Building character and values still a mainstay of MOE

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/specialreports/parliament/news/building-character-and-values-still-a-mainstay-of-moe-heng-swee/603938.html

Summary
In Singapore,building character and values has always been a mainstay of the Education Minister's goals for education in Singapore. In that respect, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said Character and Citizenship Education in schools has been progressing well and will remain a key emphasis going forward.

Opinion
I feel that the MOE is doing the right thing by prioritising character and value building because these are 21st century competencies required by the Singapore society currently.Students need more than a university certificate to be able to enter top companies with high pay.This is because good characters and and values are emphasised during work.Thus,these good characters and values should be taught to students while they are young through education.

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Norms-average
Resonate-echo
Conviction-opinion
Aspiration-desire
Budget-financial plan