Fewer exams, more time for joy in learning? Please don't stop reducing exams

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Want to see the pure joy of learning that Education Minister Ong Ye Kung talked about recently while announcing changes to school exams?

You are more likely to find it on the faces of children in kindergarten classes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 11, 2018, with the headline Fewer exams, more time for joy in learning? Please don't stop reducing exams. Subscribe