I SUPPORT Mr Tan Suan Tiu's suggestion to implement some form of a Creative Commons scheme, so that childcare operators may share materials in a common pool to avoid duplication of effort ("Have a common pool of materials"; Thursday).
Ironically, reinventing the scheme in itself would be a duplication of effort, as the Creative Commons scheme is already well thought out and used throughout the world.
If high-quality course material is shared, it can only be for the benefit of all children under such operators. Low-quality content should be fixed or ignored, regardless of the permissions afforded by a licence.
After all, childcare operators should not have to worry about the quality of the course materials on offer, taking their attention from the children they are supposed to care for.
Yeo Kheng Hui
Ironically, reinventing the scheme in itself would be a duplication of effort, as the Creative Commons scheme is already well thought out and used throughout the world.
If high-quality course material is shared, it can only be for the benefit of all children under such operators. Low-quality content should be fixed or ignored, regardless of the permissions afforded by a licence.
After all, childcare operators should not have to worry about the quality of the course materials on offer, taking their attention from the children they are supposed to care for.
Yeo Kheng Hui
