Top Ten Challenges
Along with the trends discussed in the preceding section, the advisory board noted a number of
important challenges faced by Singaporean K-12 educators. Like the trends, the ten challenges
described below were drawn from a careful analysis of current events, papers, articles, and similar
sources, as well as from the personal experience of the advisory board members in their roles as
leaders in education and technology. The ten challenges ranked as most significant in terms of
their impact on teaching, learning, or creative inquiry in Singaporean K-12 education in the
coming five years are listed here, in the order of importance assigned them by the advisory board.