you guys tend to not deliver it in a constructive way so to foreigners it looks like insulting yourself instead of over-modesty

[@HexaDecimus]

Never underestimate the Singaporeans ability to complain

[@Alas10295]

Watching this video alone makes me itch glad I was born in Africa where my father has a lot of land to feed an entire generation. Edit: Life is simple but we insist on making it complicated.

[@NintenGamer]

"Class, please STAND UP when teacher walks in." I remember doing that when I was growing up in Singapore. Now I live in Canada.

[@SinSnxpes]

Thank god, the Singaporean education system is really very shitty and overrated. Hope you find peace in Canada, fuck the Singapore education system fr

[@SinSnxpes]

@The Ultimate T-rex i agree its fucked lol why serve for a nation that contributed nothing for you

[@SinSnxpes]

@The Ultimate T-rex good luck, but do your research as well. don't leave for the sake for leaving. u gotta research on good places to emigrate to.

[@kunalnaroliya6358]

@The Ultimate T-rex come to India

[@pepelepew1227]

@The Ultimate T-rex left singapore yet? i heard fruit pickers are in short supply in australia and dishwashers are quitting in america.

[@ichickenl2069]

Teachers just “act kind” in front of the cameras For example my teacher is so damn fierce and if a teacher comes in she acts kind

[@cringyhuman3210]

Yeah my teacher hit me when I forgot to hand in my homework

[@pepelepew1227]

aww boo hoo. i stand behind the flag every morning

[@fool1124]

BS, Singapore school is very results, exam oriented. Kids are been streamed as young as 8 years old.

[@aliciatan6417]

*10. There are foundation streams for academically weaker students to go to at 10. As if the schools have to discriminate those students at such a young age.

[@michaelhuang5315]

fuusha 99 thats my school . Whats even worse is , they force us to go for extra classes as long as 4 to 6 hours. Im lucky that shit is over . Now I just hope sutdents can have a better life than me

[@nicoleong7719]

fuusha 99 in my school the stream us when we are in p3 (9) but they put u into foundation classes in p6(12)

[@caracrabtree715]

I think the point was the main focus isn't the testing, like here the whole school year revolves around those tests, their funding depends on it, (wierd because if your not testing well, you probably need more help), and the children are no longer learning much anything beyond those tests and it's sad, I've watched the education system plummet in the past 30 yrs I've seen myself... All you have to do is follow the money and policy to see where our priorities are, we're the only advanced nation behind in many things, like paid parental leave, paid vacation sick or medical advances ,(unless you have the money. Our jobs offer things, but we take a cut in pay to receive them there for paying for it ourselves we don't show that our priorities are family, or a quality life, we spend more time revolving around our jobs, although income has been the same since the 70's although productivity raised high, we're very backwards and power greed driven in our policy and priorities, we reward power addicts and demonize haedworking people struggling to make it needing help. When businesses started giving themselves 700% raises plus huge bonuses with the profits and stopped reinvesting in the workers who otherwise the business wouldn't exist, so they could buy the products and have a healthy economy

[@kaiserbrutus730]

Yup! Just like in US

[@mamamememoo]

