1) Grossly Unfair Meritocracy
Only the best as "perceived" to be since school with paper
qualifications do well. paper qualifications do not mean anything
as dozens of scholars in other countries will tell u. There are
other qualities in humans which make them successful. In the end
meritocracy is being used to keep the power elites intact when
there is no clear distinction on how paper grades equate to
performance. In most western developed countries, leaders in
governments first prove themselves in the private sector before
entering the government
2) Unfair grounds of competition
When dozens of Singaporeans spent their time studying in a
education system only to come out disadvantaged by NS and reservist
duties when come to employment. Companies hire cheaper workers and
degrees from unknown 3rd rate universities in India and China,
While the rich and wealthy can afford to give their kids top class
coaching and sponsoring in overseas universities in the west , the
ordinary citizens cant.
3) Character Development
its sad that the system does not teach one to be fair and equal
or any critical thinking skills. Kids are robbed out of their
childhood and their future taken up by pursuing what seems to be
paper grades. They grow up with a one sided view of life in general
There was an article mentioning how the Canadian educations system
is not number one but equips one with life skills
4) Unfair policies
Dozens of HDB, CPF, taxation policies in place , a big
disadvantage to the majority of citizens. They are suppressed
rather being pulled up to perform to their best.
As an individual, i will not want to subject my kid to the same
unfair circumstances as myself. The end of the road dies with me. I
would not want to produce another generation which is going to
suffer.
1) So? You think non elites in developed western countries can
make it? Obama also from Harvard.
2) "While the rich and wealthy can afford to give their kids top
class coaching and sponsoring in overseas universities in the west
, the ordinary citizens cant."
Why are you comparing ordinary citizen in singapore to the rich
and wealthy in the west?
3) You think all singaporeans are one sided in view like you ah?
Only see the bad, never see the good.
4) Yah, other countries have perfect policies, like the 50%
taxation in britain, 40% in US, pro malay policy in Malaysia.
And your conclusion is to give up? Not to seek a better place,
not to change the country, but to give up? You are a LOSER.
