Darren Lim & Evelyn Tan r taking their 'home' on a year-long sea journey

[Narong Wongwan]

He's been brainwashed, most probably by the wife, that their all-powerful god can protect them no matter what, because they are a special class of sinkies. Only truly ultra brainwashed xtians will home school their kids. Madrasah kids have nothing on these home school kids.

Or rather he sees the evil of pappy education system. A lot of brainwashing there too.

 

[lifeafter41]

i think he is crazy, if he go alone when he was young and adventurous, i have no words to say. but bring whole family and sailing across the ocean only a crusie liner is good enough. hurricanes and storms are unpredictable and exposing the whole family to unnecessary danger.

Looking at the photos, yes, the kids do look happy. Nevertheless, it is really unnecessary to risk the his kids on this type of journey.

Not in pirate infested South China Sea.

 

[Wunderfool]

Looking at the photos, yes, the kids do look happy. Nevertheless, it is really unnecessary to risk the his kids on this type of journey.

Not in pirate infested South China Sea.

Do you think Darren and Evelyn are irresponsible parents by subjecting their children to unnecessary risks ?

Do you think the children will blame them if anything untoward were to happen to them ?

 

[lifeafter41]

Do you think Darren and Evelyn are irresponsible parents by subjecting their children to unnecessary risks ?

Do you think the children will blame them if anything untoward were to happen to them ?

The children are his and hers, it is their prerogative.
As for children blaming them, they are too young to understand what is going on, even with all these trips or the places they have been, much less the potential dangers.

Nevertheless, would like to wish them a safe journey.

 

[NanoSpeed]

Home-schooling

Children will only be granted exemption from CE to be home-schooled provided the parents are able to satisfy MOE that the two key objectives of CE can be achieved for their children.

Parents will have to apply to CEU, MOE for a certificate confirming that the child has been exempted from CE. In seeking CE exemption for their child to receive home-schooling, parents are required to furnish information on the curriculum and educational outcomes of the home-schooling programme and indicate how the child will receive instruction in National Education.

A child granted exemption from CE to be home-schooled has to attempt the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in four subjects at Standard Level (English, Mother Tongue, Mathematics, Science) when he/she is above the age of 11 years, but before attaining the age of 15 years.

A home-schooled child has to meet the same PSLE benchmark as children attending the San Yu Adventist School, and sit the National Education Quiz before PSLE.

The PSLE benchmark for San Yu Adventist School is pegged at the 33rd percentile aggregate score of pupils who take the 4 subjects at Standard level in national schools in that same year.

http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/compulsory-education/exemptions/