Our schoolchildren are driven to psychological despair as they struggle to cope with their schoolwork and exams: 22% of Singaporean children between 6-12 yrs thought of killing themselves. Many children actually commit suicide as a result. Of those who survive,…
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SEDANG murid darjah enam lain bersuka ria selepas Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah (PSLE) September lalu, Aisyah Nurul Izza dan rakan-rakannya di Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah kembali menelaah pelajaran ukhrawi yang mereka ketepikan buat sementara. Ini kerana sebulan selepas PSLE, mereka perlu…
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. For Safi Arinah Sa’ad, who survived a hit-and-run accident and brain surgery, that age-old saying is certainly true. And she has the stitches — all 29 of them — to prove it. During…
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1) Shocked “AIYO” Aiyo! That Alvin never study get 3 As, I do 20 years worth of PSLE practice papers never even get 1 A… 2) Facepalm Siao liao… Go back confirm kena from my father… I think I should…
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As this article is published, thousands of pupils would have gone back to school to collect their PSLE results. Some students will celebrate; others will be in tears, crushed in spirit. What sort of system inflicts such travesty on 12-year-olds?…
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