Since gaining sovereignty in 1965, Singapore has become one of the world’s top education systems. Explore Singapore’ 21st century teaching strategies.
Adrian Lim Principal NGEE ANN Secondary School, says, “I think it is important to make school fun and when school is fun, you don’t get kids waking up in the morning and saying, “Do I have to come to school again?” So we embrace technology, because it helps us make learning more engaging. I believe that when kids are engaged, when kids are interested that’s where learning takes place.”
Ho Peng Director-General of Education Ministry of Education explains, ” the kids are really from a very different world now. And really to reach out to the kids, you need to be savvy with technology. If you are not savvy with technology, you are going to lose to kids in the school.”
Watch this video to learn more about how Singapore leverage technology in education and what educational elites have to say about it.