Despite the education system that grooms Singapore's youths to be academically competent, however, it fails to enhance the youths capabilities to be thinkers. Putting ideals into perspective, the education system in Singapore bestows the ideology into the minds of youths that , 'Think outside the box, but make sure it's within limits'. It seems, especially in Singapore, that after years and years of learning and growing, youths are condoned to standardized tests as a real test of their learning capabilities and intelligence. However, if by chance a student has had a bad day while being tested for a standardized test, he is condemned to the abysmal circle of failure that is deplored in this competitive and grueling education system that Singapore holds near to its heart. At the end of the day, hard work pays off, however intelligence is not something that is appreciated. Standardized tests can diminish a capable individual's ability to pursue a desirable career and those who succeed will happen to be those who slog through these competitive years.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Yaksh Birla - Can we put Singapore's future in the hands of our youth?
Detractors to my stand will emphasize on the fact that, Singaporean youths are becoming highly competent academically and Singapore's future can be handed to them as part of their responsibility. Singapore is, by all means, constricted in terms of talent and resources and the only valuable resource is its 5 million strong population.Today, nearly 12 years of a student's education is extensively subsidized and mostly free hence, staying true to the objective of ensuring that it is mandatory for every Singaporean youth to be enrolled and educated to be groomed to be future leaders. It seems it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that Singapore's future remains vibrant and flourishing with the incessant influx of talented local individuals into tomorrow's workforce. Ergo, this comes at the extent of making the education system in Singapore overly-competitive in order to keep the youth current and well-educated to be major contributors to Singapore's future as a developed nation that can be economically and politically sustainable.
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i think that your argument in your limitation is a really good one. As for your OV in the first paragraph, i think you should centre your argument around the quality of education the youths of Singapore are receiving today that gives rise to good future leaders, rather than how affordable and accesible education is. Anyways i love your language used, had to read the post 3 times before i had any idea of what you were writing about (as usual)
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