by Dr Shen Li Lee At Heguru, there is always one activity where the children have to create a picture using tangrams or another puzzle called “iroita”. The outlines are drawn onto a worksheet and the children need to find the right shapes to fit the shapes on the...
Parents Finland In Finland, parents work together with schools as they believe in a common goal: efforts must be pooled together for public education. Parents know that they are expected to be proactive towards a child’s learning. Since their state subscribes to the...
Indeed, no one is more critical to a student than the teachers. In Singapore, the teachers are highly regarded. Yet in the pursuit of heightening the education level, local teachers are suffering great burnout and passions that once burn brightly begin to fizzle....
Education Models Before we begin, it is important to note that education is not a big commercial entity yet in Finland (and I suspect it will not be as it will be tightly controlled by the government). Remember that education is free for all in Finland, including...
Is being a meritocratic state necessarily good for Singapore? Is Singapore able to thrive if we adopt the egalitarian philosophical belief not unlike Finland? 1. State of Affairs Finland In Finland, one pays dearly for taxes but its people do not need to worry about...
