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Singapore Education Survey Report


Singapore Education Survey Report
----Education New Terms Interpretation Kunshan City Baixie Experimental National Small Song Ruilong The first phase of education management training course organized by Kunshan Municipal Party Committee Organization Department and Municipal Education Bureau, from May 15 to May 23 End, lasting 9 days. The training course went to Singapore and Malaysia to listen to six special reports on Singapore's national conditions, education management, and education reform. They visited four schools and conducted extensive discussions and exchanges with teachers and principals of the two countries. I was fortunate enough to participate in this overseas training and study tour. I was deeply touched and had a lot of gains.
Singapore is a garden city with a highly developed social economy, a diverse ethnic group living in harmony, clean and tidy streets, fast and convenient traffic conditions, green trees and flowers all over the country, and generally excellent nationals. I was deeply impressed.
As a country with a long history of nation-building, a small geographical area, and a resource-poor country, Singapore has developed into a highly developed and highly civilized country after a few decades of struggle. Studying the mysteries of Singapore's development, we can clearly feel that Singapore's rapid development is closely related to the country's high regard for education and development education.
As a model of the integration of Eastern and Western civilizations, Singapore's unique education system, advanced educational concepts, strict education management, a large amount of educational investment and a keen sense of reform, in listening to reports, field visits, exchanges and explorations, and experience Give us inspiration. There are many places in Singapore that are worth learning, thinking and borrowing. There are many new terms in Singapore education that have caught my eye, which has aroused my interest and attention, and has stimulated my desire to explore. An in-depth interpretation of these terms may reveal some of the elements of success in Singapore's education, which can lead to some reflections on our basic education reforms, improvements in school management, and learning and borrowing.
The source of the slogan: Nanyang Women's Middle School is a very good school in Singapore, with a long history of running a school and brilliant achievements in running a school. For the first time in the Nanyang women, I heard such a new term in school education----------------------------------
Noun description: In order to expand the scope of study and allow students to make full use of learning opportunities, in November each year, Nanyang Women’s School arranges a series of year-end activities for all S3 students. Students can choose the activities they want to participate according to their interests and abilities. . The three-year-end activities include the following projects: Overseas Baptism Learning Program: Students can choose to study at top universities in China, the UK, Australia and New Zealand; Community Service Program: Students can choose to stay in the country for community service You can also choose to go to Chiang Mai or Hainan Island in Thailand for community services, such as building chickens, teaching basic health knowledge for rural children, etc. Work Internship Program: This program allows students to try before they officially step into society. The taste of work, experience and life is not the same as the school; other activities include corporate courses, advanced life science courses, environmental science courses, etc., reflecting a real career and guidance for further studies.
In S1 and S2, daily activities are also arranged, including Chinese and English oral training courses, Chinese and English drama training courses, Chinese culture appreciation courses, interdisciplinary topical dance courses, youth philosophy, information technology. Courses, Malay and Malay cultural courses, thinking training courses, etc. The opening of these courses not only satisfies the students' self-selection, but also is a choice for students.
Interpretation of nouns: Singapore education implements elite education. Since the fourth grade of the country, it has been diverted. This kind of diversion will be accompanied by the whole process of student learning. It should be said that whether it is schools, teachers, students, parents, along with continuous diversion, the pressure on examinations and further studies is enormous, which is basically similar to the current state of education in our country, and even more than it is. Through the above-mentioned series of diverse and rich content activities, we are surprised to find that Singapore's education and training objectives for students are all-round, and it is not a single subject education. They attach importance to the cultivation of various abilities of students other than academics, the cultivation of civic awareness, and the cultivation of social responsibility. Therefore, the students' literacy and development are comprehensive. The education they implement is, in a sense, more like 貭Education. This can be confirmed by the mission of Nanyang Women. The purpose of running a school in Nanyang is to cultivate students to love traditional culture and become a person who tastes both good and good. South middle school students are physically and mentally healthy, have strong artistic accomplishments, master advanced information technology, are creative, innovative, and have team spirit. They are outstanding leaders. South middle school students are tireless in learning, aiming at the Quartet, cherishing the motherland and dedicating themselves to society.
Why are there such a huge examination and the pressure to go to school? Can Singapore still pay such attention and vigorously carry out such deep activities? In-depth exploration, the reasons are manifold. Because from the national conditions of Singapore, the "winning by people" is particularly strong. Only the cultivation of universally talented people is the key to the rapid rise and prosperity of the country. Although Singapore implements elite education, it is by no means a nerd who only studies, but a talent that needs all-round development. On the other hand, Singapore education. Recognized the trend of innovation in the world's talent training goals. Therefore, they can correctly handle the relationship between academics and activities, and cultivate talents with all-round development. This is exactly what we should think and borrow. I am particularly concerned that the heavy academic examinations and the colorful activities themselves are a contradiction, even a very contradictory contradiction. They can better reconcile the two. I think it is a concept and a system. Restriction. In the Nanyang Elementary School and the Nanyang Women, we have personally experienced the powerful role of the system support supplementary course and the vigorous development of the deep and wide activities, so that the two can be difficult to integrate. Such education, cultivated talents, of course, will be more comprehensive, civic awareness will be stronger, social responsibility will be stronger, and in the future, it will be more adaptable to new situations and become excellent nationals.
Our in-depth and extensive activities have made us feel refreshed and touched. See what is the current state of our education? The same as Singapore, we attach great importance to the students' cultural and chemical industry, even to the point where they can't be added. We carry out a variety of activities to cultivate students' comprehensive literacy, especially in cultivating students' civic awareness and social responsibility. We lack slogans, lack of a strong consciousness, and lack of a system guarantee. The real education The transition has yet to be universally concerned and redoubled efforts by the whole society.
Singapore's educational choices are not only a national choice, but also a worldwide choice, or a universal choice based on people. This choice will undoubtedly stimulate the thinking and innovation of our education managers.

