Pre - OELP reflection

I hope to learn about the differences between China and Singapore . it can be the study environment , their lifestyles , their traditional beliefs . I would also like to learn more about China's history simce China has a long history , it would be fun to learn more about it .

Some questions I may have :

- How is their classroom like ?

- How many people is in one classroom ?

- What are some of the superstitions ?

- Is their school rules different from Singapore's ?

I am looking forward to visiting their school . Since I am a student , it is interesting to find out how they study and how they behave during their break time . I hope that our class can be more bonded after the trip .

Singapore in the future

One Child policy poster

Exploring China's education system

1. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years, known as the nine-year compulsory education , which the government funds. It includes six years of primary school , starting at age six or seven, and three years of junior secondary education (middle school) for ages 12 to 15. China's system represented a pyramid; because of the scarcity of resources allotted to higher education, student numbers decreased sharply at the higher levels. Although there were dramatic advances in primary education after 1949, achievements in secondary and higher education were not as great.

2. We still do not know which school we are going to . 

3. - Do they have any special methods to study ? 
    - Do most students have private tutoring ?
    - If they have private tutoring , does it help them ? 

How much is our school fees- Pin Shin

School fees after subsidy is usually $5.00

Standard miscellaneous fees is at$10.00

Autonomous Schools collect Autonomous School Fees, ranging from $3 to $18 per month

Reflection on One and Two Child Policies- Pin Shin

3 Things I found out
-Singapore supports two child policy as Singapore lacked resources such as space and wanted to focus the resources on less people to make the quality better
-Singapore supports two child policy also because Mr Lee feared that the overgrowing population might burden the society
-Having similar situations, Singapore and China had different solutions
2 Perceptions I gained
-Adapting other country's solution is acceptable and might help more than we think
-There are always pros and cons of rules and policies
1 Question I have
-Are there other solutions that could have solved the problem China and Singapore face?

Why Singapore must not be complacent in her achievements-Xin Qian

"We have got to build on this culture. We can do more and we need to do more as our environmental challenges grow. For example, climate change. You will remember this year earlier in February, we had our longest dry spell ever. The reservoir water levels dropped below normal; everywhere the grass in our parks turned brown. We had lalang fires all over Singapore and even one or two forest fires in the nature reserve. Fortunately, our lives were not disrupted because we ran our desalination plants at 100 percent and we increased our NEWater output to meet our needs. First of all we had desalination plants and we had NEWater plants, and that is why we could respond. We did not have to ration water as we have planned for a margin of safety, so we endured the draught and eventually the rains came and Singapore became green again. But we cannot become complacent because climate is changing. I think we can expect more such extreme episodes, more draughts, more heavy rains at different times, and we must be able to cope with it." This was quoted from Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Lee Hsien Loong addressed the time when we had our longest dry spell. It was an achievement to us, a country with limited water resources, and yet, due to the many solutions and preparations beforehand, we were not disrupted by the change of climate. Even though we have gotten through it, we must not be complacent as we never know what more may come our way. Obstacles while continue to rise but if we remain humble, we will steadily go through them as a nation