CNA | Don't Call Us Beaten | E01: Second Chance Schools

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  • Опубликовано: 25 май 2019
  • FROM THE ARCHIVE: This series first aired on TV in 2015.
    In a system where academic success matters, what happens if you fail your Primary School Leaving Examinations? “Don’t Call Us Beaten” captures life in two schools that offer these kids a second chance. Over one term, we chart their struggles and triumphs with teachers who won’t be beaten by failure.
    NorthLight and Assumption Pathway Schools face a unique challenge. Their students have suffered a bruising at the national examination in Singapore known as the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), and every day is a battle to keep them in education.
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Комментарии • 200

  • @bryanlee6237
    @bryanlee6237 5 лет назад +539

    The teachers deserve nothing less than admiration. One of the toughest jobs in Singapore.

    • @Original_gamified
      @Original_gamified 3 года назад +8

      and in the world

    • @chowsing6000
      @chowsing6000 3 года назад

      Agree, with great responsibility come with great consequences

    • @paganini4769
      @paganini4769 2 года назад +1

      @@chowsing6000 You mean with great power comes great responsibilities?

  • @Lina-cl7zt
    @Lina-cl7zt 5 лет назад +471

    I like how northlight school didnt close the school gate cause my school will literally shut their gate in our face eventhough we are like 5 seconds late and we have to stand outside the school until the morning assembly ended. Once, I was too lazy to stand outside the school, so i went to have breakfast and then come back to school xD

    • @pbwidia
      @pbwidia 5 лет назад +16

      Wahh this brings me back to my highschool days 😂

    • @a_lost_staysider
      @a_lost_staysider 5 лет назад +44

      That's such a weird concept to me. To close the gates on students and not let them in. In our country if ur late and the gate is closed...it's just closed, u can open it and u just need a late slip in the office. Most of the time it's not closed. If ur late they just mark it down on the system and u go to class like usual. Soo many ppl r late

    • @deshyatanzil250
      @deshyatanzil250 4 года назад +5

      I'm just here and there in my country long time ago during the 90s the gate is usually open so a heck ton of kids run out and play , sports they like , like basketball or volley

    • @user-bo1nd9bq2z
      @user-bo1nd9bq2z 4 года назад +2

      Thats how you learn

    • @cometchaser847
      @cometchaser847 2 года назад +1

      In RVPS they make you put down your bag when the national anthem starts playing IF you are in the school. Afterwards you can just continue. If you are outside the gate you can just walk in and place your bag down in the foyer

  • @Star_fish
    @Star_fish 4 года назад +132

    I wish all schools were like this in general, determined to teach children how to be a better version of themselves whilst also teaching them the basics for good jobs and higher education. These kids are really lucky they were given a second chance with amazing teachers who actually care about them. Our entire educational system needs to change to be honest.

  • @scrat6737
    @scrat6737 2 года назад +45

    Mr Martin Tan ( the principal ) went to my school (sgps) after north light and I can ensure you he is the best principal because he remembers almost everyone's name and doesn't really scold but understand what we did

  • @soso3792
    @soso3792 3 года назад +84

    As a student with ADHD who was able to enter a top secondary school, sometimes I feel that I’m really lucky. Especially when I see other students with ADHD end up in so called “worse” schools (though they are simply schools for students who need more help). But I’m really happy that there are teachers around who are able to accept students with ADHD, and teach them how to manage their own emotions and attention at an early age. I find comfort in the fact that these schools do not give up on students simply because of a condition, and instead aim to educate them the best way they can.

    • @woofberry
      @woofberry Месяц назад +1

      So proud of my secondary school for adding in an education disability counseller... as someone with adhd/autism, it saved my life

    • @SiestaMyWaifu
      @SiestaMyWaifu Месяц назад

      And I Have Autism + ADHD Too 🥲

  • @damsie64
    @damsie64 5 лет назад +314

    0:27
    Boy that was shouting 1: EHHH!!!!
    Boy that was shouting 2: EH!
    Other boy: Don't shout don't shout, got people filming.
    Lol😂

    • @anna7964
      @anna7964 3 года назад +4

      i did not even realised that lmao

  • @Fionn-Greyship
    @Fionn-Greyship 4 года назад +52

    These scholls are like the Hufflepuff of Singapore. Really serve the true purpose of education!

