we only have 1 form of secondary education institute, unlike
japan where it's split into 3 years of junior high and another 3
years of high school. does that mean students are getting
complacent and not striving for As in their O levels?
if we were to abolish JCs and put all students into polys, the 1st
thing we need to do would be to revamp the poly curriculum, rather
than split the schools into 4 faculties, let students have a choice
of what subject from which school they would like to pursure during
their foundation semesters, and begin specialization later.
for those unsure of their future, they could pick general subjects
like business and marketing, IT, networking, circuitry,
electronics, design. once they've found something they like, they
could then go on to begin their specializations.
remove the fixed 3 year routes. go the semestral way, each student
is to complete their diploma in a given number of semesters, say
6-10. to attain their diploma, they would need to attain at least a
certain number of credits for their major studies, be it business,
engineering, IT, research or design.
