MOE on the Right Track? Learn from Finland - BBC Report

An interesting report by BBC on Finland education system success
and Jack Neo's Singapore education " I Not Stupid" .

Finland by BBC : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYHWpRR4yc&feature=player_embedded
Singapore by Jack Neo : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnYYNcwierU&feature=player_embedded

Is Singapore MOE on the right track?

Finland & Singapore MOE Comparison

Finland : F
Singapore : S

F: all schools the same, no comparison and competition among schools
S: elite schools, highly competitive with streaming & ranking

F: primary & secondary schools are merged into single school
S: primary & secondary separated with exception of some mission schools

F: same teacher teaching pupils a few years, excellent teacher-pupils relationships
S: relief teachers quite common - teach a few months and moved on

F : by age 13 years old, average pupils mastered 4th foreign language
S: struggling with 2nd language which is our mother tongue, pupils hate to learn this language (Mandarin), can't speak any dialects

F : first lesson of the day : Relax (a relaxed school philosophy), brighter and weaker pupils in the same class
S : streaming into different classes based on academic performance

F : success measurement: no winner or losers, brighter pupils help weakers pupils,encourage team-based learning, not just individual marks/grades
S: grade, marks, streaming

F: population : 5.3 millions
S: population : 5 millions

F : Nobel Prize : 4
S : Nobel Prize : None

F : First World (Internationally recognised)
S : First World (?)