  • @SingZeon48
    @SingZeon48 5 лет назад +164

    CNA, this was in 2015. It would be nice to have a follow-up on the kids 🙂

    • @BuffTF2Engineers69
      @BuffTF2Engineers69 Год назад +2

      most likely they're in ITE, NS or living somewhere out there enjoying

  • @gglee7055
    @gglee7055 Год назад +19

    Praise to the Principal who try his best to understand his students and work things out with them. As well as the teachers, they show their concern to the students and care about them…hope there are more educators like them to make the world a better place…

  • @tsubakilee1728
    @tsubakilee1728 4 года назад +72

    Im a jc kid too but my principal doesnt even remember our names and ALWAYS shuts the gate at us not even thinking of how many hours jc kids put in to study. Many late students end up skipping lessons or even school completely. Shld have went to aps or northlight

    • @jacksontan750
      @jacksontan750 3 года назад +2

      bro jc good lah sia

    • @yuls_minki
      @yuls_minki 3 года назад +3

      My deputy head remembered most of our names.
      She was my teacher for year 5 and 6.

  • @poopsicles
    @poopsicles 5 лет назад +182

    I love these "Don't Call Us" Segments! Keep it up CNA!

    • @channelnewsasia
      @channelnewsasia  5 лет назад +13

      @JXOLOLF, thanks for the support! Have you checked out the other two series online:
      Don't Call Us Poor: ruclips.net/p/PLbnMTcZEga8SV9IDhvbGXMtUv1HrVCgai
      Don't Make Us Invisible: ruclips.net/p/PLbnMTcZEga8Se1uUpXq7OSXDxMHHbVtjW

    • @sofiathefirstisa7717
      @sofiathefirstisa7717 3 года назад +1

      S

  • @weiwenang1302
    @weiwenang1302 5 лет назад +60

    different people have different learning ability. i always wish to be like people who can take 1hrs to complete hw while me take 5hr to complete my. is more important to encourage people not give up

  • @gheeseng7098
    @gheeseng7098 5 лет назад +48

    What an inspiring group of educators! So proud of them.

  • @south5tarr
    @south5tarr 5 лет назад +75

    Respect to all the teachers.

  • @kakyoin9831
    @kakyoin9831 3 года назад +15

    This school is better than a normal school this is how school should be instead of just sitting down writing useless stuff you won’t need in the future

  • @DarkwearGT
    @DarkwearGT 5 лет назад +196

    Next on cna
    Dont call us smart

    • @n1colelim
      @n1colelim 4 года назад +13

      we need a series on that.

    • @yomomgay7170
      @yomomgay7170 3 года назад

      That would actually be so amazing

  • @hweigarylau4684
    @hweigarylau4684 4 года назад +27

    love the northlight principal/discipline master

  • @lindawu2326
    @lindawu2326 5 лет назад +81

    A GAMING ROOM?!
    *Linda Wu has now become an early bird and joined APS*

  • @JustinRichards
    @JustinRichards 3 года назад +16

    I love this series! I've worked with reluctant students in Asia myself in the past, and you can see that these teachers really care.

  • @NaNa-ek2cs
    @NaNa-ek2cs Год назад +13

    I wish the girl who wanted to drop-out would realize that the rest of her life was being shaped. The choices you make, the person who choose to be, the path you choose to live…. They all are being shaped in her teenage years. So many things to see, so many adventures to experience, so many people to meet. Stay in school! You will regret in when you are in your 30’s and seeing others live well and do well.

    • @claretheworm
      @claretheworm Месяц назад

      There's a lot of stigma of not completing your studies at a certain age in Asia. I think that stigma needs to be rid of. There is nothing wrong with continuing your studies later on in life or at a later age. Yes you will be behind but it's also ok to take a gap year to figure out stuff and better yourself.

  • @wonderfulfable
    @wonderfulfable 4 года назад +32

    Joash is so like me after running a race that I am not prepared for... "I wanna die already....water water water~" XD XD

  • @becomingjapanese
    @becomingjapanese 3 года назад +10

    I am a teacher. But I am student of this documentary. Great job CNA!

