Lee Hsien Yang's kids study at an international school

last SG · 2004-04-18T16:31:14+00:00

Okay guys i think lets put it in perspective with some of the following Qns: Mr Lee Hsian Yang is he a member of the Govt? If his kid as stated by someone...

Demosthenes SG

I just found out that Lee Hsien Yang's kids study at an international school in Singapore. It seems like the local education system is not up to snuff for certain "more equal" members of our society. Try sending your kids to an international school, even if you can afford to pay the S$20,000 annual school fees - the MOE will just laugh in your face and tell you to go back to being a heartlander.

The hypocrisy of it all...

ditzy SG

Yeah, so? what else is interesting? Can share?

weidev SG

zzz…zz..z.

reyes SG

meaning, singapore education has got big problem. there they trying to convince ppl singapore is good, be stayer not quiter. love your country. being a son and brother of prominent leader sending their kids to international school? how can MOE still say, our singapore education is good? even their family are finding way out to escape.

bro, hope your story is true la. dont anyhow bomb a story and say his son study at international school.

Himbo SG

Maybe he not on very good terms with his father, so dun support.

hahaha.. Laughing

kidding har....dun go an tell him come and sue me.

subudei SG

Heck, who can blame LHY? Looking at the state of our local schools, I'd want my kids to go to an international school, too. Although there is the not inconsiderable danger that they could become influenced by the superficial all-glamour crowds that sometimes flourish in some of these international schools, and end up aspiring only to be fashion models / actors / DJs. Not that there's anything wrong with these occupations, but for kids to limit their career options to these occupations at such a prematurely early age...geez.

Nevertheless, many of these international school graduates do turn out quite well, so maybe...

sgboy2004 SG

Wat is the difference between International School and our Education system???

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oldbreadstinks SG

maybe he doesn't want to have his kids growing up on pigswill? Rolling Eyes

TLK SG

*laughs*

The punk just wants the best for his kid. Unfortunately, the best in his eyes aren't the Singapore education which his PAP party has been propagandising about for such a long time.

pikamaster SG

Originally posted by sgboy2004:
Wat is the difference between International School and our Education system???

have you seen how schools in other countries (like AU and NZ) operate?

the difference between the International School and the SIngapore Education System is that the International schools follow the Western model of education- lots of relaxation, real creative discussion, much less homework than our pressure-cooker schools, more chances for students to "hang out" etc.

For example, the best high school in Australia gives [b]one piece of homework for each subject each term. most of the work is done in class, and there is much more hands-on.

get the picture?

the fustrated student arixion

NZ is much better than SIngapore...in many ways, apart from more land....

[email protected]_arms SG

Western education is more superior for reasons above as said by someone. Adding on, you have more beautiful people in international schools who are more accepting and nicer than in local schools. I remember what it felt like to be accepted when i went to chatsworth and sas, alas i dont get much of that in local jcs. While knocking the local system, maybe God has a part to play, God did not give Singapore resources, thus SIngapore is forced to DRILL its children to become tomorrows SKILLED labour, thus you get stressful schools full of rude/stressed/selfish/narrow students who are overly competitive.

Overall, western schools = best.
But local schools = Ranger School, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere, + point for people like me. WHen i go back to Europe, i will take it as a breeze since i have studied in your local system for 2 years.

thomas_the_devils SG

besides tata sg edu sys more towards exam oriented….

CX SG

totally agree... the rigour is quite unparalleled... probably only the japanese do worse to their kids...

its not perfect, and its not exactly suitable for some kids who would probably thrive in a more relaxed, more open learning enviornment, but it does what its aims to do: it drills u with enough book knowledge to get around.

how well u've absorbed it, or how u eventually apply it is up to the individual...

chillychilliecrap SG

hey, so what if his kids are at some international sch...
though LKY is his father and LHL is his brother,
that doesn't mean he has to send his kids to a govt. sch.
it's a personal choice, something, we have no right to comment about. Cool

chillychilliecrap SG

subudei SG

Hey, don't get all cuddly liberal and politically correct on us, okay? Very Happy

At the very least, the "private lives of public figures" debate has not been firmly decided on either side of the fence.

Notwithstanding that, though, the Gahmen has always insisted that an individual's private affairs must have an impact on his public standing, at least as far as their opponents are concerned (cf. Steve Chia, et al), so, in order to avoid charges of hypocrisy, they would have to offer up their own private lives to scrutiny as well.

So, extending the Gahmen's own philosophy, we have every right to examine and criticise LHY's 'private' decisions.

Demosthenes SG

On the contrary, it is NOT a personal choice. As a Singapore citizen, you DO NOT have the choice of choosing between an international school and a local school for your children's educational future. The MOE has always made it a point to force all of its citizens through the Singapore system. This is in line with the government's long-stated view of nationalizing and equalizing all citizens and races.

It is generally recognized that many parents in Singapore do not wish to subject their children to the stress and limited scope of the local educational system. While the system is fantastic in producing graduates with stellar "employable" skills like mathematical and scientific ability, the system is less capable in generating thinkers and creative minds. Many parents recognize this shortcoming of the local education system and would prefer to enroll their children in more well-rounded and open systems as practice by the local international schools like United World College and the Singapore American School.

What we are seeing here with LHY's kids is a hypocritical bending of the rules for more highly placed members of our society. This is a clear indicator of a breakdown in the more "socialist" aspect of government in Singapore. THAT is my main beef with this revelation.

stormax SG

Please checked properly. Some of his children are in local school like Nanyang Girl High School. There's only one of them who is in International School due to his health problem. It took the family a long time to decide to send him there.

There are special cases not because they are rich, is because of the same health problem.

You can send your kids to International Schools too, MOE wont interfere. Just like Muslim, they can send to special schools for Muslim. It's the same.

Look at things on different point of views, it might not be what you see.

Xprobe SG

I dont have anything particular good things to say about the guy but C'mon la, give him a break la. It is a free decision. They are parents as well. If he send them to a local school, then someone else may make an issue out of it, saying that Old Lee is running his son's life.

Cant win situation.

So guys, dont have to be critical for the sake of being critical.

laser51088 SG

thought some of the money these rich people get paid is also to compensate partially for some gossip they kenna. . .

anyway.. whats the source that said his kids study at an int'l school? just wanting something more concrete, thanx. maybe we can shift this thread's focus to something more like a comparison of school administration in the two types of schools. anyone here from an int'l school?