In my view, I still think there are pple in this society have
the 'look down' glare towards ITE students. Mainly because, that is
the only visible path for those who did not flair well their
studies(Pls correct me if I'm wrong) at that time.
But it has changed over the
years towards the acceptance of ITE graduate, because many ITE
graduates have been praised by many employers of their diligent
work, honest and hardworking individual. Getting into polytechnic from ITE wasnt as
tough as it use to be, I guess.
Which parents or relative
don't want their children to get into good
school? Who doesn't
wants to tell others that their son or daughter came from
prestigious school?
Its all comes down to family, friends and relative pressure.
Most importantly, you got to think clearly what you want to
achieve. Is working in game design related industry what you want,
please look into long term perspective.
All in all, family, friends will give you their advice and will
be disappoint if you never follow their advice, but they should
show their supportive side in whichever decision you have made.
Take their 'lauging matter' into your motivation and strength to
prove them wrong.
~Ex-ITE student
My uncle, who graduated from Nanyang University of the
past(before LKY shut it down and turned it into something else),
told me that last time people looked down on Nanyang U graduates,
and the Chinese educated, and thought those who graduated from UK
were the best...It is only after they entered society, what they
did, how successful they were in their own field, how they were
able to speak better business english, how happy they are in their
own family lives, .....nobody need to know where they graduated
from, but when they knew he was from nantah...huhhh...nantah
graduate can be so successful...honor to your school or institute
or university, and your parents.
scholar from a very prestigious JC, using money from the
ministry of education, studied in UK, ended got caught for
downloading child pornography....hmmmm...you from ITE should be
better than that, if not, don't blame people for looking down on
you.
