education in spore

meeting the needs of a young children

sch increase
in 1963 - 1967
frm 222 sch - 267 sch
building national loyalty
1965
el was nt the only language
dey were other sch which taught in mly, chi n ind
most parents sent their child to their own race of sch
result: pupil of diffrnt races seldom interact wid one another
There was a need tp promote understanding n harmony among the diffrnt races

FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION
txtbks were loaned to all needy pupils
all govt sch were provided the same physicl facilities
there was a common exam PSLE
1960 - govt intro intergrated sch : same sub bt diffrnt language
to encourage interaction btwn pupils n teachers of diffrnt language streams, thus promoting racial harmony
1966 - bilingualism was compulsory fur sec1
mt language was to impart moral values n cultural trditions of each race
pupils had a greater awareness of their cultural roots
el functioned as a link
-help to break dwn racial barriers a build amore harmonious society
govt emphasised on unformed grps eg ncc n npcc
- provide oppurtunities for interaction n healthy competition
- instill loyalty to cntry n developed ruggedness in pupils
ECA helps
to bring pupils of diffrnt races together

PREPATING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
entrepot trade decrease
nt enuf jobs fur sch leavers
move frm entrepot trade to manufacturing
technical education was intro among sec1 n 2 , only 50% of the girls
more technical sch were set up to provide training eg electricity, electronics
spore poly n ngee ann technical college technical sch expanded
new courses to meet e needs of the changing economy
parents saw e importance of el language as it allowed acess 2 western knowledge n tachnology