Singaporean here. My cousin queued for what many perceive as a top kindergarten in Singapore from the moment she found out she was pregnant. My sister in law signed her kids up for Mandarin tuition for a famed Mandarin tutor from when they were 3 because by the time the kids are 7, it would be impossible to get a slot with her. But those are their choices. I chose to put my kids in kindergartens that didn’t need queueing up, but where I perceived the kids enjoyed learning. My youngest was placed in MOE Kindergarten which is surprisingly good & learned to be very independent and creative as a thinker. What they learned there is very different from the kindergartens his older brothers attended which were fun but yet more academically driven. For Primary school, my experiences with the so-called top schools were bad. I felt the neighbourhood schools were more focused on student welfare and the teachers were more passionate about educating the kids. The top schools were more focused on their reputation and their ego & kids fell through the gap. Although we no longer rank schools, the culture persists. Independent sites rank them and parents still pick schools with this misguided notion that a top school is better, that neighbourhood school kids are lesser than a kid from a top school. Well, I beg to differ and will share why. Plus money and better grades does not make you a better person. My kids were bullied in top schools mainly because they are good natured and kind. Two of them went through school changes for that reason. Eldest was in a neighbourhood school nearby and was one of their top pupils. Another girl and him were the first kids in the school to be streamed to the gifted stream. He had to switch schools as a result and he chose a renown all boys school coz my dad attended it in his childhood and he is v close to my dad. Sadly, he was bullied so badly & within half a year he would lie catatonic in bed and refuse to go to school. He grew disinterested in school and life. He was an introvert who kept the cards close to his chest so he did not complain & told us nothing. God is good and a kind & concerned parent of his classmate reached out to tell me how the teacher gave him a debilitating nickname (Baby J) as he was small and cute… which caused the kids to bully him as a herd from day 1. There were many instances of bullying. He was suicidal and depressed at age 10 and we made the decision to pull the plug on his journey in the gifted education stream & placed him back in the neighbourhood school in the regular stream. It wasn’t that he couldn’t cope academically… he enjoyed that… but socially and emotionally he had been broken. We told him he is smart but not because the ministry of education said so. He is smart because God blessed him with a good mind. So we told the govt we wanted to take him out and it took a meeting with the officials, psychologist from. the ministry, the school principal and head of department for it to happen. It took intensive counselling and he healed up but I can see how it has made him angrier than before. My eldest did well and got into a good secondary school here which was part of a full school (has both primary and secondary school). My friends said the principal then was good. It is a full school (has both primary and secondary school) so we placed our younger son in it so the two older boys could be together. But the principal changed & with it, the culture changed. The parents of the kids in his class were really nice, but their kids were (sadly) spoilt and mean. We wasted no time once we felt our spider senses tingle and took our middle child out in Primary 2 and placed him in a neighbour school that many perceive to be lousy. But that I explored since our youngest’ kindergarten was located in it, and it was a surprise! The enrolment for this school was so poor because of public assumption. That meant the classroom size is small. Plus, it turned out that they have an excellent principal and teachers. The school care so deeply for their kids, the students are super happy learners and kind, class sizes are small & they teach growth mindset lessons. We placed him there because the neighbourhood school near us (that his elder brother was from) was full since we switched him mid way. It was a blessing. He is dyslexic and the school Teachers here patiently help him and they placed him in a pilot class for students struggling with Mandarin- which both of the other schools didn’t have. His confidence in the language is better. He still isn’t great at it but he doesn’t hate the subject anymore. The school he was in formerly was a SAP school which focused a lot on Mandarin. The youngest is now in the neighbourhood school the eldest was from which is a short walk away. He wanted to be with my middle child but we decided because they would only be in the same school for 3 years, it was better to place the youngest in the nearer school so that when he started attending extracurricular classes in upper primary, he would be able to come home faster and rest more. Again we were blessed coz the school identified he has issues with attention (although he can understand his lessons, he fidgets a lot) & placed him in a pilot scheme: a classroom setting where initially specialised teachers coached him in skills to communicate and focus better for two subjects, then blended him back into the main class later on in the year. He is a happy learner and is enjoying school a lot. I look back at my own education which was in one of the top all girls school here (miserable too) & at my kids’ education journey, and I can say for certain that the neighbourhood schools have given my children a more balanced and happy education. When kids are happy, they do better. Top schools and gifted education do not always mean your kids do better. Better to equip and care for them emotionally first and nurture better EQ, then build on that educationally. That way they have a better ability to cope as it gets harder and creative play helps them think out of the box & come at education with more passion and less one track mind thinking.

[@pepelepew1227]

wow im sure westerners like your comment very much. i went to a top 20 full school and in time i will strive to put my kids in similar top schools as well unless the world changes to paying more those with high eq. the day singapore adopts western complacency, the island dies.

[@ititloga]

All head knowledge and no heart in society brings out the worst in us. You know where you are.

[@drummerxkun]

testing is such a huge deal here, you have multiple tests every week or day. especially in secondary school and junior college. its just another asian country at the end of the day after all.

[@hazteddy9037]

It depends on your school I get 2-3 tests each month and exams is on September for only 3 days

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

Sad but true, a single test result could change your whole future.

[@krollpeter]

Every week there are 2 or more tests, it is amazing. I am not capable to summarise all the points that hamper the efficiency of learning here. Yes many pupils may do well in collecting points.

[@nhy123123]

I agree with you - although it is a necessary evil as SG relies on manpower - her people as a sole resource to keep the nation relevant in an increasingly competitive global scene. Heck, just PISA will tell you Shanghai is trashing us flat, when they actually have more students that our minuscule excuse of a nation. I amuse at your analogy of us being "another Asian country" though, which is precisely a stereotype (positive one) that really makes us rather untouchably more professional than any other cultures in the world. But mind you - Asia is large. What you (assuming you're an American) might be referring to might be East Asians in particular.

[@nhy123123]

And as a JC 2 student this year (an equivalent of Year 12, High School 3rd), I am preparing for the GCSEs throughout November and it is one hell of a 'mugging' session, what we term locally as being intense studying. Tests everyday to polish our recalling abilities, weed off recurrent errors and insecurities, and just physical fatigue each day. Nonetheless, it is a process that I still can enjoy (quite masochistic, ain't I?) with the knowledge that it can lead me to a better future, at least. With a level of guarantee and security. Plus me being a little bit of an oddball unlike the large majority of Singaporeans who are 'below' me according to the highly demeaning 'bell curve' education system, tests and exams to me are just another set of practices again and again, albeit with a more serious context to them.

