Unique track?

Darkness_hacker99 SG · 2007-07-09T17:49:42+00:00

the individual's mentality... no one is the same. all creative and no knowledge is not perfect. alot of factors comes into play. you are now judging everyt...

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Secondary School student study 4/5 years before taking their O level . If they did not do well enough, they can consider retaking some of the paper and combine the cert.

So I was thinking about a unique route.

After P6 student get their PSLE cert, they'll be enroll into a special institution.

Student in this institution will undergo special program which allows them to complete their O level in 3 years time.

In the Year 1 they'll be taking foundation syllabus of each subjects. In year 2 Student will take half of the subject taken in year 1 to O level exam. In year 3, they'll take the remaining half of the subject to O level.

They'll then combine the 2 O level certs and proceed to higher learning(A Level or Diploma).

The benefit of this unique track is to reduce the time spent in obtaining a O level certificate by one or two years.

Another benefits is that Student will have more time to prepare for exam for that particular year because he/she is only taking half of the total subjects.

Student will not be called secondary student, but called Intermediate. I1, I2, I3 denotes year 1,2 and 3 respectively.

Normal student take up to 10 subject and squeeze all the taking in a year..

Please give comments. Thanks. Smile

Xephone_xenon SG

Some flaws in the scheme.
So should the student take languages in year 2 or year 3?
Cause either way it would mean that student would not touch english/moth tounge at all for one year.
Which in like hmm ... self explanatory.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

They'll be taking language lesson in year 1. For student who shown excellent result in Language in I2 Prelim, they can take that O level langauage papers in I2 (Year 2). If not, they'll have to take another years language lesson in I3(Year 3) before sitting for the exam.

That's the basic outline lah. still got alot to improve. Smile

Paradise Lost SG

If your referring your suggestion to a complete overhaul of the existing secondary-school-stage education level, then it might need some tweaking here and there. The primary barrier that you will be facing here would be the need for the University of Cambridge examination body agreeable on such a special arrangement such that there won't be any compromises to the UK's GCE standard format and guidelines. You might want to google up "Singapore's GCE integrated programme"; basically an option to bypass the O-levels, and take the A-levels instead at the age of 18.

On the other hand, if your talking about a sole "special institution" that has this special arrangement unique to its establishment, then im afraid that it will only serve to bring forward the elitist mentality to the secondary schoolers.

Hocklez SG

elite mentality, good point. It doesn't serve any purpose to the ones who are weaker, but a faster route for those who are more academically inclined.

3 yrs of curriculum is like the 5NA course. when do u started ur o lvl preparation? sec 1? It is not the case for most school. Most of us started it out in sec 3 and completed it in sec 5, that's 3 years. so for those in express, thats 2 years only.

another thing is that, if you are talking about saving the 1 or 2 yrs in secondary school just for this new formate of curriculum just for this 3 yr course, it might not be the case. some people are good in D&T, some are more into sciences, we need to allow them to have time to know and make their choices. you can't just push them all into this.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

I am talking about the sole 'special institution'. I have no intent to bring this to elitist mentality to those sec sch student.

This 'special institution' will accept students above 65 percentile.

I want to make my campus in a high tech, green(environment friendly), and highly motivated fasion, so as to bring this institution towards better learning environment.

This campus is unlike the Secondary School located anywhere, it's a campus with hugh amount of student intake probably around 8 thousands.

Hocklez SG

still remember the em1, em2 and em3? aren't u doing the same thing now?

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Yes I know that most of us starter preparation at sec 3. But in this institution, it'll will start at year 1.

You have brought up another good point on Subject Combination. Yea different people may like different subjects. But I intend to make this Institution which focus in purely Science Area.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

65th percentile is the minimum requirement to enter this institution. However, admission through discretion is also highly recommended. It will based on another set of criteria such as interest in Science etc.

There will be no streaming in this institution. Everyone will be the same. It's by year I1, I2 or I3.