  • @jaspericz
    @jaspericz 4 года назад +7

    There is nothing you cannot do/be/have. Great school . Great teachers. Really awesome to see. Putting this amount of effort it takes passions and love. :)

  • @clhxlicious
    @clhxlicious 3 года назад +14

    Joash, it’s not about FIRST or LAST! It’s your race and the journey that counts! Don’t worry and eventually you’ll get there!

  • @everhirstseyt2667
    @everhirstseyt2667 3 года назад +14

    Wah, narrator is the acclaimed sg actor Lim Kay Tong (last few seconds of credit in this video). He sounds like Sir David Attenborough (the famous animal narrator). Great voice.

  • @presssssss
    @presssssss 5 лет назад +44

    I suddenly want to go back to school even though i already graduated. Dear northlink, do you accept post graduates ? If yes, i will start to process my student visa lah

  • @zo3478
    @zo3478 3 года назад +8

    Facilities and everything looks much better than any mainstream school.

  • @tommyliangwei3724
    @tommyliangwei3724 2 года назад +3

    Qaiser 14 - 2002
    Joash 13 - 2003
    Yu De 16 - 2000
    Wei Jie & Wei Kang 14 - 2002
    Mr Shyam 33 - 1983
    Mr Martin Tan 48 - 1968
    Mr Brian Francis 31 - 1985
    Eurasian Teacher 44 - 1972
    Big Student 15 - 2001

  • @123samanthastar
    @123samanthastar 3 года назад +12

    The principal is very empathetic

  • @seejasmine3837
    @seejasmine3837 Год назад +3

    The school teachers are so kind to the students ❤

  • @linzixuan29
    @linzixuan29 8 месяцев назад +1

    “We are not failures , we have talent too “

  • @Christine-vl8qm
    @Christine-vl8qm 2 года назад +3

    CNA makes the best docos ever...

  • @midzy_neverland_buddyforve6485
    @midzy_neverland_buddyforve6485 3 года назад +13

    8:03 only if my Teachers were this nice

  • @marcox2937
    @marcox2937 3 года назад +5

    One of my friend is in northlight,last saw him last yr,gonna miss him

  • @aquakey9834
    @aquakey9834 5 лет назад +35

    The principal talk like Malay sia...I wish my principal was like him

  • @luvghd
    @luvghd Год назад +1

    These schools are amazing, we need them in Australia it would help so many students to succeed.

  • @misomi1138
    @misomi1138 4 месяца назад +1

    I’m honestly quite jealous of these students, with caring teachers, and I can’t be saying this cause I know all schools have caring teachers but this school feels so much better to go to than the one I am currently in. (I’m not disclosing what school I go to, I don’t need teachers to come and ask why I think that about the school)

  • @sabrinalik3091
    @sabrinalik3091 5 лет назад +41

    I thought I would fail my PSLE.. but I didn't.. I actually changed my attitude and work hard... But secondary school is hard man

  • @ProjectElf
    @ProjectElf 3 года назад +3

    joash seems like a very smart boy who takes initiative!

  • @xuanyidu3259
    @xuanyidu3259 Год назад +1

    Kudos to the Teachers!

  • @jimmytan4209
    @jimmytan4209 3 года назад +8

    i have adhd too..i was never able to make any friends in primary school, i was a weird kid in class and in church choir...i was always left out and alone...now im in sec sch im still not able to trust ppl and make friends..i wish i could go to this school...where i study among those who are like me...i think i can be myself if im in a comfortable environment

    • @mihaiapostol7864
      @mihaiapostol7864 Год назад

      find something that you can help others with. and doing sports helps to offload some of that energy (and make you confident & disciplined)

  • @damsie64
    @damsie64 5 лет назад +41

    18:05
    Boy: Cher today what day ah?
    That's so me everyday lol 😂😂😂
    And my teacher would look at me like this 😑 and say, " TODAY IS 25TH DECEMBER. "

  • @retrorider7521
    @retrorider7521 5 лет назад +7

    kudos to joeash persistent in running!

  • @player_2925
    @player_2925 4 года назад +8

    Seems like the principal is great!

  • @bd1982
    @bd1982 Месяц назад

    they are bunch of bright student, seeking its path in darkness.... they need someone to show the way. 🥰

  • @Iworkwithnitwits
    @Iworkwithnitwits 4 года назад +4

    A game room and field trips to ride horses...what a hard school.