[@kleemc]

I lived outside of Singapore many years and have attended schools in both Asian and the US. So i know first hand what the pros and cons are. When my children reached schooling age, I moved my family back to Singapore solely because of our education system and have never regretted the decisions.

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Good for u.

[@anantsharma7955]

Such a wonderful parent! Putting your children in an education system where stress is Paramount

[@TeeDhirav32]

Anant Sharma im mpvong to singapore fuck. I will have to prepare some stress handling pills.

[@annadalessio1821]

I did exactly the opposite. After three years in the local system, I ran away with my children to give them better education.

[@SinSnxpes]

Kevin Lee Ur a fucking idiot

[@MosesGTC]

"Class, we have visitor today, you ALL BETTER BEHAVE!" "YES Teacher!"

[@灵狐火]

Moses GTC lol exactly what my cher did

[@Melody-wc2xj]

Moses GTC ikr (¬_¬)

[@HaKim-gs2zb]

Yup ikr, the teachers always do that. Like when you go on a learning journey when, the discipline master will like keep reminding us about behaving well in public which is kinda annoying .

[@-vlyxx5005]

omg so truw

[@boiongoingong]

Moses GTC lmao my teacher when moe came

[@agginswaggin]

The reason why education works in Singapore, is because it's just extremely competitive. I lived there.

[@TheFactsMan]

What do you mean?

[@agginswaggin]

@@TheFactsMan bro, we're talking about 10 year olds already stressing about exams

[@FuzzyCottonCandy]

Srsly, I just cant express how relatable some of d comments here are. This video is clearly a form of propaganda, meant to portray Singapore's education as 'perfect' when it's really less den perfect. Any student in Singapore will understand d stress they face in d importance of education results as any of these will actually affect d child's future n career. Life is just too stressful here. N I can say dat as I'm a overly stressed student dat constantly thinks of suicide n ways just to escape from stress here.

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Dont u get it. The brainwashed idiots who are parents and teachers, are infecting this comment section.

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

Yea 100% agreed. All those idiots who keep saying we're ungrateful are indoctrinated and hopeless.

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Anon Y. Mous We need an antivirus against them.

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

+Krieger Helton Let them be, when they grow up and get some generic job that requires you to work for the whole day with low pay, they'll still be happy with their lives. If they want to be robots then they can robots.

[@luckykaloo7435]

honestly idc about my grades... but I still do well on all my tests

[@DudeNamedDad]

1: they first develop teachers that are worthy of respect and authority. 2: they then create an environment that reinforces respect for others, community, and country. 3: now that they have established expectations and social norms, much of the friction and obstacles that inhibit learning are removed. This creates a clean canvas to learn on. Most of the differences between our education systems is behavioral rather than monetary or procedural.

[@NewmaticKe]

Allen Heiner Right and very much needed in a multiracial, multi religious country with nothing but human resources in 700sq km

[@dylanthewindwaker]

LMFAO. Not all Primary and secondary schools have such a high budget where they can use smart boards or even laptops . Also, all students are subjected to standardized testing which if they fail they would get my supplementary classes which would be counterproductive since almost everyday the student will feel stress for the next test , homework and even projects since they will have less time to devote to these tasks .

[@clean1325]

dylan.wangs the laptops in beacon primary school are the children's oen laptop.and as beacon primary school is the first future school,of course the need technology

[@elizabethkang2447]

ikr

[@yaasin67]

dylan.wangs my school provides free printing services and laptops

[@durra9837]

Well now all students have PLDS

[@brendalittlejohn8730]

Maybe they have a high budget, but you won’t find the drug problem that we have. Try taking drugs into Singapore and you will get the thrashing of your life. America could learn from this country. Beautiful country and so clean.

[@autumnbox5290]

"Whether i like or don't like you, you just need to like me" and "don't make your problem my problem" are a few of my math teacher's favourite phrases

[@mahernkamal955]

Teachers are most important person for all over the stage in our life . Straightly A to Z .

[@iironhide6209]

No parents are

[@denisesheehan9189]

I am a HKer and an Australian teacher. Australians value relationships more than achievement, hence teachers have to tip toe around if they want to tell a parent a child is under performing and often, not tell the whole truth. Parents also get upset if told their child is under performing, blaming the teacher or school, rather than get their child to work harder or wiser. These are very noticeable difference between education in Asia and Australia.

[@pepelepew1227]

i dont tell my mom that i got paddled at school. were i that stupid, i would get an extra paddling at home. parents here trust teachers more than their own kids.

