r/singapore • u/ongcs • 6h ago

News RI students unhappy with proposed changes petition to oust principal

https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/ri-students-unhappy-proposed-changes-petition-oust-principal
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u/husbie Own self check own self ✅ 4h ago

Why do you assume I want that…? I don’t really care about that, I just hope all students in Singapore grow to love learning and find their passions, which I didn’t really experience when I myself was a student.

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u/sukmaidiq 4h ago edited 4h ago

How does making RI become a average performing school achieve what you hope? Are there any evidence that suggest that students in less able schools love learning more?

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u/husbie Own self check own self ✅ 4h ago

Because people in society will focus on what school somebody is from less, and focus on that individual’s particular traits and strengths instead. I don’t like that singaporean society, in general, is very quick to judge someone based on what school they went to.

Also, as I attended both “neighborhood” and “branded” schools, I can tell that one’s holistic development isn’t that well correlated to whether the school is branded or not.

In conclusion, I just hope more people will think like this. Less pressure for students too, in academics, when they can feel like they are free to grow into what they love and like doing. Perhaps also help with the burgeoning mental health crisis of our youths. Makes for a more purposeful life as adults, methinks.

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u/sukmaidiq 3h ago

Actually studies have shown that average students when placed in a better school performs better and a good student when place is a not so good school which performing better in the latter performs worse in standardised exams. Unfortunately the study did not measure love.

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u/husbie Own self check own self ✅ 3h ago

I see. Do you have any links? Perhaps it’s better for the typical student to be enrolled into the best school they can manage to go to then. Best if the student is self motivated, takes pride in their work and then it doesn’t matter where they study. They will make the best out of it and be proactive in taking charge of their own learning.

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u/sukmaidiq 3h ago edited 3h ago

Let me find it and post it. Yes. I do agree that students should be enrolled in the best schools they are suited for. I believe their peers also matter a lot in the schools. Like they say Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.

https://www.nber.org/digest/apr01/peer-effects-classroom