In an interview with ST to mark the start of the school year, Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing made the point that the quality of teachers is a far more important determinant of success than class sizes. In the context of the increasing difficulty of recruiting teachers, we discuss if his comparison makes sense. Elsewhere, a 38-year-old man was arrested for slapping a 6-year-old child that had kicked his own child at the playground. Why are some commenters not immediately condemning the violence, and saying “
orbigood” instead?
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00:00) Words of Wisdom
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00:55) Intro
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19:15) Does Class Size Matter?
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38:33) Is It Ever OK to Hit a Child?
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56:44) One Shiok Comment
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58:33) One Shiok Thing
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