A step in the right direction - Overhaul of the selective entry test

**kvskpin** · 22 Jul 2017, 9:36 AM

Steps in the right direction according to me -

http://www.smh.com.au/national/educa...21-gxfpxq.html

**Drongoski** · 22 Jul 2017, 9:58 AM

Parents will find a way around it. Whether they can afford it or are making sacrifices to pay for it, they will seek whatever help they can for their kids. It's too important to them.

**RenegadeMx** · 22 Jul 2017, 2:51 PM

The issue is much more complex, parents (in particular asians and foreigners) will pay whatever advantage for the childs education - its basically ingrained in their culture. you can make new tests and all that, but after a few months they will just be rote learned for that new test and the cycle repeats

**kvskpin** · 24 Jul 2017, 9:10 AM

Originally Posted by RenegadeMx

The issue is much more complex, parents (in particular asians and foreigners) will pay whatever advantage for the childs education - its basically ingrained in their culture. you can make new tests and all that, but after a few months they will just be rote learned for that new test and the cycle repeats

Agree with you. But then, let us wait and see what these changes are. To me, it is good if they change the pattern every year. That will take some doing and I am quite unsure if that is the way they are going to.