You can perhaps point out how much Singapore's education system
works on a performance-based evaluation vis-a-vis America's. In
this respect Singaporean students have more incentive to learn
(study) and it encourages healthy competition, which builds
character.
What about the relatively-strong emphasis on liberal arts in
America? You can also draw inferences from the fact that
Singapore's education system favours the sciences, and thus
establish another point of comparison.
Be creative and get off your dead ass and work, you lazy
jackass.