Title Job Noun Source: Zhao Jingwei, a 12-year teaching in China. The original teacher from Changchun City, Jilin Province, has been engaged in Chinese teaching since 1999 and settled in Singapore. He has taught many Chinese. In her report "Comparative Development of China's Small Education Development and System between New Zealand and China", the new term "topical work" was mentioned twice.
Noun description: The special assignments are available in middle schools and small and medium-sized schools. They are group-based. According to the relevant units of the teaching, students collect materials, make posters, concentrate on exhibitions, explain them by special personnel, and comment on teachers. Students mainly use computers and paper. It has become the theme of small teaching in Singapore, China, and Singapore often holds a nationwide evaluation of student “topical assignments”.
Noun interpretation: "Thematic assignments" are similar to the "comprehensive practice activities" advocated in the basic education curriculum reform experiments currently being implemented in China and the "comprehensive operations" in subject teaching. The difference is that there are special assignments in every subject in Singapore, which covers a wide range of topics and has become the subject of small teaching in China.
Reminiscent of the basic education stage of many developed countries, it has already carried out the practice and exploration in this aspect. Even in the national stage, there is a masterpiece-like paperwork such as "On the Second World War." Singapore pays great attention to absorbing the advanced educational concepts and teaching methods of developed countries in the West and keeping up with the new trend of world education in order to promote education reform and development in the country. Therefore, Singapore schools borrowed the experience of the West and combined their own characteristics, paying attention to the use of flexible teaching methods to cultivate students' self-learning ability and cooperation spirit.
The test questions of the Singapore School are wide-ranging, involving a wide range of topics, and sometimes do not test the content of the textbooks. Students need to have a broad reading surface and a strong comprehensive ability of self-learning, observation and creativity. Therefore, the form of “topical work” can better enable students to get more opportunities for practice, exercise and development, thus improving their ability, while also fostering a sense of cooperation and cooperation.
At present, the comprehensive practical activities we carry out, because of the lack of necessary outlines, teaching materials, models and evaluations, rely on a new concept and the schedule of the curriculum, including insufficient preparations such as teachers and guidance. The rush to go into battle has made many schools’ comprehensive practical activities only in the form, sometimes even nominal, and it is really worrying to go to an unsustainable embarrassing situation. The comprehensive operation in the subject teaching is only in the initial stage, which has not attracted the attention of the teachers, and it has not formed the mainstream of teaching. Therefore, the practice of “special assignments” in Singapore schools should be worthy of our study and study. Otherwise, curriculum reform can only end in the dead end of the disconnect between ideas and practice.
School excellent mode
SCHOOL EXCELLENCE MODEL
Noun Source: During the training in Singapore, I was fortunate enough to listen to the two reports of President Chen Ruicai. Among them, the “Excellent Model of Schools” in Singapore School Management has aroused widespread concern.
Noun description: The “School Excellent Model” is a combination of excellent management experience and Singapore's assessment experience. It can assess the overall work of the school and the school can also conduct an internal assessment based on it. SEM is based on seven fundamental values ​​and principles that take into account the various factors of school success and define SEM as “a tool that enables schools to achieve continuous improvement and innovation”.
The school's excellent model is divided into three parts: one is to evaluate the leader, focusing on three aspects, namely, personnel management, strategic planning, and resource management; the second part is to evaluate the school improvement process, which is a student-oriented The center's process focuses on the opinions of the school, the opinions of the employees, and the opinions of the community. The third part evaluates the main performance of the school, which is reflected in the school's moral, intellectual, and beautiful groups.
