should singapore stick to an all-rounded education system?

despondent SG

i agree wif janedoeslove tat no system is perfect…n tat singapore is diff. from america…however, y r we diff? cos of tradition n culture…its the govt who set the culture n tradition for the ppl to follow…so nw tat they r changing the system gradually, doesnt it goes to show tat our system needs revamping? how many specialised ppl have we produced? most local entrepreneurs dun even have degrees!!! top geniuses ard the world mostly dun have degrees…sim wong hoo the ceo of creative technology onli have a diploma…while i agree tat nt everyone can be like these ppl, i shake my head at the mentality of locals…its nt abt whether u can become one eventually…its abt ur mentality towards wad u desire n want to do in life…too many ppl r studying for the sake of studying…reason being we dun enjoy wad we r studying n have no interest in the subjects…so wad r we studying for? grades? is tis education? or juz mastering the art of memorising n the art of getting gd grades?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I agree with you.

But if you don't study, can you do something like that? Just fiddling with the electronics doesn't make you an engineer. There's always pros and cons to everything.

vito_corleone SG

my my...what an ignorant bigot you are. Laughing

vito_corleone SG

i don't know about that, but i'm sure singapore could do with a much better english language syllabus. Laughing why would they want singapore maths when they have the world's greatest schools in mathematics like princeton, mit and yale? singaporeans think they're smart and good...but what they've failed to realise that america has sent people to space..60 years ago and advancing existing space technologies today while singapore..we have yet to build our own brand of cars, planes and even tv's for that matter with our own technology. Laughing

Janedoeslove SG

so what now?? how ignorant i am, i still have to be realistic. must we keep comparing with others to know how good is good?

Janedoeslove SG

n i dun think singapore has failed anything? Our govt is still nurturing the young now. if u have the money, go to america and learn all u want, but majority of others wont be as fortunate as u.

Chelzea SG

No offence Laughing but ppl frm lousier classes of express are fooling ard,ok e majority are (i was frm such a class myself) So wad make u think NA ppl can reali do well wif pure sci Mr. Green OK ..NA can take pure sci but 6 yrs to take o level lor Very Happy

ndmmxiaomayi SG

To be realistic is one thing. To compare is another. Comparing with other education system and not making changes to it isn't realistic. Comparing and making too many changes is not realistic either.

What is good? No system in this world is free from errors. Our education system produced many people who are good at theories, but bad at application. US education system produced people who aren't good at theories but excel in a particular field only. Switzerland tries to have a mixture of both, but are limited in talents because they target niche areas like watches, chocolates etc. Trying to have a system that fits everyone will be impossible. We tried to make it possible by making students study all kinds of subjects, from the sciences to the arts to the humanities. But does this help?

Janedoeslove SG

i will explain wat i meant by 'must we keep comparing with others to know how good is good?'

by comparing with others, u see the gd n bad pts of them in certain areas. u may pin pt them, or u can be friendly, (if u know fully of how their culture n system is like), by giving ideas to them.

however, by comparing, yet u insist on following, adopting ideas which are somehow or rather unsuitable, tt's unrealistic. isnt it?

tt's y i'd say one has to be realistic when things cant change much. u cant force it.

vito_corleone SG

good itself is already a result of comparison.

despondent SG

good itself is already a result of comparison

well said...tats y comparison in tis world is inevitable...i am nt saying tat america's system is perfect...there no perfect system in tis world cos no one is perfect...but i am saying tat if our system is nt flawed, y is our govt changing it? some ppl seem to suggest tat our system is perfect...but i dun blame them...i noe ppl like tat too in my life...they r usually the ones who r nt 'victims' of the system

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