Catch Them Young: Singapore Introduces Daily Cleaning Duties For Students

Date: 26-02-2016 11:39 am (9 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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Students in Singapore will soon have to keep their schools spick and span with daily cleaning duties, it's reported.
The Ministry of Education says it wants to foster a sense of responsibility in young people by getting them involved in looking after their own schools. Pupils will be required to clean up spaces including classrooms, corridors and canteens, but the toilets will still be left to professional cleaners, Singapore's The Independent newspaper reports. Schools will be allowed to decide for themselves exactly when the duties can be slotted into the school day, either before or after lessons, or during break times.

The new policy will apply to students from primary age, and will be implemented across the country by the end of 2016, The Straits Times website says. One mother tells the site that she supports the move because it encourages children to get into good habits from a young age.
Singapore is following the lead of Japan, where students have long been tasked with sweeping, mopping and dusting duties around their school buildings, and often serve lunches to their classmates in the canteen.


Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:39 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- Slimchery at 26-02-2016 11:47 AM (9 years ago)
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thumb up not leaving everything for government
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:47 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kp45 at 26-02-2016 11:48 AM (9 years ago)
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Good.
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:48 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- BournIdentity at 26-02-2016 11:54 AM (9 years ago)
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I saw
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:54 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- kison at 26-02-2016 11:54 AM (9 years ago)
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GREAT DEVELOPMENT....NAIJA COPY THAT AND be careful,be very very careful, CAREFULLLLLLLLL...............
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:54 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- zezprincess at 26-02-2016 11:55 AM (9 years ago)
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Good,catch them young,this will motivate them to be helping in house chores at home.
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:55 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- gogoman at 26-02-2016 12:08 PM (9 years ago)
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very good!!
Posted: at 26-02-2016 12:08 PM (9 years ago) | Grande Master
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- Kemylad at 26-02-2016 12:14 PM (9 years ago)
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But these are the things we do before in school, when school was still school. We clean the toilet, cut grasses, make the school environment very clean. What is the thumb up for. These are what we do before until Demo ya were (democrazy) came into being and destabilised the act with the help of our leaders destroying every govt own properties
Posted: at 26-02-2016 12:14 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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- christianity at 26-02-2016 01:19 PM (9 years ago)
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good
Posted: at 26-02-2016 01:19 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Akwoisoldier at 26-02-2016 08:10 PM (9 years ago)
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I really Love this
Posted: at 26-02-2016 08:10 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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- Trueyarn at 26-02-2016 09:31 PM (9 years ago)
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Better,at least make them start clean up from tender age.
Posted: at 26-02-2016 09:31 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- Eazyatumeyi at 26-02-2016 11:10 PM (9 years ago)
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lol, wonderful.
Posted: at 26-02-2016 11:10 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- imaria at 27-02-2016 02:52 AM (9 years ago)
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Good work
Posted: at 27-02-2016 02:52 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dareper at 27-02-2016 08:21 AM (9 years ago)
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Cleanliness is next to.......
Posted: at 27-02-2016 08:21 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- emma4love3 at 27-02-2016 09:03 AM (9 years ago)
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yea ia good...when they grow up..they wil follow suit
governmt shuld continue to put things in order....
Posted: at 27-02-2016 09:03 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- AmazingMarie at 27-02-2016 12:43 PM (9 years ago)
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this is good policy.
Posted: at 27-02-2016 12:43 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- ujmaria at 27-02-2016 12:54 PM (9 years ago)
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Good
Posted: at 27-02-2016 12:54 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- princedafe at 27-02-2016 03:57 PM (9 years ago)
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Another SENSIBLE act
Posted: at 27-02-2016 03:57 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- raynebee at 5-03-2016 09:07 AM (9 years ago)
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good fr dem
Posted: at 5-03-2016 09:07 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- emma4love3 at 21-03-2016 12:18 AM (9 years ago)
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better country to be
Posted: at 21-03-2016 12:18 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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