[@philips170t]

Singapore standards are: A = Average B = Bad C = Cannot have dinner D = Don't come home F = Find a new family

[@itsmerebecca2232]

Are people happy?

[@philips170t]

+itsme Rebecca typically yes. But Singaporean complaints a lot.

[@nhy123123]

+itsme Rebecca not that bad. We do enjoy self-criticisms though.

[@isaymamamoo9469]

not true

[@limanyi489]

Thats just Asia.

[@mikey6538]

i am impressed that they chose a very neighbourhood school. bear in mind to all critics.. this is a very real common education system that not rich children goes to.. unlike those top schools that the rich sent to. so.. yes.. very accurate assessment of the education where 80% of people had here.

[@dbm-yv1gl]

It is stressful to be a student here, even in primary school. For Primary Schoo Leaving Exam, the 6th graders are tested on what they learn from 3rd / 4th grade upwards, and sometimes the questions can be confusing, esp when it comes to Maths. And then it gets easy in the 1st year in secondary school, but in 3rd year, there was a great increase of what they learnt from 2nd yeae, but then in 4th year, there werw much more students gotta learn because there will be O levels at end of year. they were expected to capture fast in case they get left behind. If i am not wrong, O levels at end of 4th year includes what they learn in the earlier years. This can be stressful, not only with the large amount of content in each subject they have to remember, but also the number of subjects they have to handle. And the students are expected to achieve an A or at least B in all subjects.

[@Raven-wt1pq]

dbm 4794 its not so bad lah. Yes a lot of students are "kiasu" but its because they want the best in their kids. I would know, I live here and a lot of my classmates have tuition because of theor parents. But, that being said, there are multiple pathways for the students to make it. Of course I'm not disagreeing with the fact that it is very stressful during exam season with the PSLE and O/N levels and that needs to be inproved on but at the end of the day, humans are the only resource Singapore has. So of course its gotta have this stressful highly competitive environment, and honestly I'm lucky that my parents dont care whether i get A or B, they care about whether I actually put in effort to do my best so I guess that helps me out a bit in terms of MY stress level and some my friends are the same. Honestly right, my class doesnt really care bout exams at all. Joking around all the time in class and then laugh at their horrible results in SA2, SA1 you know? And I dont know whether if it happens in other schools but my school just has a bunch of stuff like lunchtime concerts every once in a while by students, like it releives a bit of stress and having a lot of fun cheering on ya schoolmates and classmates and the ccas that wanted to perform for the concert. But from my own personal life, i actually didnt find our educational system that stressful. :)

[@Raven-wt1pq]

Sorry at the beginning i meant parents are kiasu XD. Never type properly

[@stormyferntree]

dbm 4794 Well, I guess it depends on schools and parents. I personally don't find the system so stressful. Not everyone view exams as something to stress over about, especially one of my classmates who actually wanted to fail every single subject. He passed one so he was pretty upset about that. 😂

[@ANDR-gz3fn]

Haha...I felt that PSLE and Primary School was easy, but when I came to Sec 1, I started gaming and boom, my results dropped really low😂😂👌

[@sofya3033]

Just one mistake. Its called PRIMARY 1,2,3,4,5,6 and SEC 1,2,3,4,5

[@actionau]

Hahaha...wish this lady came to the neighborhood school where I did a stint of relief teaching...sheer pandemonium...

[@markarca6360]

The way they teach maths are excellent and is used in the new educational system here in the Philippines.

[@unvaccinatedAndPureBlood]

Education in Hong Kong and Singapore is just more organized and systematized for standardized teaching. It doesn't mean it is better way to teach our kids.

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Complete agreed.

[@denisesheehan9189]

The parents and kids are also more focused on academic achievement in HK and Singapore.

[@longangrysausage3495]

Agreed

[@zhongxianchong8777]

Well bk Singpore school standards are A:good/excellent/band1 B:average /band2 C:band 3/just past etc 50-60 marks. D: a failure. Anyways i live in singapore:)like if u dont or agree?

[@nataletan101]

she didnt see the p5/6 students. shame, cause thats where all hell lives

[@faaezah3090]

Totally true

[@krislove1167]

Natale Tan Oh dear... you haven't seen IB before have you.

[@cl24591]

+Kris Low lol IB is not singapore's doing. take your garbage and complain somewhere else.

[@krislove1167]

Carole Lim woahhh ive never seen someone as grumpy as you before. And on the first day of CNY? Com' on sis. Actually it kinda is. IB is a program leading up to a diploma. Its similar to any type standardised test- be it sats, Os, As, PSLE. It is just what you make of it. IB is supposed to be a program that develops a person's character and cements their love for learning but certain IB schools in Singapore have taken the A level direction to the already tedious and strenous program - resulting into a hellpit for the students. Cheers! And dont reply

[@ebabor123]

P1-Heaven P2-Gates of heaven P3-Drop down P4-Nearing hell P5-Gates of hell p6-Hell

[@anuppandey689]

India should move to this type of education teaching, not to make a student employed but smart enough to have a knowledge and make one tension free of obstacles and face it through the excitement knowledge they have........ Shreya, Hope so India would progress.

