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From Rules To Ruin
The tales are almost identical when we hear of penalties imposed on school kids: detentions for lateness, wearing the wrong socks in their school uniforms, not having a proper haircut, or their attention waning during class–escalating to isolation...
Teachers In The Crossfire
When we talk about the flaws in our education system, it’s easy to point fingers at the obvious targets: standardised tests, rigid curricula, and the relentless pressure placed on students and kids. But another group gets almost equally caught in...
Motivation—Or Fear?
It’s part of the zeitgeist right now: the lamentations of how the new generation “just doesn't seem to care." It's a haunting refrain that resonates with schoolteachers dealing with the disengagement of students who appear unmoved by, perhaps, the...
The Attendance Trap
Every year, schools around the globe celebrate the perfect attendance of students with book tokens, certificates, and applause in assemblies. ‘Perfect attendance’ – what comes to mind goes beyond a phenomenon and takes shape as a title of honour...
The Missing Parental Link
It’s no secret that Singapore is widely lauded for its academic performance rates in schools. Singapore consistently flaunts top-tier results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). According to recent PISA 2022 findings, a...
Thriving in Community: Peer Mentoring
We've long been turning education on its head in Singapore – in all the best ways, of course. So reading this recent article in Channel News Asia was a much-appreciated affirmation that we’ve been long doing the things now recognised as the path...
Defying Apathy To Learning Actively
There exists an unspoken assumption – that the acquisition of knowledge, regardless of personal interest, is inherently valuable. Yet, as personal anecdotes and research from psychologists like Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang suggest, the...
Innovation’s Double-Edged Sword
Innovation – it's the buzzword that echoes through the world of education, excited as we are as a society, in general, about the advancements we’re creating in this modern era. On the face of it, the idea of innovation promises a brighter future. ...
The Design of Liberated Spaces
When we think about schools or learning spaces, it’s never just the subjects or the teachers that shape our experiences. At Imagine If we know this very well–we’ve always aspired to push the envelope on what it means to be really fulfilled...