Our Proposal ( Task 2 )

Dr Goh,one of Singapore's forefather, contributed to Singapore in many ways . Some of the more prominent contributions include things such as creating the SAF( Singapore Armed Forces) from scratch as well as creating tourist attractions such as the Jurong Bird Park as well as Sentosa . Without him, Singapore would not have been what it is today.
Our proposal is to commemorate Dr Goh by like what many other people suggested, to rename the Jurong Industrial Estate(JIE) for it was he, who with his hand mould the future of the the Singapore. Not only that, we should also commemorate him by remembering Dr Goh during the SAF Day .
The reasons for commemorating Dr Goh this way are very simple . Firstly, the Jurong Industrial Estate which played a very important part in Singapore's economic.By creating the Jurong Industrial Estate,he offered many people the opportunity to find a job.
The SAF he created helps to defend and protect Singapore. Without it, Singapore would be a very weak country,unable to protect itself,only to be protected by other countries.
Thus, with these reasons in mind, we decided to commemorate Dr Goh by renaming JIE to something bearing his name.When we celebrate SAF day, we can also remember him.

Sec 1 -- Integrated Humanities e-Learning -- Video -- Task 1

Sec 1 -- Integrated Humanities e-Learning -- Task 1 -- Contibutions of Dr Goh

Dr Goh Keng Swee was borned in Malaysia on 6th October 1918 and died on 14th MAy 2010.

Dr Goh became a civil servant in 1939 but was interrupted in 1941 due to the second world war.After the Japanese occupation, Dr Goh rejoined the civil service.He was promoted on a scholarship to London School Of Economics in London.

In 1949, Dr Goh founded the Malayan Forum which was a political discussion group comprising of Malayan and Singaporean students in London.The Malayan Forum met regularly to rally support the decolonisation of the independence for Malaya as well as SIngapore.It was through the Forum that Dr Goh met Toh Chin Chye as well as Lee Kuan Yew.

When Singapore first attained independence on 9 August 1965,Dr Goh became the first Minister of Defence.He saw an urgent need for a strong defence force.To quickly build up theSingapore Armed Forces,Dr Goh implemented compulsory national service for all male Singaporeans above 18 years old.

During his term as a Minister for Education,the importance of curriculum development in the education system prompted him to set up the Curriculum Development Institute(CDI).Due to high dropout rate, Dr Goh introduced streaming in 1980 so as to allow students to learn at their own pace within their own capabilities.Dr Goh also introduced religious education but it was later dropped from the school curriculum.

Dr Goh was also the chairman of the boardzoothold in a challenging market environment.Without his guidance, it might not be possible for NTUC Income to become what it is today.