Dr. Gan Siowck Lee

According to a test done by someone in the US, ChapGPT cannot solve a simple Grade 5 math problem. I am not surprised, as it is not built fo...

Just how "intelligent" is ChatGPT? The following is a Q & A session I had with ChatGPT to find out a bit about how it works. M...

  ( A slightly edited version, re titled Revolutionise pedagogy at schools, was published in the Sun, 14 June 2021)  Recent news reports a...

(Published in the Sun on 15 th April 2020) More than two months into MCO, and it looks like we still do not have a solid plan in plac...

(Published in The Sun 23 December 2019) The implementation of Jawi script in the BM curriculum of vernacular schools is still mired in c...

(Published in The Sun 9 December 2019) The debate on the teaching of Jawi in vernacular schools has been ongoing for months now. No lo...

(Slightly edited version  published in The Sun 14th August 2019) Whither the much vaunted education reforms in Malaysia if the Ministry ...

(An abridged version of this article, re-titled "Comprehensive Study Needed", was published in The Star Educate on 11 November 201...

An abridged version titled "A move in the right direction" was published in Educate, Sunday Star 16 December 2018 Education Re...

PiL Project in Malaysia: Conclusion

I did a feture story for The Star (29 June 2011) about the Malaysian Tiger Mom and her twin cubs. Here's the link where you can read t...

By Dr. Gan Siowck Lee   Preamble   First, there is a need to make a distinction between technical and vocational education. Technical educ...

The latest I gathered from reading The Star (5 March 2011) is that the two kids are now in the midst of writing a book about their experienc...

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So, you have heard enough about the US “tiger mom”! Scary…..to some. Here’s a bit of news about the Hong Kong “tiger mom” who may be a tad d...

The Nan Yang Siang Pau carries an education supplement every Tuesday. The following is an interesting article from the supplement on 15 Febr...