Comments on: Shanmugam’s grand design to “politicize” Singapore schools: The fine line between political education and indoctrination

By: hdb-admiralty

hdb-admiralty — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:54:57 +0000

It is a much needed educational priority and need of the time.

By: Mordoom

Mordoom — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:11:13 +0000

Regarding the news coverage comparison, I would like to suggest to TR for some research or discussion. Just 3 days ago, when I tune to the 9:30 channel 5 news, there was an article of Singaporeans buying cars during a Kia promotion. It showed a large numbers of Singaporean being able to afford to buy cars even during this economic downturn (or upturning?). The next TWO articles was about the unrest in Taiwan and another country.
My thoughts were:
(1) Why do the news lump local news and international news together?
(2) Does it means that Singapore is doing well, while the rest of the world has unrest and disruptions due to their government structure?
(3) Is this a subtle form of “brainwashing”?
I would like to help check on the news every day to see if these subtle “brainwashing” programming of news article occurs everyday, but my wife, who is a PR from HK, just cannot understand why our local news thinks that it is important the main 9:30 news reports about LTA puts Anti-poster paints on the pillars. So we do not tune into the Singapore news ever since we have cable.
Regards.

By: SeeWhoDie

SeeWhoDie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:39:36 +0000

If you want your children to be a dumb dumb, following blindly what the government want them to do, by all means let the government instilled the half-truth information to your children.

But the advise is to cultivate them with Wisdom so that they are able to discover the whole truth of everything.

I suppose this will balance too much impurities imparted by the government into our children thinking.

By: Very sad

Very sad — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:03:05 +0000

“Besides, with the internet providing Singaporeans an alternative source of information, it is unlikely that his plan to enable Singaporeans to make an “informed” choice will work.”

Sadly the % of Singaporean voters getting such news from the Internet is only in single digit, as compared to the % propagandised by the msm.

“For example, when its two sovereign wealth funds lost billions of taxpayers’ monies in overseas invesstments, there was no Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the fiasco.”

They even stonewalled in Parliament when questioned by their own PAP MPs.

“In contrast, Singapore does not have an opposition in parliament to hinder the government from making fast and effective decisions.”

I thought Mr Low Thia Khiang (WP), Mr Chiam See Tong (spp) and Ms Sylvia Lim (WP) are considered opposition? After all these named individuals have been mentioned proudly by the PAP leaders as shining example of democracy in Singapore, even as they have yet to comment on Shanmugum’s proposals. I have yet to read of these individuals having comment/questioned the PAP on ANY of the failed policies. eg, when asked In Parliament by PM if Mr Low Thia Khiang would call for the resignation of Wong Kan Seng over Mas Selamat’s escape from ISD detention, Mr Low kept quiet.

By: Brown Shirts

Brown Shirts — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:42:51 +0000

Nazi Youth Indoctrination Camps are coming to Singapore

ALL HAIL THE DICTATOR!!!!

By: REA

REA — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:30:34 +0000

The most important line in the article: The “democratic” model has been “adapted” by the PAP to masquerade Singapore as a democracy to the rest of the world when it was never a democracy at all.

By: 'KAKI'-''NANG"

'KAKI'-''NANG" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:19:07 +0000

So,like always,it seems now they need “more politicians”?
i tot the IR needs “pro-gamblers”,maybe better to teach
professional ‘loansharking’ or money laundering.
next job for retired MIWs,yu know what,TEACHING!!!
THEY WILL BE THE MOST HIGHLY PAID SCHOOL-TEACHERS IN THE WORLD.

By: cy

cy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:44:58 +0000

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried” Winston Churchill

of course, the ppl of taiwan,south korea etc will like their democracies to be more efficient but if social fairness, freedom is sacrificed to achieve that, they will rather stick with what they have.

Hitler’s third reich is also very efficient e.g. holocaust and revival of economy during great depression, but will any sane person want to live in it.

By: 坡仔哥哥

坡仔哥哥 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:19:38 +0000

My 1st impression when I 1st read it on the Straits Time was as follows…

1. This is a not necessarily a bad thing – at least it is a double edged sword. I trust that our youths – yes the local born and bred ones, will have the sense and sensibilities to ask questions, as part of their education.

2. Who will write and in What direction will the curriculum take them? If it is all gonna be PAP and all the good things, then please don’t bother…

I am of the position that PAP has done a lot for Singapore and Singaporeans these 44 years, but they have their skeletons in their closets and I will respect them more, much more if they are able to get over their sense of insecurities and tell all, facts and figures.

Please dont lie to me…dont make it to be Willie Wonker and the Chocolate Factory…

By: gm

gm — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:03:10 +0000

Look like mix up of educational priority, promoting political importance in academic ground, sadly with political inclination

Concerning extreme policies/ practices adopted, most will “agree to disagree” with current PAP style, and will gladly welcome better balanced approaches