Originally posted by Xenthar:
Like I always said before, equal opportunities does not
exist for poor or less educated people like us. Now finally there
is a study to prove it. In a recent study, NUS don Tan Ern Ser has
shown that in spite of the govt's best intentions, Singapore still
has an underlying class mentality. As quoted" As Dr Tan observes
with some sense of resignation:"You have a system which tries to
provide a level playing field, coupled with rewarding by merit. But
like it or not, [b]wealth inheritance and social
background do not have an impact on one's life-chances,
opportunities and social mobility.In short opportunities are never
truly equal."
Doesn't this get you to wonder why so many local students in our U
all come from family with money. Why they can afford to study 3
full years without working part time. Why those who get
scholarships usually are all those that comes from family who don't
need them? Why after that they got chances to get better higher
position jobs which gives them a "higher" view of any opportunities
that come along.Why people from certain "class" don't associate
with others from certain class.
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Doesn't take a genius or an NUS don to figure it out...