Noun interpretation: Singapore has always been known for its strict management. The management of its schools certainly has a unique side. The current “good school model” is an effective means of assessing school management. This model has its own unique values. It can regard the whole school management as “people + system = organizational excellence”. The meaning of “human” is rich, that is, students are the first, teachers are the key, and target leaders are also included. The “system” is the entire management process of the school, including the support of the school system, cooperation with partners, and rational management; “organizational excellence” is the continuous improvement and innovation of the school and its departmental organizations. The above seven central values ​​highlight the supreme philosophy: that is, all educational processes are based on the development of students. To achieve outstanding results, the school depends on the dedication of the leaders and the acceptance of these seven values ​​and principles. The relationship between them is: "People" is the source of new concepts, progress and innovation. To achieve consistently good results depends on all the "people" in the school. Resources and power systems bring education to fruition. How the school’s leadership manages these resources will determine the extent to which the school achieves educational outcomes.
From the research and discussion of this model, we can give us the following impressive impressions: First, the educational concept of Singapore schools really highlights the "people-oriented" thinking, and is by no means an empty slogan. It can be seen from the four core educational concepts of the Ministry of Education of Singapore that all the concepts of education are attributed to “people-oriented”. Therefore, in the school education management and its process, including the assessment of the school can pay attention to highlight the people-oriented thinking. With the introduction of ideas, the guarantee of the system, and the process of education, the "people-oriented" can truly be implemented. Otherwise, the slogan can only stay on the verbal, report or billboard, and can only become a beautiful lie of education. Second, in the school management, the role of the principal is more prominent, because the school to achieve excellent results depends on the school leader, that is, the principal's acceptance of the values ​​and principles in the model, but also depends on the principal's dedication and dedication. Therefore, Singapore’s principals are under greater pressure and bear a heavier burden than our domestic principals. Although they don't have to spend a lot of energy and time to raise funds for running schools like our domestic principals, the pressures they face in exam rankings, school management, and social parental supervision are unmatched by us. Their professionalism. It is what we should learn. Third, this model is not only the basis for all management work of the school, but also the basis for the evaluation of the school by the superiors. Therefore, the management of the school is more comprehensive, more standardized and more effective. Such standards are similar to our current routine management schools, provincial experimental small schools, and various advanced evaluation standards. However, there are too many categories in our country, and the difference is too big. Each type of assessment must make a set of materials according to its standards and requirements. Once prepared, the school often struggles. If there is a set of more uniform and centralized evaluation criteria, it can enable schools to concentrate, material and financial resources, and do what the school should do well, instead of attacking everywhere, building everywhere, wasting a lot of valuable resources and Time, but the real meaning and effect are not ideal.
SEM can give us more inspiration.

Singapore education combines the essence of Eastern and Western cultures, has its own unique charm, and has unique insights. It is worthy of our study, investigation and exploration. Because of the short study time, lack of observation and thinking, and lack of sharp analysis and comparison, Insights are really a hangover, and even a lot of mistakes, please criticize and correct.

Kunshan City, Bohai Experimental State, Song Ruilong
June 2005

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