陳振聲（新加坡教育部長）先生：考試，如小學畢業考試，是學生衡量自己學 習情況的有用檢查工具，以評估他們的學習並使他們能夠順利進入合適的學習環境。

所有考試都會帶來一定的壓力。我們的出發點不應該是消除學生的所有壓力，而是向他們灌輸管理壓力的技能，以及將評估視為學習和成長的重要組成部分的心態。

家長在灌輸這種心態方面起著至關重要的作用。讓我們共同努力，幫助孩子們接受成績以外的學習，從而培養他們正確的學習態度。讓我們的學生擁有充分發揮潛能的空間和機會，發現新的激情，成為充滿好奇心和創造力的終身學習者。為了支援這一點，教育部（MOE）已經做出了一些努力，比如在我們的教育體系中提供更多的選擇和途徑，包括透過全科目分級和不同的高等教育機會。 

相反，如果家長對成績過於焦慮，孩子就不會理解學習的內在價值。當教育部取消年中考試，以減少對成績的過度重視，併為更多的學習體驗創造空間時，一些家長轉而求助於提供模擬年中考試的補習中心。這與我們在教育系統中正在進行的轉變以及我們正在努力培養的思維方式的轉變背道而馳。

教育學生需要全社會的努力。我們尋求家長的支援，透過示範注重學習和自我完善的行為，而不是在成績上勝過他人的行為，來配合學校的工作。此外，家長還可以利用教育部和其他機構提供的各種資源，包括親子身心培育指南”（Parenting for Wellness）提供的資源，在孩子的教育之路上為他們提供支援。我們在座的許多人都是家長。我們有責任幫助我們的孩子以正確的學習心態成長，使他們能夠在學校以外的生活中茁壯成長。

Mr Chan Chun Sing: Examinations, such as the Primary School Leaving Examination, serve as useful checkpoints for students to gauge their learning and enable them to progress smoothly to suitable learning environments.

All examinations come with some amount of pressure. Our starting point should not be to remove all stressors for our students, but to inculcate in them skills to manage pressure, and the mindset to view assessments as an essential part of learning and growth.

Parents play a critical role to inculcate this mindset. Let us work together to help children embrace learning beyond grades, so that they can develop the right attitude towards learning. Give our students the space and opportunities to realise their full potential by discovering new passions and becoming curious, creative learners for life. To support this, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has introduced efforts, such as providing more options and pathways in our education system, including through Full Subject-Based Banding and different opportunities in higher education.   

Conversely, if parents are overly anxious about grades, children will not understand the intrinsic value of learning. When MOE removed mid-year examinations to reduce the overemphasis on grades and create space for more engaging learning experiences, some parents turned to tuition centres which provided mock mid-year examinations. This runs counter to the shifts we are making in our education system, and the mindset shifts we are trying to cultivate.

Educating our students requires a whole-of-society effort. We seek support from parents to complement schools' efforts by modelling behaviours that focus on learning and self-improvement, rather than on grades and outperforming others. In addition, parents can use the various resources provided by MOE and other agencies, including from the Parenting for Wellness initiative, to support our children through their educational journey. Many of us in this House are parents. It is incumbent on us to help our children grow with the right mindsets in learning so that they can thrive in life beyond schools.