Education Nov 2019
News 4 Nov 2019 [T1 2020 Wk1]
SG: Why do we keep harping on grades?
More on the college admissions scandal (US)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/10/22/lori-loughlin-bribery-college-prison/
Education Oct 2019
21 Oct
Speed reading: real or farce?
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2368538163403878
7 Oct
What SG students' timetable looks like today
https://www.ricemedia.co/current-affairs-opinion-typical-primary-school-students-schedule/?fbclid=IwAR1osmOOYysSb7p1YpoFORgfjVNdFO-4uL_PC2QxC5JlEV0HXmpR3iesjck
Singaporean teen stopped studying for e-sports
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sea-games-2019-e-sports-galvin-kang-meracle-dota-2-singapore-11962484
Education Sept 2019
30 Sept
Special needs schools? Take a leaf from Canada
https://www.todayonline.com/big-read/big-read-where-kids-and-without-special-needs-study-play-together-and-its-not-spore
2 Sept
Stressed about exams? South Koreans have it worse
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1472591449558202
Education July 2019
July
PSLE 2021 FAQs
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/psle-scoring-system-changes-answers-to-faqs-from-parents
Should parents get their children to pursue their passion, or focus on grades? A
Chinese 11 year-old's reality
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2533994973504026
Full episodes of CNA Insider's series
here https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/family-affair?fbclid=IwAR0Tl2nbcirIG_5a223eceKp1IBPAgtKYbCDLtG9GouhePzOOGFeExWey7I
New through-train for poly students
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/new-through-train-route-for-poly-students-to-get-university-degree-and-find-work
Specialisation vs broad-based learning: long read
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/12/generalise-dont-specialise-why-focusing-too-narrowly-is-bad-for-us?fbclid=IwAR38l1poBAad9efBxRgKutk6Aa6bjqNC4Iq7aK2c5J4CFz4IWAoekwVybug
Education May 2019
May
Studying what you want, when you want, and decide what you are tested on.
https://medium.com/pi-top/meet-the-school-with-no-classes-no-classrooms-and-no-curriculum-7cc7be517cef
Follow up on US College scams
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hard-work-got-me-into-stanford-says-chinese-teen-whose-parents-11499960?fbclid=IwAR3EMM5uwjNg8XBunuoNCB74snza7YUD_lRQEnvPZc6iZOEcmq99aWa7w5M
Education March 2019
March
$25 million US College admissions cheating scam
Full details: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n982136
Video Sum Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgPB51lCxhw
Trevor Noah on Hollywood Stars Caught Bribing College Admissions for Their Kids
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2401538773436450
Learn AI from an AI--Little Sophia
https://interestingengineering.com/hanson-robotics-little-sophia-teaches-stem-robotics-ai-to-children
Research shows that sesame street does help kids
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/02/economists-explain-why-kids-who-watched-sesame-street-did-better-in-school
Education February 2019
Feb
The 4 other skills teens need [besides computer literacy]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2019/02/18/five-things-high-schoolers-need-to-know-more-than-computer-science/?fbclid=IwAR00gQHTZqRFeekf8LaJlqYY-kqwKAfF7Wi34DGSadWk_MrJiNx6zCv2XJw#3db3d8f76a0a
Education January 2019
Jan
Where and how to download books that are in the public domain
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvq99b/how-to-download-the-books-that-just-entered-the-public-domain?fbclid=IwAR1IXIiO-WOjP2iESo4ZzvUvzmo8U9nMBI1ULuVl7RBFwMuBp5rfQWAAHfs
Meritocracy and its toll on students
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/meritocracy-and-its-toll-on-our-students?fbclid=IwAR3lUa1otvmz0YJTzXQMsTKatf5ErqmfLtRvwBuwQ09Z8vICJf1oY3dBWaA