tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post8041764599804172911..comments2024-03-19T22:16:57.934+08:00Comments on My Little Corner: Caste system in education?chantchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-40730573888445135722012-06-06T01:02:41.675+08:002012-06-06T01:02:41.675+08:00And that's what teachers are trained to do.And that's what teachers are trained to do.Rhinestichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976055611950403793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-24363788525042629582012-06-06T01:02:15.662+08:002012-06-06T01:02:15.662+08:00@theonion
It's one thing to know a subject, a...@theonion<br /><br />It's one thing to know a subject, and another to know how to teach it properly, especially to a child who's at primary school level.Rhinestichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976055611950403793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-46443777420399983942012-06-05T21:20:19.219+08:002012-06-05T21:20:19.219+08:00That is exactly the reason why I mention the caste...That is exactly the reason why I mention the caste system. Look at it the other way around, is it fair to penalise the child if the parents are not good in mathematics? By asking parents to teach their child lessons that the teacher should spend more time teaching, aren't you shifting the responsibility back to the parents, and if the parents are not well educated, that would mean that the chantchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775213670329844143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-37397960262351585882012-06-05T10:00:35.031+08:002012-06-05T10:00:35.031+08:00the only topic which parents needs to relearn is m...the only topic which parents needs to relearn is maths.<br />as the algebra method learnt is different than the model.<br />if you have learnt additional maths or higher maths in secondary school, you should be able to pick up quite easily.<br /> <br /><br />That is because of the different methodology used.<br />all other topics in secondary school, if someone has reasonable education, will be theonionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-42528383261473552942012-06-04T11:51:12.599+08:002012-06-04T11:51:12.599+08:00Anonymous1:
You are right. Do you also see the gov...Anonymous1:<br />You are right. Do you also see the govt doing likewise financially? They also want the top 1% rich of the world to be in SG. All their policies are aimed at turning this place into a Monaco of the world, a playground for the rich.<br />Of course, politically, they cannot expel all the below top 1% rich people. So they craft out policies that are designed to force out the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5661870875403268442.post-27886857395549431502012-05-31T13:20:52.091+08:002012-05-31T13:20:52.091+08:00No you are right in pointing this out. Our govt t...No you are right in pointing this out. Our govt takes pride in saying we have the best system, they tell us to see our international scores. See how other countries want to imitate us. But we do not so much teach our children each and every child, but to set a standard so high that those 1 pct can do it but the rest either give up or struggle on their own. We simply want to sieve out the weaker Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com