why i think the Raffles programme is extremely flawed.

First, let's look at the key components of Raffles Programme. More knowledge based teaching, moreproject work, and grades that does not focus on end of term exams but rather daily work.

The knowledge based education, in my opinion, has been a failure. Not the system, not the syllabus, not the students, but rather the teachers themselves. It IS the teachers themselves who are deeply indoctrinated by the older system of textbok learning. For practicaly every subject, there's rubrics for marking. You get the points, you get the marks. So ultimately , what the system wants is still mugging. Memorising the book may getone 90 marks, but understanding the book may just get 60. So the former still remains the more practical/feasible option, sadly.

Then it's the influx of project works into the syllabus. Yes, i do agree that project works enhances understnaind and adds a practical aspect to learning. But what ultimately motivates most of us to do well for it? Marks. Yes, marks. Man ythe tims, when a teacher gives out project work and it's not "counted" nobody gives a damn. yet even when the project is done properly ,there's once again points of controversy, especially the teacher factor. Precisely because project works goes beyond the classroom, it becomes subjective. So students are ultimately unable toinject their actual creativity into a project as they risks opposing what the teacher wants. And to expound this crush of creativity, teacher gives out rubrics which totally constricts what a project can contain. And teachers are biased too. For a same piece of work, different teachers give diferent marks. (unfortunately for me, mine are in the lower range). So how is tht grade really reflective?!!??

And the focus on daily work is backfiring too. Though it's ultimately good in the long run, it's ultimately like a political system. Wonderful but realstic? We have balance all kind of crap in our daily life. CCA, hobbies, family, girlfriends etc etc. And that's just on top of studies. So how do u expect100% performance for every daily work? But since they are "couted", they can't be neglected. Common sense will point to cheating as the solution. People who takes tests on a certain day reveals the test contents to the next class. And vice versa. so people who values their integrity are compromised, while the cheating ones gets a respectable grade. Of course, no matter how honest you are, you will tempted by this, so eventually, most people decide to cheat.