  • @jgchannel9152
    @jgchannel9152 5 лет назад +5

    Yes

  • @ailinseah3190
    @ailinseah3190 3 года назад +6

    Actually some are quite smart but slower than normal peers once they get the rope of it they are way smarter than anyone

  • @ainasofia5474
    @ainasofia5474 4 года назад +12

    "People are filming"

  • @sarahtasneem6654
    @sarahtasneem6654 3 года назад +1

    amazing

  • @5StackNinjaFam
    @5StackNinjaFam 3 года назад +1

    i wish i went to that school, so relaxed

  • @dexterkun4307
    @dexterkun4307 3 года назад +2

    aye, joash. King boss

  • @zixian6684
    @zixian6684 5 лет назад +35

    I got ADHD but I'm glad I'm not hyper like a vibrator

    • @kyuhira
      @kyuhira 5 лет назад

      Ace_Bernhard boi 🤣😊

  • @DericNeoiscool
    @DericNeoiscool 4 года назад +2

    Wao Sham Luke looks kind of very strict and fierce

  • @dinimohm3774
    @dinimohm3774 Год назад +2

    “don’t shout. they’re filming”

  • @kurthandrews6206
    @kurthandrews6206 6 месяцев назад

    The absence of a father is rough. Especially, a father that’s also a good man. Mothers will provide the love that fathers are reluctant to show. All children deserve all the love & affection. It’s the right way .. the only way. Everything else will happen anyway because life doesn’t hit pause. Teachers are the parents in school for sure. I’m still trying to become that.

  • @VenomandEddieBrock
    @VenomandEddieBrock 3 года назад +3

    The prefects,Teachers,security guards are like officers

    • @snowypaw101
      @snowypaw101 2 года назад

      Btw it's not prefects it's Student councillor. And we don't act perfect like those mainstream school prefects

  • @snowplayz-roblox2749
    @snowplayz-roblox2749 3 года назад

    I'm was in the school opposite northlight a few years back.

  • @bullymaguire4582
    @bullymaguire4582 3 года назад +2

    9:13 that what I planning to do in next year. but it just 2 more years finish to school

  • @zachariahgoh856
    @zachariahgoh856 Год назад +1

    1.35: "Failure shld not be used"
    Asian parents: I beg to differ

  • @yangchuyou2356
    @yangchuyou2356 4 года назад +6

    stay in school guys working life sucks

  • @derran-
    @derran- 5 лет назад +19

    Northlight school seems fun

    • @tokkel2685
      @tokkel2685 5 лет назад +3

      Northlight have one of my cousin go there but i go acs barker

    • @priscillacharlotte6426
      @priscillacharlotte6426 5 лет назад +12

      @@tokkel2685 okay and?

    • @quackey122
      @quackey122 5 лет назад +8

      @@tokkel2685 no one asked

    • @Sean-fb7qi
      @Sean-fb7qi 5 лет назад +5

      @@tokkel2685 Damn so smart. ACS Barker is definitely one of the top schools nationwide.

    • @ivyyang2777
      @ivyyang2777 5 лет назад +3

      tok kel paikia ah you

  • @ChrisH0we
    @ChrisH0we 5 лет назад +22

    22:56 He was the last one lol

    • @reynardreynard9839
      @reynardreynard9839 5 лет назад +1

      Lol

    • @one-gt6ve
      @one-gt6ve 4 года назад +2

      Hahahaahahaha totally the last one why would they lie omg

    • @pdnh8275
      @pdnh8275 3 года назад +1

      @@one-gt6ve it's about the mentality of being the last one = failure. they just want to encourage him and not reinforce the belief about failure

  • @jamiekoh7613
    @jamiekoh7613 2 года назад +1

    I the boss I the tiger roarrrrr- Joash, 2019

  • @dimensionofacrazykid3530
    @dimensionofacrazykid3530 5 лет назад +38

    And yet schools with a 230 aggregate like mine have nothing like any of these facilities.

    • @weiwenang1302
      @weiwenang1302 5 лет назад +9

      do you wish to have their learning ability??