[@nhy123123]

It is heartening to see someone inspired by our system, but I sincerely feel that the amount of effort and intensity our nation puts to the system is highly demanding, and would require an insane amount of logistic cost, manpower cost, feasibility tests and all sorts of redtape and loopholes to work in India, such a colossal nation of over a billion people. It would be good to see a few cities adopt this first, albeit the concern being the insane inequality that would result from the disparity in quality of education between the cities and the villages...if India can even initiate such a pilot to begin with.

[@InMooseWeTrust]

Memorization and corporal punishment. India has those two things already.

[@rahul8000x]

Mujtahid Haque - corporal punishment is legal in singapore schools as well. It's never reported by the media.

[@user47362]

Nope singapore students are mostly only good at doing tests. True story

[@vudat189]

Anup Pandey money

[@leeyanqi]

I would prefer if you people not post such negative comments. Yes, you might want to voice out your own opinions, but do not use vulgarities. Also, respect your own country, be proud that you are a Singaporean and are given a good education. There are many other people out there who do not have an opportunity to have an education. You will understand one day why teachers require you to do so much homework, you will eventually learn that it will be of benefit in the future. Be thankful and as

[@ThestorytellerofKatunga]

Students in Singapore are mostly raised with married parents, very respectful to elders and teachers.

[@mimimomooxo391]

no tests? I think you guys are forgetting about the PSLE, O-levels, A-levels, and if you do badly N-levels. The teachers here are treated like shit and have to vote for the PAP or risk getting sacked. Joyful? what is that bs? A girl in my school committed suicide last year for not doing well in her end of years. Most of us go to school purely because our friends are there. Our system may have high scores, but trust me, nobody here is avtually motivated

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

Yeah, and testing is such a huge deal here, when I was in Secondary school we had tests like every week. Students get streamed at a young age of 12, and in Finland, testing only occurs every few years; they advocate creativity instead of forcing the students to do well. And most of the stuff they teach us are irrelevant anyways.

[@mimimomooxo391]

+Anon Y. Mous It's just sad isn't it?

[@mimimomooxo391]

+Anon Y. Mous not to mention the government is so freakin good at putting up a facade. They make it look like Singapore is such a perfect place. "Garden City" "best education" blah blah blah. I pity people who fall for these lies

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

+golden_music P.H.Y (Musicka) It's just like North Korea with a prettier veil covering it's dark side. But on the inside, you'll see propaganda everywhere.

[@AnonYMous-mo1li]

+golden_music P.H.Y (Musicka) If I ever have children I would never let them grow up here, think of how damaging all of this is.

[@solaris5655]

Nobody is passionate or defending anything. As this video showed, educators all over the world come here to Singapore to learn. Respect that.

[@chewhuisi5805]

Singapore government always believe that the key to have a developed country is to start from young means through education. Therefore Singapore government always emphasize a lot in our education. Lack of sleeps have affect our young ones health

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Indeed. Lack of sleep cripple students focus. Whats even worse is that teachers expect u to stay alert even with the underminded sleep.

[@ANDR-gz3fn]

I’m Sure in Primary School, everyone should not be having lack of sleep. Even so, in Secondary school, people complain about too “much” homework when it’s their own fault they can’t finish because they procrastinate. They will then blame MOE for not giving them enough sleep. I can understand that in order to maintain or get good results in Uni, Yo I have to sleep late every night

[@naenaylee]

Singapore don’t have natural resources of course we have to be good at something else.

[@markxseng9626]

In Singapore both teachers and students are working hard, many singaporean continue to speak singlish and adulterated language

[@sjLoVeR66]

They didn't show secondary school students, I wondered if they would smile like how primary school students did. Me myself is a secondary school student and I would say a big NO

[@rahul8000x]

Why No?

[@deadghosts2706]

Rahul S because it Is the same as having a job with projects everyday (homework) and a deadline of 1day to 4days it Is really stressful for us students

[@chetanbehera5828]

Really? Why so? Please tell

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@deadghosts2706 this is to get u prepared for the world. U think the adult world is full of rainbows? Strawberry gen is over. Here comes the toufu gen. Sg is doomed.

[@synryxz9870]

Secondary school students will just death stare at the camera cuz they aren’t that naive anymore and they know it’s for propaganda

[@noveggiepls]

Ah well I do love living in Singapore, I don't think the studying is too stressful

[@kriegerhelton1293]

If u graduated already, attend it again and see what im talkin bout.

