As we speak, the physics education scene is changing very raidly in Singapore. Many schools no longer offer GCE O , A level physics, but have switched to IP program and IB program.
In my opinion, the IB program syllabus is the most well thought out. The syllabus is very well-developed and is linked to and based upon the TOK (Theory of Knowledge). It belongs to a general , modern , comprehensive and international framework. It is my hope that Singapore schools will all convert to use IB.
As for the IP programs, it is different for different school.From my observation of a particular brand of IP, it seem to be a strange hybrid of British and Ameican styles of physics. The IP programs in Singapore are not very mature yet, and students may have a hard time doing well in this sort of programs, and I myself find it quite a challenge to teach.
As for the good old GCE Cambridge, it suffers from being an old-fashioned syllabus. Though it is rigorous, it does not prepare the student well in today's modern world of science and technology, and in fact it is shielding the students from what is happening right now in the scientific and modern world. It is in the process of phasing out.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Student jumped from D7 to B4!
One of my students jumped from prelim D7 to O level B4. Now he can choose from a wide variety of polytechnics. So happy for him.
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