Busting myths about Primary education

In a blog post earlier this month entitled Primary Colours - Dispelling Myths About Primary Education, Member of Parliament Hri Kumar Nair said that the Ministry of Education should address questions which keep surfacing regarding Primary 1 classes.

Labelling them Myth or Fact, the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC representative listed four items. They covered the issues of learning certain skills before starting school, the teaching of the curriculum, tuition for weaker pupils, and "streaming" for smarter Primary 1 pupils.

The New Paper speaks to two schools and the Education Ministry to help answer them.