22 July 2020
Education Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that young people today have a different view of race and religion as compared to older generations, and conversations in school should continue to evolve.
“This generation is different. They actually want to talk about it. But they need facilitation, and they’re honest about it,” Mr Ong said.
Mr Ong said the Education Ministry is encouraging principals to hold more in-depth conversations in school, including during character and citizenship education classes.
During the debate on the ministries’ budgets earlier in March this year, it was also announced that schools would engage secondary school students on contemporary issues such as bullying, using social media, and race and religion fortnightly. The MOE is training more teachers that can specialise in this and can facilitate such discussions.