Longer Reads - Education
- S’pore Govt pushes for change, but shadow education system stands in the way
- Was it worth discussing the Israel-Hamas conflict with students?
- Dropping out of medical school? Deciding on poly or JC? Exam stress? A Reddit forum can help
- How effective is fear as a teaching tool?
- Ban ChatGPT in schools? Teachers and students should be encouraged to use it
- Education in a technology-transformed world: What and how we learn must evolve
- Schools dish out too much adult homework for parents
- ACS’ move to the heartland opens more pathways to less well-off pupils
- Should universities use AI to select students?
- Not another badge to collect: CCA transcripts should not become another rat race
- Excessive use of 10-year series can be bad for students
- Need a university degree to get a good job? Not for much longer
- This one weird trick could save the US economy
- China’s wealthy elite rigs its university arms race
- ‘I taught books that are now banned’: Florida schools become battleground in US culture wars
- IQ tests: The danger of reading too much into them
- University students need to pick up the reading habit they had in primary school
- 2024 wrapped: The biggest education stories of the year, and what’s next
- S’pore’s pursuit of excellence needs open meritocracy, a broader definition of success: Chan Chun Sing
- Universities are failing to boost economic growth
- Sense of belonging at school is key to helping students cope with setbacks
- Primary 1 registration: Where alumni privilege and distance rules can accelerate inequality
- After 40 years, it’s time to relook the gifted programme for primary schools
- Qualifications v skills: Is one just paper, the other the real deal?
- There is more to exams than just the end result
- Lessons on school and life from a K-drama
- Note to future job seekers: Skills may count as highly as paper qualifications
- Kudos to studying for good grades, but education has a bigger purpose
- Can Oxford and Cambridge save Harvard from ChatGPT?
- Teaching AI in schools needs to go beyond a skills-based approach
- Universities in the age of meritocracy 2.0
- The economics and emotions as single-sex schools become mixed
- As technology takes over education, should we be worried?
- Pre-school admission only the first step in helping kids from disadvantaged families
- As SUSS gets a new campus, let’s ask: What does success mean in Singapore?
- Minor Issues: Dear daughter, sorry we were a bit negative about poly last year
- Respect for teachers key to growing the profession: Chan Chun Sing
- From exam skills to acing maths questions: The rise of teacher influencers on TikTok and Instagram
- Singapore overhauls gifted education, tackles privilege and expands access
- The Gist 2023: The biggest education stories in S’pore
- Why elite MBA graduates are struggling to find jobs
- The value of an education that never ends
- Time to rethink higher education in Singapore and set our own agenda
- How do we go from everyday creative thinking to ground-breaking?
- Why university rankings are pointless exercises for students in Singapore
- China improves vocational education with high-tech majors amid shortage in skilled workers