    • @dimensionofacrazykid3530
      @dimensionofacrazykid3530 5 лет назад +3

      @@weiwenang1302 I don't that is why I want equal facilities be it an IP school or a sc school

    • @krislaw2236
      @krislaw2236 5 лет назад +9

      Dimension of a crazy kid are you asking for equal treatment over unequal abilities? Ever heard of need based assistance?

    • @mabellew6445
      @mabellew6445 4 года назад +1

      different schools have different facilities based on what they focus on! like my school focuses a lot on social innovation so we have many spaces for that. also facilities for track and field because we are one of the top in that. however some school have facilities for like arts and design! the amount of funding per school will also affect the facilities... also an ip school isn’t much different, we literally have the same facilities as the o level counterpart!

  • @zyrasworld6204
    @zyrasworld6204 2 года назад +1

    Student1: AAAAA WAES
    Student2: eh don’t scream people filing (filming)

  • @abilbatman9406
    @abilbatman9406 5 лет назад +8

    *Why is there a Crucifix in Assumption Pathway School?*

    • @birdy1021
      @birdy1021 5 лет назад +6

      Better search what's Assumption is in Christianity

    • @cookiecrunch2555
      @cookiecrunch2555 4 года назад +4

      It used to be Boys Town VI..the most notorious sch in s'pore. The principal back then was a "Brother", church related and all that. It became Assumption VI and renamed as Assumption Pathway Sch today.
      Whatever the name, the intent is to keep students like these safe and give them hope.

    • @Habibi-ex1ig
      @Habibi-ex1ig 4 года назад +2

      long story short APS is a christian school much like AES

    • @christinetan3851
      @christinetan3851 3 года назад +2

      Because it is a catholic school, governed by the Catholic Order of the Montfort Brothers of St Gabriel.

  • @agerestriction1298
    @agerestriction1298 Год назад

    Hong yi you can do it!

  • @ZacharyAlexanderGoh
    @ZacharyAlexanderGoh 3 года назад +5

    I actually just ended up not going to JC quite a fair bit because I stayed over an hour away and I didn’t want to be late. I was the class chairman though LOL.
    Still did well enough to go to NUS though so I guess it worked out.

  • @potatoo6969
    @potatoo6969 5 лет назад +11

    Was this a repost because i seen this before??

    • @kyuhira
      @kyuhira 5 лет назад

      Potatoo King probably 🧐

    • @channelnewsasia
      @channelnewsasia  5 лет назад +4

      Hi @Potatoo King, we posted Ep 2 back in 2015 when the show was airing on TV. We've now posted the entire series on RUclips for viewers to rediscover these wonderful kids.

    • @kyuhira
      @kyuhira 5 лет назад +1

      CNA uwu ty then

  • @prajinjuan389
    @prajinjuan389 3 года назад +2

    Bro I saw that Rudy tik too guy

  • @ishowgravity3905
    @ishowgravity3905 3 года назад +1

    6:03 wait they have x box

  • @2latis83
    @2latis83 3 года назад +2

    Whoah, and I get unhappy whenever I get lower than 75%

  • @rhearfl698
    @rhearfl698 3 года назад +2

    I got A for everything but mothertounge was E I was so close to going here I was scared but it’s a good school

    • @cnachopchopnewsagency
      @cnachopchopnewsagency Год назад

      What is your mother tongue?

    • @rhearfl698
      @rhearfl698 Год назад

      @@cnachopchopnewsagency mandarin but im not chinese so I struggled

  • @chowsing6000
    @chowsing6000 3 года назад +4

    My friends, EVERYONE ,IF our young generation READ books and STUDY for the SAKE of EXAM and because they were told to, and not because they LOVE and want to. Then the education is a failure itself

    • @princesssupernova5300
      @princesssupernova5300 2 года назад

      what if i hate reading for exams but still love reading in a non-exam setting?

    • @mihaiapostol7864
      @mihaiapostol7864 Год назад

      it's not a failure if you find out later after you passed the exams what your subjects of interest really are

  • @sieandknsproductions3491
    @sieandknsproductions3491 Год назад +1

    So these are the "vocational schools"

  • @share_accidental
    @share_accidental 3 года назад +1

    i live near northlight HAHA

  • @joephua9667
    @joephua9667 3 года назад +4

    If you ever fail in #PSLE you know where you go to .