In this unique and highly motivated environment, student will help each other when they have problems.

ispyyy SG

The government is trying to move Singapore Education System to less academic base... Trying to promote creativity, character building to students...
Yr proposal will only encourage students to be more exam base...

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Yup. My proposal will not be focusing on Creativity and Innovation. Character building and development will be part of the plan. To be precise, it's academic-based.

I find that promoting creativity doesn't not plays a huge role in learning. You see there is only a certain level of creativity there and most people with 'creative and innovative genes' are art students.

I will be creating a Huge Institution with serveral subsidaries. I might consider creating a Art entity in this Institution. Very Happy

ndmmxiaomayi SG

What determines the foundation of the various subjects offered?

And what are the compulsory subjects to be taken? Or put it in another way, what are the subjects offered?

How to determine what type of foundation studies for the various subjects?

For example, Geography. Science? Maths? Both?

Since it's academic-based, I suppose it's going to be another bookworm club? With very few practicals?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Are you thinking in terms of Sports School? Sports School intends to nurture sports talents, as well as make sure that they are able to survive once they retire from the sports scene.

By building this kind of school, the student have to know that they are severely limiting themselves, in terms of creativity and reality.

Hocklez SG

You are trying to promote elitism in this. 65 percentile. Look, what will happen to the 35 percentile? What i am trying to say is that your way of separating those students who are in and not in the school. Not about those in the school. First are those who jumped the o lvl to the a lvl, then is this route u suggested. Do you have any idea how inferior the 35 percentile will feel? MOE started the new PSLE system of separating the subjects into different levels, this is to let each students to have equal opportunities. Yours suggestion is like the opposite.

Some are late bloomers, you can't expect them to be choosing their interest so young. Parents are already complaining about the PSLE system who determines the top sec sch their child will be able to be admitted and later the type of qualification they getting in future.

Your mentality is to fast forward the whole education process. You can't purely just use your own assumption and start this type route. Who will be the ones suffering in this system?

Pitot SG

Oh pls. we already have 101 ways to go to here and go to there.. Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Blue part: Might as well go India. A lot of them are so happy with the current skills that they have, that they are not going to innovate and improve.

Many know that they are strong in either engineering or IT, and focused on this aspect. No doubt, they do well. But they will always fall behind, because other countries are able to innovate.

As for creativity issue, your thinking is very outdated. It all depends on how creativity is used to promote learning, how well can one learn from it. Creative methods are usually analogies, if they can understand, they will do well. If they don't, they probably will have to go by rote.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Different subjects will have different foundation level. It's the Basic of the subject which act as Foundation. The Foundation Subject will be leveled at GCE N Level Stadard or standards set by the school.

Each student must take at least 9 subjects.

Compulsory Subjects
-Triple Science
- A & E Maths
- Combine Humanities
- EL
-MT2
- 1 free choice from many options.

Options subject are:
-POA
-Economics
-Music
-Art
-D&T
-F&N
-Eng Lit
-HMT
-Chinese Lit

We can hire consultant to give us suggestion on their views of how to determine the foundation of a subjects. But generally it'll will be determine by the importance of the topic in the syllabus.

Students will be exposed to lab practice for their Science subjects.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

No. This institution will be focusing on the Science-based subjects but, on the other will not compromise on other subjects.

With this subjects combination, our student will still be similar to other students.

In terms of creativity, it's subjective. The focus will not be on promoting creativity. Of course I might consider adding in a department for creativity.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

By the way, 65th percentile and above means it onlys accept 35% of the student above the 65% percentile.

As I have mention just now it's a sole institution, not a general system.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

It doesn't mean that without creactivity we will not improve. As I said in previous post, I might consider setting up a department for promoting creativity.

No doubt creativity and Innovative are 2 very important aspects of life in today's competitive world. But how far can you go with O level using creativity?

Yea, I agree that I am quite outdated on my thinking towards the creativity issues.

Promoting Creativity in student is one thing. Promote learning using creativity is another thing.