My Own Blog Prompt

Q: The MOE is reviewing the syllabus of the History subject. Write a 300-word formal letter to the Education Minister to share your opinion about the current History syllabus. Offer at least one suggestion to enhance the syllabus, and persuade the Minister to take up this suggesion.

Ans:
Ong Sze Chuan
Ang Mo Kio Central St 50 Blk 121
#06-35 S390214

15th February 2009

Minister David Ong
Minster of Education

Dear Minister David:

Re: Reviewing the syllabus of the History subject

A good day to you.

I am a pupil currently studying in Hwa Chong Institution and i would like to offer some suggestions of how to enhance the school syllabus of the History subject.

Firstly, i would like to say that the current syllabus is quite boring to most of the students. The students find it a chore to read the textbooks as it has hardly any role playing. After i have conducted a survey with the entire Secondary 1 students in HCI, I found out that most of the students like to role play as historical figures. This part should be added to the school textbooks as students would have fun learning History and they would want to discover more about the past.

Secondly, i want to stress the importance of more field trips to historical places. For example, the national museum of Singapore is a very good place for all the students. I feel that more field trips is neccessary as the children can witness what happened with his or her own eyes.

I look forward to a favourable reply from you soon.

Sincerely,
Ong Sze Chuan