    • @BuffTF2Engineers69
      @BuffTF2Engineers69 Год назад +1

      That's a nice way to discourage someone
      if you were, not to be offensive.

  • @yamaguchihirokiskyyamaguch2854
    @yamaguchihirokiskyyamaguch2854 3 года назад +5

    This school changed alot before this the school call AVI Singapore most violent gangster school.there have gang fight and other more. But now this school have changed and different from last time what I have seen..

  • @Iworkwithnitwits
    @Iworkwithnitwits 4 года назад +2

    Rooting for Joash. Nothing wrong with him.

  • @seejasmine3837
    @seejasmine3837 4 года назад +6

    "P.l.s.e."

  • @stand355
    @stand355 6 дней назад +1

    Amos Yee should have been here

  • @Amazingicyblaze
    @Amazingicyblaze 3 года назад

    I'm in assumption pathway school and is okay

  • @elifddmmrr
    @elifddmmrr Месяц назад

    Türkçe altyazılı izleyebilmeyi çok isterdim

  • @VenomandEddieBrock
    @VenomandEddieBrock 3 года назад +2

    Principal and vice principal like a judge 👨‍⚖️

  • @priddygurly5873
    @priddygurly5873 3 года назад +2

    0:24 💀

  • @KomatsuHB215LC-1
    @KomatsuHB215LC-1 Год назад

    Mr tan best

  • @offgucci4038
    @offgucci4038 4 года назад +3

    Hello hello hello

  • @shuffler358
    @shuffler358 3 года назад +7

    3:58 it shouldnt be that it (family problems) affect your learning...are you serious? What kind of advice is this? Do you think that students want to feel that way/are able to volunatarily suppress such tumultuous emotions at will? This is the kind of bs that leads to stunted emotional growth

  • @krazy9s618
    @krazy9s618 2 года назад +1

    2:15 popular tiktok star

  • @768jefiline7
    @768jefiline7 2 года назад +1

    children are not failure, look at their parents.

  • @williamtan4272
    @williamtan4272 3 года назад +2

    Lmao my school punishes late comers no matter what the reason is

  • @boustsr6426
    @boustsr6426 3 года назад

    2:02 read read read read

  • @kyn11_
    @kyn11_ 2 месяца назад

    NORTHLIGHT XS

  • @acajudi100
    @acajudi100 4 года назад +2

    It must be started in the home, or military school from age 2 to 18, and birth control, unless you will pay for all the upkeep of the children.

  • @damsie64
    @damsie64 5 лет назад +5

    I'm taking my PSLE this year and this video gave me more stress as THE PSLE IS IN 4 MONTHS TIME!!!! OMG
    AND MY PARENTS WILL KILL ME IF I FAIL MY PSLE CUZ IM ALSO VERY STUPID AND LEARN VERY SLOW.

    • @Habibi-ex1ig
      @Habibi-ex1ig 4 года назад +2

      uh its 2020 How'd u do?

    • @xzeonalove
      @xzeonalove 4 года назад +2

      How did you do?
      Did you succeed? I hope you did.

    • @ruiying3954
      @ruiying3954 4 года назад +2

      How did you do? I did psle last year too. So glad it's over

    • @damsie64
      @damsie64 3 года назад +4

      eggy cat
      Dk why I didn’t receive notifications for these replies but I did okay....I Guess? I got into express stream but it’s not a rlly good score tho. Sigh.
      But the good thing is that I’m doing quite well now in Sec sch. I just need more help with Chinese and history [people kept saying history is easy but I suck at it :( ]. I’ll choose geography instead :/

    • @damsie64
      @damsie64 3 года назад +1

      Rui Ying Tay
      I did fine I Guess. How about u? How’s sec sch so far?

  • @shamizan
    @shamizan 3 года назад +1

    0:25 dont shout dont shout people are fliming 👉

  • @terrypi4758
    @terrypi4758 2 года назад

    Basically a special education school designed for them

  • @mohddanielmohdfaisal1695
    @mohddanielmohdfaisal1695 4 года назад +2

    Yuqch

  • @jeffeychan
    @jeffeychan 3 года назад +1

    Dang,some of the northlight girls Chio sia