Education must help the young meet demands of globalisation: SM
Goh
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said Singapore's education system
must equip the young with skills to meet the demands of
globalisation.
He was speaking at the Bukit Panjang Government High School which
celebrated its 45th anniversary on Saturday.
Mr Goh said education has played a critical role in Singapore's
development and schools must continue to nurture the potential in
their students - in both academic and non-academic areas.
And that's what the Bukit Panjang Government High School has done
in recent years.
Its alumni included many officials in the Civil Service and
Creative Technology's Chairman, Sim Wong Hoo.
Mr Goh praised the school's achievement and excellence in the
Sciences and Malay Language Programme.
But academic development aside, he said schools should also
encourage creative thinking, character building and promote
artistic pursuits.
The Bukit Panjang Government High School - Singapore's first
integrated government school - is among the top 20, out of more
than 160 Secondary schools in Singapore. - CNA /ch
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forget to say to the school... peanuts has a new meaning and
peanuts mean 600k to his wife and all the rich.
