INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, ONG YE KUNG The school year is coming to an end. The coming holidays are a time for you to reflect on how you did in 2019 — and to look ahead to 2020. What is the path you are...
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It is a little bit like musical harmony, but racial harmony needs you to be more open to different ways of living. Art by LINDA YEW As Singaporeans, we say we want to live in “harmony”. We even have a Racial...
To be truly one united people, celebrating diversity is not enough. Even focusing on harmony alone will not do. We have to face and fight discrimination. Art by LINDA YEW In this series about racial discrimination, we...
During Racial Harmony Day and other such events, watch out for hidden biases and blind spots that can spoil the fun for some students. Art by LINDA YEW Every Racial Harmony Day, many students and teachers wear...
Words are like knives. They can be used to help us in many ways, or they can hurt badly. Art by LINDA YEW What would our lives be if we did not have language — no conversations, no storybooks, no poetry, no...
Learn to tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy humour. Art by LINDA YEW When you crack a joke and everyone laughs, don’t you feel good? Happy laughter adds joy to our world. What would life be without...
It is wrong to treat members of an ethnic group as if they are all the same. Art by LINDA YEW If someone says that all tall people are great singers, you know it is a ridiculous claim. Clearly, there is no connection...
Last month, you read about racism against dark-skinned people. We continue to look at racial discrimination based on physical appearances. Art by LINDA YEW Have you seen someone making fun of others or leaving them out...
No one should be treated badly because of his or her skin colour. Art by LINDA YEW A class is working on a mural. The students draw and fill outlines of themselves on the wall. Their self-portraits match their real skin...
To make sure we treat all races fairly, we must first know what unfair treatment looks like. Art by LINDA YEW Are you racist? The likely answer would be a loud and clear “No!”. And, by and large, most...