[@noveggiepls]

I am still in the system.

[@cl24591]

+Krieger Helton dude, get a grip. what do you get out of bashing SG's education system? a sense of accomplishment in your sad, pathetic life? maybe you should get a job that you deserve. (the one that this "shitty ass" education got for you)

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Carole Lim Dude.. Dont go around accusing people of having a sad life.. Seriously, thats not cool at all.. What the fuck..

[@kriegerhelton1293]

Carole Lim You are fucking butthurt, calm down.. As far as I remember, I dont go around insulting people unless they start doing it first..

[@تبسيطالنحوإعداديوثانوي]

I hope our country comes first in Education

[@solaris5655]

That's right, and as this video showed, educators all over the world are coming to Singapore to learn the system.

[@Kindiakan]

6:05 "You didn't hear about test-based learning" hahaha key-phrase is 'you didn't hear'. Just because you didn't hear about it doesn't mean it's not true.

[@Kindiakan]

Btw just visit a JC to understand 'test-based accountability'

[@thegoonist]

the pressure to excel doesnt come from the education system. its from societal and familial pressures.

[@loserspud4504]

I really feel like this video takes an unbiased approach to the Singaporean education system. Completely objective reporting. Like still fucking water.

[@kaiserbrutus730]

video: "We focus more on collaboration." PSLE, O level, A level, N level: "Am I a joke to you!?"

[@cbaxtianful]

Singapore gets the same results that Finland but with a more stressful system. And USA is so interested. LOL.

[@mamamememoo]

I am actually jealous of the Finnish system. I prefer their system.

[@mariachristymomongan9444]

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.😳

[@vortexturtoise]

Nah bruh it’s stressful as heck.

[@Aegis_Narrow_One]

I works due to splitting stream. Not necessarily a bad/good thing, depends on how you look at it. Singapore follows a meritocracy system where students with better abilities are valued more than students with weaker abilities (which is normal in Asia, after all). I'm a Singaporean, feel that Finland's system is much better. However, the education system should be adapted based on the local situation. e.g. China's stressful education system would not work well in the UK, UK's slower paced system would make Chinese students not have the will to learn more (as in Chinese education system they are kind of "forced" to learn to "have a good future").

[@tinas8787]

the reasons for being the best in education are: good quality students, good quality teachers, seriousity and fairness.

[@sapphire2640]

gotta admit no matter how hard it is its for our own good. current jc1 who is struggling to even pass mid years

[@drummerxkun]

haha xD SURE!!! my teacher actually tells us how to behave when a teacher is coming for inspection xD

[@Germ496]

Some schools in Singapore are not as strict though. Not all of us strive to get all As, or totally love going to school. We do spend sometime fooling around sometimes but also do become serious when necessary.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Oh yea like the sec sch gangster

[@ashurdrake6461]

Just pay teachers more and get rid of standardized tests. It's not that hard.

[@eliasemanuelpoitevin9034]

Even though Singapore takes standardized tests very seriously.

[@Mahmoud-ko9eb]

I live in the US, but I hope to find a job and raise a family in SIngapore soon...seems like the best country on earth right now..

[@alternatejv7029]

It has pro's and cons #1 con Long working hours Stressful education system No affordable landed housing like in usa

[@HexaDecimus]

Back in my day, all we had was the OHP.

[@mari-uu1by]

man i kinda regret not learning well in a sg school system

[@solaris5655]

That's EXACTLY my point. Glad you finally realized it after all these time wasted. Your calling these videos propaganda and lies is EXACTLY why I'm replying to all the negative comments. The negative comments itself are biased view of what really happened in Singapore. You are taking the extreme view that these "truths" are not to be believed and only your opinion is the correct one.

[@dideoluadekogbe2984]

Nigeria should buckle up. This is what 21St century education is. Education allocation in budget should increase.

[@shalomaka5357]

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.

[@pepelepew1227]

top universities all over the world recruit professors & scientists from rat-race education system like china and india where meritocratic selection yield the best of the best out of billions.

[@mikeibra9301]

@@pepelepew1227 I am not sure about other parts of the world, but in the US, top universities require professors to produce a lot of meaningful scientific papers before hiring. Yes, there are loads of Asian and Indian professors, but they also make a large portion of the world population. A few years ago at my work, we hired someone from Tsinghua Uni. We processed the visa and everything, but once she joined, she showed little to no interest in her new job. Later she mentioned that she worked hard to get a job in California because it was her dream to live in LA, but once she got the job, she lost all motivation. We had to send her to another state because there was no need of her in our branch. Another Vietnamese peer got fired because he did not communicate with the other team about something very serious. The company lost a chunk of money in that project because he wanted his team to get to the target before the other team. There are many other incidents.

