“Huge logistics practice”

When asked if Moe has observed early signs of the advantages of the policy, Chan said that students interact more with comrades with different abilities. Students now also have greater flexibility to take topics at levels that match their capacity.

However, he warned against excessive parental pressure to pursue children against G3 in each subject. “We do not want a situation where the parents continue to tell the child that you must always strive for G3 regardless of your interests and abilities,” he said.

Subject -based banding requires significant resources, where Chan describes it as a “huge logistic exercise” that involves mass adaptation, as the students participate in different classes according to their abilities.

Seginskola students must now also be more independent, as this model reflects it for tertiary training, where there may be gaps in a student’s schedule.

This shift also promotes self -directed learning, which gives students the opportunity to participate in independent studies, continue their own projects or take a break, Chan said.

While Moe has seen indications of a positive change of thinking, Chan admitted that he is “under no illusion” that it will take time for society to embrace the value of different forces.

He urged Singaporeans to stop comparing students with each other, as they also compete with the rest of the world.

Watching Singapore’s score For the international student assessment program, 80 percent of students are above the global average, says Chan.

“There is absolutely no reason for our students to feel down or out. But if we continue to make our students compare with each other … there is always a winner or loser.”

The real benchmark, he said, is how Singapore students perform globally.

Elitism and the alumni system

Chan also answered questions about elitism in schools and about Alumni system contributes to such ways of thinking.

Elitism can exist in schools whether they have strong alumni systems, he said. “Even if you are in a so -called top school … But if you make a conscious effort to reach out and prove your Naysayer’s fault, you have every right to tell them that you are not elitist.”

The community “will never be quite similar”, but Singapore will strive to be more egalitarian, he said.

“As long as you were born in Singapore – you may not have an equal chance, and there may never be a situation where everyone has an equal chance to succeed – but you will have the best chance.”