Originally posted by photo_seeker:
I wonder if SEAB knows that by bringing the O level forward by a week it means,
1) Sec 4s have to go on Study Break 2 weeks earlier
2) Lesser time for teacher to teach
3) MYE ends in 3rd Week of May, Prelim in August, O level is in October !
And don't take the spokewomen's word for it that students won't be too taxed. Reason being,
1) We can have Maths Paper 1 and Paper 2 on same day
2) The papers are too cramped together
And for goodness sake, it's the last examination for the existing syllabus and hence we've more things to study because it will be the toughest paper of the whole syllabus's examinations.
It's common to have 2 papers on the same day. If you re-take Mother Tongue, you may be taking 3 or more papers at one go. MT Papers 1 & 2, plus some other subjects.
You probably won't have lots of break if you re-take MT.
The existing have changed a lot. Starting from the dragon babies batch, English, E Maths and A Maths syllabus have changed.
Starting from the snake babies batch, Social Studies and History syllabus have changed.
Not too sure with the horse babies, I think it's a combination of the dragon and snake batches.
This year, probably everything change. I've heard Chemistry (Combined Science) changes.