[@HighTechFan_Geek]

Lot of stress for which result? Do they have a better life than us in France at the end? I had a fabulous childhood, my teenager years were so cool, and my adult life has good work / private life balance

[@betty5064]

"Wow, fantastic" is a North American reaction to anything. It should be reserved for anything really special.

[@eree4803]

I think through these comments here, many criticize the system, but think of it in a different perspective, without this system, will we be as hardworking or kiasu as we r now? These traits build a better sgrean. But again if you look at it from another perspective, there are cons in this system, so really, depends on how you see it, just be flexible and put yourselves in others shoes.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Sec sch don't use models anymore, use algreba, they use models in early sec 1 before going into sec 1 algebra and continuing algebra

[@somuchsolittleful]

It is called Indoctrination--not education.

[@somuchsolittleful]

Don't you mean indoctrination?

[@somuchsolittleful]

That is what I thought. LOL

[@kriegerhelton1293]

+moist faucet If u wrote something out of the box, you can say goodbye to your grades.

[@xfirefox_x]

Krieger Helton Out of the box? Like how? "How did the continents move?" "Only God knows the answer." Something like that?

[@yvonne3745]

How do u know?

[@joshua5g]

Hmmmm... Sure. We're really good at teaching our students in terms of reading, math and science. But what else? Most of our youth have absolutely no clue about what it means to be a politically- and socially-aware member of society. Students lack civic and social education. Ask a random Singaporean youth about global affairs and more often than not, they'll be stumped. The government and education ministry prizes economically-relevant skills above all else. Nothing else matters.

[@enkii82]

well, most Americans can't tell where is Canada on the map.

[@pepelepew1227]

those without economically-relevant skills are leeching off welfare. you think the lees will allow the complacency of a nanny state?

[@whatisthisevenhuh]

I have liked so many comments here because all of them are so relatable

[@bilqeesmohammed9951]

Great job , hope this form of education applied around the world

[@Spillers72]

The biggest obsticle to improving education in the US are the teachers union. You have to go to charter schools to find positive change in public schools.

[@apexscape]

US has historically divested in our public education systems since the 70's & neoliberal economics.

[@linatwoones]

School is ok and some of the things that we learn are actually helpful, like critical and logical thinking. It’s just that sometimes I break down from the stress and cry. But other than that I actually kinda enjoy it

[@remsorian3]

each person had to understand that education is very important more so everyone has problems but education is very important on this planet education education must understand each person

[@louisefitzgerald4400]

In other countries children with disabilities are not counted in the statistic of school performance. They are counted in the US.

[@donnatrump1403]

These comparisons are relative. Some education systems give the students the same assignment over and over until they are perfect at it...therefore, always 100% scores.

[@justnotjust1nnn]

We are pressured a lot since 7 years old, 5 days of School, 7 - 9 hours a day

[@chavdarovski]

She implies Singapore not focusing on tests is a good thing. She also stated in the beginning Singapore has better education than US. This based on TEST.

[@siminkuokokrunch2603]

please lor this is wayang ttm. i remember once in jc when there was this person from moe coming to inspect our gp class, our beloved teacher even made us "rehearse" the lesson the day before.

[@Commvestor1]

I viewed this video because I wanted to see what schools are doing outside of the USA. Wanted something to compare our public education system too. (worried about my kids)

[@chiaratoto6629]

I study in singapore and it is SO STRESSFULLLLL!

[@gibbishgiggles]

IKRRRRR

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

​​@@gibbishgigglescries in G1 (NT)

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

​@@gibbishgiggles*laughs in G1* Bro G1 sec sch is easy af eh

[@ilove2929]

Singapore: small population and small area to cover (geographically). The ideal case study for america according to the list is shanghai

[@krollpeter]

From Singapore here. Can I please know which schools in Singapore teach like what Mrs. Weingarten was shown and same to what was verbalized? Creative, enquiring and trustful environment, etc. I really want my son to go to such a school. At the moment he goes to a school with loads of rote learning, no creativity, and several teachers who have really poor skills in dealing with children.

[@pepelepew1227]

all the sh*t schools teach like that 😂 your kids will have a lot of fun though.

[@jeffreyyiu19]

this video is obviously incongruous with much of our own experiences. Much of my own experience in primary school was suffused with PSLE this and PSLE that. The very fact that the video shows high tec boards does little to alter the fundamental aspect of education: route memorisation of algortihms and their applications.

[@Growthunlimited]

Here are the links that tell the fact about whether Singaporean is learning by rote : www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-PS-snapshot-performance.pdf www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-volume-V.pdf Some Singapore's young students are going through the whole comments board to shoot down anyone who has differed view from their opposing opinion about Singapore's educational system. I can tell that the student is likely holding a lot of anger within. Singapore should do more to reduce the stress of young student. On the other hand, Capitalism and globalization has created a very competitive world. 1.4 billion Chinese is quickly adapting to the modern pace and another 1.4 billion Indian in the pipeline, I don't see an easier life ahead for the next generation. Stress is inevitable when your desire is way bigger than your ability.

