LKY labels Burmese junta as dumb

last SG · 2007-10-10T12:44:43+00:00

never take a dyslexic too seriously

will4 SG

I guessed nobody in here has thought the situation in Burma has way goe out of control especially if u look at those leaders in the junta in uniform

macam like cannot pass IPPT, To make thing worse, Than Swee's daughter marriage ceremony has seen nepotism if u look at the diamond being worn by the bride.

kramnave SG

"They have got all the resources. If they would just educate the Chinese and Indians, use them and treat them as citizens, they can equal us and even do better than us and we would be happy to rejoin them."

Lao Lee been there done that. During the IMF meetings he also test water liao, in the end Malaysia paiseh. Judging from past experiences though, first Keris will be waved today. Thereafter, other members of UMNO must KPKB for the next whole week and some will wave their Keris. They will demand for an apology. What if Lao lee apologise for causing discomfort and produce an annex again ? Anyway, next week things will die down. Some slow person who want to score point will come and talk about it the week after and such a person exists judging from history.

kramnave SG

To be fair, nobody asked Lao Lee to comment on Israel and USA in the interview so nothing strange. TO be fair also, even if asked i don't think he will have much criticism, if any at all. One question is, can we afford to offend the U.S and Israel ?

kramnave SG

This may however be an attempt to stir controversy. Controversy to deflect our attentions to Malaysia rather than on recent domestic issues like the protests and compulsory annuity. Malaysia does this all the time.

Arapahoe SG

my opinon is that right or wrong LKY at least take a position. Try watch LHL I am not sure he express gov position at all.

t_a_s SG

it is true, with participation from chinese only can the country progress

mistyblue SG

Hindsight is always 20/20

Anyways, the sg policy is to not to give us anything to help us become full, strong and creative. The whole system is setup to keep us in a constant stage of working to get that next meal, never be strong enough to vote them out, too busy earning that next dollar to finance that inflated public housing and cost of living, and like a rat, always running the wheel to make the fat cats richer.

Poh Ah Pak SG

The whole system is setup to keep us in a constant stage of working to get that next meal, never be strong enough to vote them out, too busy earning that next dollar to finance that inflated public housing and cost of living, and like a rat, always running the wheel to make the fat cats richer.

This is simplified, but correct.

I quite despise the society that PAP has created and influenced in Singapore where people are always rushing from one place to the next with a growing sense of insecurity.

kramnave SG

what do you suggest can be changed for us to walk slower ?

Poh Ah Pak SG

what do you suggest can be changed for us to walk slower ?

I think we should start from young.

Reform the current education system(primary and secondary) to place less emphasis on academic achievements.

End the current "bilingual" language policy that produces people who have no good grasp either of english or their "mother tongue".

EarlNeo SG

What is wrong with "bilingual" language? The more language you learn the merrier isn't it? What made you so sure that those ppl whom cant master 2 language properly can master one? Beside, ppl all over the world learn about 2 or more language. Even the British learn a 2nd language during their early schooling days.

Poh Ah Pak SG

What is wrong with "bilingual" language?

There is nothing wrong whatsoever in learning more than one language.

The problem, comes in how the language education policy is implemented in the Singapore education system.

In Singapore, a child is taught two languages at a young age starting in kindergarten or primary school.

Now the teaching process of two languages is not equal.

Firstly the other subjects, mathematics, sciences etc are taught in english.

The mother tongue is relegated to a "secondary" position.

Thus a child will be more exposed to working with the english language rather than other languages.

Due to this uneven approach in teaching languages, we have the situation today in Singapore where the ability to use the mother tongue as a working language is on the decline in all ethnic groups.

Secondly, the process of learning two languages at the same time from primary school to secondary school has some bad effects on the quality and standards of mastering the language.

This results in the so-called "Singlish"-- a direct result of the education language policy in Singapore. Throw in two languages to a 5 year old child to learn and you quite naturally get rojak.

The MOE has launched several "speak good english" and "speak mandarin" campaigns, but they should realise that it is the education system itself that produces such problems in lower standards of using languages.

There are of course other reasons for why Singapore would want to teach language in this way. Reasons that are political in nature.

iveco SG

I don't see anything wrong with using a single language as a medium of instruction. Many countries do that. Rolling Eyes

hisoka SG

is it wise to criticise the leaders directly? Confused

Poh Ah Pak SG

I don't see anything wrong with using a single language as a medium of instruction.

But in the Singapore context, my view is that it has led to a decline in standards of the mother tongue.

kramnave SG

Its actually what you speak at home and your mentality that affects you the most. We cannot blame Singlish on the education system.

Poh Ah Pak SG

Its actually what you speak at home and your mentality that affects you the most. We cannot blame Singlish on the education system.

I think that what and how things are being taught to you in school during those schooling years is a more important factor.

This can be seen in standards of mother tongue by our parents under the older education system, when there was a separate english and chinese systems.

I think Goh Meng Seng can tell us more.

kramnave SG

Well suppose what you say is correct and suppose we were to choose just to learn a single language, then what should it be ?

googoomuck SG

A more serious problem was to prevent the breeding of analytical minds in the 1970s. Students were asked to shun political science, philosophy and sociology and go for more useful subjects. Other thinking subjects were also bottled up.
So it is not strange that todays top talents, even with the fanciful streaming system to separate them from the normal ones were nowhere near the brilliance of the old guards who were educated during the colonial days.

LazerLordz SG

At least here you've got to give LKY some credit for speaking bluntly.

The junta is nothing more than that.

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