Educating children for life beyond exams

Today, I attended the PAP Policy Forum’s Focus Group Discussion and Fireside Chat on “Educating Our Children for Life, and Not Just for Exams”, with GoH Minister of Education Desmond Lee, Minister of National Development Chee Hong Tat, and Senior Minister of State MND, Sun Xueling.

The discussion focused on Singapore’s academic arms race: excessive tuition, PSLE pressure, DSA hothousing and parents fearing that their children will fall behind if they step back. While reforms to PSLE and DSA were discussed, both still serve important purposes in assessing learning, recognising diverse strengths and supporting different pathways.

The broader takeaway was clear, education must prepare children not only to score well, but to think independently, work with others and navigate life with judgement, adaptability and values. The challenge is to reduce unhealthy competition without weakening standards, fairness or meaningful

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