[@borisdebest4039]

It works because the people are intelligent and ambitious in the first place. Plus they eat well which is crucial for good brain health.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Btw there are secondary school students hidden in this vid that u can't notice 0:13 0:16 5:08 : Tampines Sec students in the bg

[@polystove6863]

it does?

[@vicolew]

it has to do with Confucians culture in the Sinosphere. also good government policies to support teachers .

[@hamidja1537]

Thanks for sharing

[@nil9754]

Sry to say but, as a singaporean student, the education system is bullshit. All they care about is getting good grades. Those whose grades are hopeless are doomed to suffer in the future. The education sucks. Seriously

[@leelatiff]

I guess it so true. We cannot based on the exam oriented only. We actually have various skills and abilities.

[@jarrellkoo3619]

I agree with you, Singapore's education system is as hard as fuck

[@Ziiqing]

Jinhan Loh No it is actually depends on your mindset. Who defined NA, NT students as 'poorer academic abilities', or who defined ITE students are 'failures'? It is actually all depends on the way you think. Scoring not as well in PSLE do not determine failure/doom for the future, and I am sure you will agree with this because there are many outstanding students who did not score well in PSLE. Students who eventually went to ITE are either having problems in understanding with the knowledge taught towards mainstream students, or not bothering about their education which therefore 'limits' their choices in pursuing further education. However, if you think positively, ITE is definitely not the worst outcome. In fact, the worst outcome, perhaps, might be not having any choices at all for pursuing further studies. ITE is also one of the options for the preparation to contribute to the society, and for students who excel in ITE, they are given a chance to get into Polytechnic and eventually even obtaining a degree. We all know the fact that different people have different skills, therefore there is no such thing as 'doomed'. Because different industries, different levels of positions require manpower. What happens if there is an overflowing amount of university graduates in Singapore? Who is willing to work in the middle and slightly lower positions? Foreigners? Apparently I do not think Singaporeans are welcoming an excessive amount of foreigners to join our workforce, therefore, why are you even criticizing the education system? If you are pessimistic and conventional in your mindset, you would definitely not living happily, whether you are rich or poor.

[@SyedDanielProductions_YT]

***** true

[@cherietan1636]

Then what should it be about ? I don't understand

[@TheRu5tyNaiL]

Would you not clean your house if it were dirty before inviting a guest over?

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Why no secondary level footage

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Just watch all the sec sch vlogs and u will know how sec sch life is like

[@c_yin]

5:54 idk about everyone but my school is so competive and there's nothing more important than grades.. If you fail comm arts you get kicked out..

[@c_yin]

I'm tired.. All my classmates are just getting As.. And I have to do the same T^T

[@duckyquack644]

Singapore Purpose to go to school -Get good grades -Be smart -Get full marks for spelling and test Me: -Average grades -kinda dumb -8/13 for spelling -48/60 for test Parents thought -High Grades -Get a good job -Start a family

[@meganyow3004]

There is no hint of testing fixation? as a prior singaporean student, I disapprove.

[@junhui6494]

Singapore math is top notch cause of model drawing our math becomes easier

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

They never show secondary possibly because USA don't understand primary and secondary, USA uses elementary, middle and high instead and they anyhow choose the level to show in the video

[@complicitwall3]

Im not trying to criticize the education of America, it's just that Singapore's education system is more efficient. If we LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, we can make the world a better place. So stop criticizing one another, instead lets just learn from each other.

[@solaris5655]

doesn't matter. the country is still doing better than where you are living.

[@anyhowsay8659]

80% are addicted to mobile phones while teachers and tutors process unpack, distill and summarise. Students job - just memorise and file in the notes. .

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

My sch also have PLD choice time

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Tampines School? Bro there is tampines primary and secondary

[@charmaineirugalbandara6950]

Great good work so interesting 😘 🙋teacher 👍Sri Lanka

[@sweese1]

Now go back and see the same schools when they don’t have weeks to prep for a visit. Every school puts its best foot forward when they have visitors. Also, no mention of how many hours they spend on homework per night, no mention of how discipline is carried out, and no mention of the property tax rate to pay for all this.

[@jeffreyyiu19]

I must point out that education in the united states differs across the country by the state and even from town to town. But one thing is true across the board: the direction in which education heads towards is fraught with political correctness and political incentives, as in Singapore.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

USA must use uniforms now, I'm singaporean and when I see US school attire I go like: Huh?

[@GOODBOY-vt1cf]

thank you so much