Remove the root cause of a stressful education

I support the move to reduce the examinations and the stress, but I do not see the connection with "leveling the playing field", unless it is a govt propaganda.  See this article

I am also worried that we are not solving the root of the problem. Although there are less examinations in some years, there is still the need to do well at PSLE level and GCE O level.

Some parents may send their children to tuition classes or enrichment classes to make up for the lower study load in some years.

I prefer the overseas scholarship for top students be discontinued. They tend to favor the children from the wealthy families.

The funds can be used to lower the cost of education for all students.

Well off parents can still send their children to overseas universities but at their own expenses.

I am aware that this may cut off the children of poor families from the chance of an overseas education. We have to accept this consequence. If not, there will still be the competition for these places.

The children from poor families who did well can still go to our local universities. They are supposed to be of high standard anyway.

Maybe, if more of the good students go to our local universities, the standard will improve. We should not allow our local universities to take in "second class" students.

I do not have the perfect solution, but I prefer to go for the option of "no overseas scholarships" for all.

Tan Kin Lian