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from toc.com:
Minister Chan Chun Sing shares how students reacted when facing difficulty accessing Student Learning Space system
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The first day of classes moved to full home-based learning (HBL) hardly went smoothly, as some students had trouble accessing the Student Learning Space (SLS) system on Wednesday morning (19 May).
All primary and secondary schools, junior colleges and Millenia Institute, as well as special education schools, moved to full HBL from 19 May to 28 May, amid the evolving new strains of COVID-19 in Singapore.
In a Facebook post yesterday, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that it has “immediately activated additional system resources” after it was made aware of a “slowdown” in the SLS system.
“As at 9.30am, teachers have reported that the system is back on track,” said the Ministry, before offering an apology to those who were affected.
Following that, newly-appointed Education Minister Chan Chun Sing shared on Facebook an “interesting story” from a teacher on how three students reacted when facing difficulty accessing the SLS system yesterday morning.
Mr Chan, a former Minister for Trade and Industry, took over the MOE on Saturday (15 May), following the cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 23 April.
The first student said that he would “go and do something else” until the system is back on track.
The second student told the teacher that he wanted to be an IT engineer in the future, so that he can fix IT problems.
“A third said he would complain to MOE (or was it to the Minister?),” he wrote. “I wonder what proportion of the students gave which answer.”
Nevertheless, Mr Chan believes that yesterday’s issue of accessing the SLS system is a reflection of “tenacity”.
“If despite our efforts and things still don’t go smoothly, may we not let circumstances define us but let our responses define the outcome,” he remarked.
Speaking to parents on Thursday morning (20 May), the SLS system is working fine.
from toc.com:
Minister Chan Chun Sing shares how students reacted when facing difficulty accessing Student Learning Space system
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The first day of classes moved to full home-based learning (HBL) hardly went smoothly, as some students had trouble accessing the Student Learning Space (SLS) system on Wednesday morning (19 May).
All primary and secondary schools, junior colleges and Millenia Institute, as well as special education schools, moved to full HBL from 19 May to 28 May, amid the evolving new strains of COVID-19 in Singapore.
In a Facebook post yesterday, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that it has “immediately activated additional system resources” after it was made aware of a “slowdown” in the SLS system.
“As at 9.30am, teachers have reported that the system is back on track,” said the Ministry, before offering an apology to those who were affected.
Following that, newly-appointed Education Minister Chan Chun Sing shared on Facebook an “interesting story” from a teacher on how three students reacted when facing difficulty accessing the SLS system yesterday morning.
Mr Chan, a former Minister for Trade and Industry, took over the MOE on Saturday (15 May), following the cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 23 April.
The first student said that he would “go and do something else” until the system is back on track.
The second student told the teacher that he wanted to be an IT engineer in the future, so that he can fix IT problems.
“A third said he would complain to MOE (or was it to the Minister?),” he wrote. “I wonder what proportion of the students gave which answer.”
Nevertheless, Mr Chan believes that yesterday’s issue of accessing the SLS system is a reflection of “tenacity”.
“If despite our efforts and things still don’t go smoothly, may we not let circumstances define us but let our responses define the outcome,” he remarked.
Speaking to parents on Thursday morning (20 May), the SLS system is working fine.
singkies machiam treated like outcasts by singkies' unisfrom straitstimes.com:
S'pore universities set to admit more students amid Covid-19 disruption of overseas options
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SINGAPORE - Singapore's autonomous universities will be able to admit more students this year as overseas study options continue to be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.
In a Facebook post on Monday morning (May 24), Mr Chan said the local universities will have "some flexibility" to admit more students, but that admissions will not be made easier.
"The autonomous universities will continue to uphold admission standards, and ensure a high quality of education," he said.
In response to queries, the Education Ministry (MOE) said it is working closely with the six autonomous universities to determine the “appropriate number of places” that will be opened up to undergraduates this year.
This will be done by monitoring the quality of the applicants as well as student demand in the ongoing admissions exercise, it added.
An MOE spokesman, in an e-mail statement, said: “The allocation of additional places across the universities and courses will take into account relevant factors such as the quality of the applicant pool, areas/disciplines with strong student interest and employment prospects, and the autonomous universities’ capacity to take in more students.”
She added that MOE will continue to monitor the global Covid-19 situation, and work closely with the autonomous universities to support students, to ensure that their education journeys are not disrupted by the pandemic.
Singapore’s six autonomous universities are: the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Social Sciences and Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Last year, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said the six autonomous universities would make about 2,000 more offers across a range of courses.
In January this year, former education minister Lawrence Wong revealed that about 1,000 extra places were given out across the autonomous universities.
Some of these places went to those who had planned to study overseas, while others went to those who opted to study instead of joining a weak job market.
Mr Chan added that MOE will continue to monitor the global Covid-19 situation and work closely with the autonomous universities to support students.
The pandemic, along with rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the West, have led to a drop in the numbers of Singaporean students applying to traditionally popular higher education destinations.
Statistics on the British government website show that the number of student visa applications from Singaporeans to Britain fell from 2,535 new applications in 2019 to 1,421 last year.
For Australia, applications fell from 1,315 in 2019 to 530 last year, a 59 per cent decrease.
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Chan Chun Sing = Gai Chun. 雞春
from CCS facebook:
Chan Chun Sing
9 hrs·
Vesak Day is a day of peace and reflection.
As we continue the good fight against the pandemic, I am reminded of the Buddhist teachings of kindness and compassion. Do look out for one another and take care of the less privileged amongst us.
Let us pray for peace and harmony on this auspicious day. I wish everyone happiness and good health. Happy Vesak Day! CCS
[Photo credit: 新加坡佛教居士林 The Singapore Buddhist Lodge]
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from CCS facebook:
Chan Chun Sing
9 hrs·
Vesak Day is a day of peace and reflection.
As we continue the good fight against the pandemic, I am reminded of the Buddhist teachings of kindness and compassion. Do look out for one another and take care of the less privileged amongst us.
Let us pray for peace and harmony on this auspicious day. I wish everyone happiness and good health. Happy Vesak Day! CCS
[Photo credit: 新加坡佛教居士林 The Singapore Buddhist Lodge]
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from CCS facebook:
Chan Chun Sing
6 hrs ·
Pit stop near Blessed Sacrament Church / Queensway flyover. With my office at MOE now, I get to cycle and jog around Tanjong Pagar GRC to check on our residents and the constituency before I start work. CCS
from CCS facebook:
Chan Chun Sing
6 hrs ·
Pit stop near Blessed Sacrament Church / Queensway flyover. With my office at MOE now, I get to cycle and jog around Tanjong Pagar GRC to check on our residents and the constituency before I start work. CCS