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The PAP co-opted four new members into its CEC on 19 Nov 2020. The co-opting of Victor Lye and Ng Chee Meng was a move which stunned political pundits and party members.

The Potong Pasir ward, of course, belonged to opposition's Chiam See Tong, for 27 years from from 1984 to 2011. Chiam's party lost the last GE because he decided to vacate the post and fight in a GRC, while Lina Chiam took over as the opposition candidate there. Lina Chiam subsequently lost out to the PAP candidate, but by a negligible margin.

While the Workers' Party's suggestion to reduce class sizes for the benefit of students has been shot down by none other than the PAP minister in charge of education, Mr Ng Chee Meng, it remains a popular and valid idea that most teachers would love to see implemented for the benefit of their students.

Our reader notes that Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, who has been nominated at Singapore's 10th Speaker, will thus be out of the running to be our next PM. This leaves us with Heng Swee Keat, Lawrence Wong, Ng Chee Meng, Chan Chun Sing and Ong Ye Kung. He thinks this is all very well-planned and calculated.

Finally, Minister for Education (Schools) Ng Chee Meng spoke up about school mergers. He posted on Facebook that it is a "painful but necessary decision" which he himself "agonised" over. He still believes this is the best decision even after considering other possibilities. He explained that some JCs will not even be able to fill half of its intake if they were left by themselves, and this will negatively affect students' educational experiences. "My educators and I think this cannot be good for our students. We do not take school mergers lightly. We only proceeded with these mergers as we are sure it is for the better for our students to come." He knows some people will feel a sense of loss but assured that their heritage will be kept alive although he did not say how it can be done. It is not an easy transition but he hopes everyone can go through this difficult journey together. Get ready ok, must go through ups and downs together.

I read with intrigue when MOE announced that they would be merging 8 junior colleges due to the low student takeup, declining number of students due to falling birth rates. If the problem is the lesser number of students, why then do a small country like Singapore need 2 Education Ministers who are paid more than a million dollars each every year?

PAP elites have always been hypocrites, preferring ordinary citizens to walk their talk while ministers only do the talking. The most recent instance of such hypocrisy – Education Minister Ng Chee Meng urging students ‘to dare to chiong’. However, the former paper general is a product of a kiasu plus kiasi education system and has earned millions in tax dollars since 1987. Ng has been playing it very safe and has not worked a single day in his life in the private sector: he clearly does not know the meaning of ‘chiong’.

The SDP welcomes the government's decision to adopt our idea of making education for students with special needs compulsory. We are proud to continue to take the lead on pushing for policy changes needed for Singapore's progress. In 2015, the SDP proposed in our education policy making education for such children compulsory. But neither Education Minister Ng Chee Meng nor the mass media acknowledged that it was the SDP who first proposed the idea.

She asked her Principle to give her opportunity to take a degree in NIE. She was recommended n given a place after 2 yrs. She was put on unpaid leave to pursue her degree. Now she completed. MOE told my daughter shw has to serve 3 years bond and she must pay for her degree. She asked why pay n get bonded.

Acting Education Minister Ng Chee Meng declared that compulsory daily cleaning by students will be introduced in all Government school by the end of 2016. All schools from primary to junior colleges have the autonomy to implement the daily cleaning roster which will cover areas like the classroom and corridors. Toilets are exluded in this daily exercise.