“We've got to teach less to our students so that they will learn more.” With these words, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong affirmed the direction that the education system is taking. In moving towards greater flexibility, the education system aims to nurture students with the capacity for independent thinking.
Teach Less, Learn More is a call to re-examine the fundamentals of teaching and learning – why we teach, what we teach and how we teach. It addresses closely intertwined issues of curriculum, pedagogies as well as assessment.
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At the 2003 Workplan Seminar, then Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that MOE would be giving teachers more avenues to gain experiences outside school.
The Teacher Work Attachment pilot started in Nov – Dec 2003,
with 28 organisations offering attachment opportunities for
72 teachers. During the school holidays in 2004, a total of
223 teachers were involved with over 50 organisations on the
TWA.
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