Phils Vs Singapore
Phils Vs Singapore
Phils Vs Singapore
Educational System
Abstract
Singapore is emerging as a place for pursuing higher education. The pro-high
technology policy of the government has invited billion of dollars of foreign investment in
the fields of biotechnology, IT, and research. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is
responsible for controlling the development and administration of the schools and
various government-funded educational institutions. In case of private schools, the MOE
plays a crucial supervisory and advisory role. Education mainly revolves around the
interests of the students. The teaching and pedagogical system follows a flexible
approach that helps the students in developing their potentials and aptitudes.
The ministry of education is the premier authoritative institute that is responsible
for ensuring that students in Singapore receive excellent education. The government on
an average allots 20% of its annual budget towards development of educational
institutes in the state, which is managed and appropriated by the ministry. Both the state
and private educational institutes are allowed certain amount of autonomy in designing
their curriculum, tuition fees and admission policies to remain qualified to governments
aids and assistance. The state has made it a criminal offense for parents who fail to
enroll their children to schools at the right age. The main medium of education has been
English
although
Malay,
Mandarin
Chinese,
and
Tamil
are
also
taught.
English has been adopted as a first language and is the primary medium of
instruction in most institutions. At school level however, Singapore follows the bilingual
system of education with English being complemented by a mother tongue language.
This system has proved to be extremely fruitful for the overall development of a
student's abilities. This has managed to cross the ethnic and languages based borders
amongst the citizens, and connect Singapore to the rest of the world.
On the other hand, Philippine educational system was organized to facilitate the
pacification of our nation. There are many practices in the Philippine schools that have
worked through the years. The Philippines, being a third world country is one of those
low economic countries providing low budget for education. A classroom of 50 students
may have only one textbook, may lack chairs, lack technology equipment needed for
learning. However, the great deprivation of many things may have been one reason why
Filipinos have very high regard for education. One other reason is the competition in
jobs requiring college graduates to get good jobs. Every country may have their own
practices, which may work in their countries and may not work for others. However, the
beauty of learning from each countrys efforts to educate your minds and form young
hearts in different methods from different cultural backgrounds is the purpose of this
session. It helps us to realize that education is fundamental and essential to every
person and every nation. It provides us a venue to know that what every country it is,
the school brings out the need for teachers who stay and make a difference not only in
the classroom, nor in his or her own country but makes a difference in the whole world.
2.
Conclusions
This paper is relevant to the present study since the comparative analysis
of education in Singapore and the Philippines points out the need to consider the
international dimensions of education without losing sight of the local contexts.
Recommendations
This comparative study lays the groundwork and direction for future
research in education in these two countries and in the ASEAN region at large. This
exploration of education literature in Singapore and the Philippines will help future
researchers build on existing research and chart new areas to explore. It can help to
expand the focus of research in these countries to other areas or objectives across all
levels of statistics education, including the preparation of statistics teachers and
connections to classroom practice.
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