Staff Cecil Lee Posted March 23, 2012 Staff Share Posted March 23, 2012 Reference: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=31178&new=%3EHouse%20Hunting%20:%20A%20Lot%20PositiOn%20-%20%3Cem%3EFeng%20Shui%3C/emIn the above link, just because, a type of water feature (fountain) is considered useful for elaborating the concept of what makes a good fountain. It does not mean that this type of fountain is an excellent choice e.g. for the living room area.Given all the clues that it is so; yet, one can reproduce an exact replica of it and ask: is this the correct fountain to use? * Shake my head *In my opinion, most of us, even myself (to blame) may have paper qualfications, not because we are smart but rather, we only know how to regurgitate word for word what we read in our books.I like to say that we Singaporeans who had studied locally are good "photo-copiers". We are great at mimicking all these.I hope I did not found it out too late, when one day I stared in the mirror and realised how "condemned" our education system was... That was at least 20 years ago...The writer of the article, below used the most relevant sentence:-" The Singapore education system is good for testing and grading. " I totally agree with the above : SGP = COPYCAT degrees = Xerox creativity! Let's hope that this can change.Is this one of the reasons why many of the large Singapore corporations are (or have to be) run by foreign talents?== START ==Source & Credit: http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/21/only-fools-will-claim-singapore-education-is-good/Only fools will claim Singapore education is goodMarch 21st, 2012 | Author: Contributions I graduated from an Australian university. Yes, Singapore students do better in math and science. But do you know that Australians are better than Singapore students in law, critical thinking, arts, medical?etc?My advice to you is stop reading Straits Times. Go to Australia, stay there and experience for yourself. By the way, each year our government send hundred of Singapore students to Australia under PSC scholarship. If their universities are that bad, would our government keep sending them each year? Also, do ask our dear President (Tony Tan) and PAP members where do they graduate from?Although Maths and Science are both essential for the development of a nation, but the over emphasis of the two subjects in some of the Asia countries education curriculum has made students become study robots and follow formulas blindly without knowing the actual applications of these formulas. This is actually a very sad fact as the education system that only emphasis on the exam results had failed to open the creative thinking part of a child. Making them study for the sake of exam and not for the sake of acquiring a lifelong skill.From my point of view, changes like the use of creative thinking skills must be inculcated in younger generations if any of the Asian countries want to compete with the Western countries in terms of innovations and developments of the nation.This is actually something very important as the behavior and the developments of a nation will start from root of good education that enables the student to think and innovate, and not to follow blindly.I have seen many local grads and sad to say, most of them have attitude problems. They are only good at office politics but has no interests in learning. They keep emphasizing that they scored good grades in Uni and they do not have to learn new things at work because to them, good grades mean everything and preferably can get a high payevery month without doing anything. What makes them worse is that they actually look down on Poly grads, which I do not understand and can never understand their mindsets. In fact, I?m more worried about our future. Can we depend on this kind of person to be our leader when we grow old? Will they lead us to a better life? Or they will actually lead us to hell???I did my degree overseas and it opened my eyes to the amazing things or should I say, incredible things, that people in this country have done and can do, using their education or what they know. I?ve been to country fairs where the English retired men showcased the little steam engines they built in their backyard as a hobby (You should see thesmile on the old men?s faces when their automotive rides gave children so much joy). They used what they learnt in almost everything from food tech to flying, and more importantly they carrying on learning.Despite the so called first world education system, Singapore isn?t any better than Taiwan or Hong Kong. At least in these countries, we can see some signs of innovation and creativity,Singapore has the worst education system ever to be found in the world and I say this as a FACT.The Singapore education system is good for testing and grading. Any education system that wants the easy way out will choose this system. Today?s world is not all about measurements, is it? What does that do for our children though? Measurement puts grades and systems first, children 2nd. That is not education.I hear people say that Singapore education is the best in the World. I just feel that some of these top people have no qualms in misleading the people of Singapore. It is darn sad!Source & Credit: http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/21/only-fools-will-claim-singapore-education-is-good/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted April 5, 2012 Staff Share Posted April 5, 2012 Source & Credit: http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/04/04/pap-the-master-illusionist/Irefer to Mr Tan Jee Say?s article ?PAP?s low cunning ? a primary 1 half-truth?. This is what the PAP has transformed into for the last decade, telling us the half-truth!Let me quote you another example.Back during my NS days with the 5th Singapore Infantry Regiment, my CO was a president scholar. Because he wanted us to win the Best Infantry Award, he insist that we set a record timing for a 40km route march.On the day of the route march, he instructed all OCs to get those weaklings to report sick regardless of whether they are sick or not. Also, an order was given to our Medical Officer (MO) to liberally grant exemptions and not to ask any questions. As I was obese, I too was one of those who was asked to report sick.When I saw my MO though, he asked me how come I came too. He asked me when I will ever have a chance to walk 40km ever again?! This sort of event only happens once in a lifetime. Whether one can make it or not, it is all in his mind and not his physical body. He believed that I was mentally strong enough to at least give it a good try. Because of his belief in me, I went ahead and completed this incredible task. I spent the next two days lying in bed nursing my sore and numb legs. Till today, I am grateful to my MO for encouraging me to try, rather than ask me to give up right from the start!At the end of the exercise, we not only broke the old record but our timing remained a record for many years. It was recorded as as a great success by our CO. But what if EVERYBODY was involved in the exercise? Would the result have been this exceptional? This is the beginning of PAP?s web of deceit!This is what has been happening in our education system too. We keep seeing reports of schools achieving 100% passes in 5 or even 7 ?O? level subjects. But the result has improved over the years only because those who are deemed weak have already dropped out of the paper chase. Our teachers are so bogged down with heavy workloads that they couldn?t care for the students as much as before!If all our teachers are like my MO and refused to give up even on the students who have the poorest grades, do you think students themselves will give up? NEVER! All these students need is a bright beacon to steer them in the right direction. Our education system now has no such beacon in sight!Increasingly, we are seeing reports of our youngsters being rude and crude. Empty vessels make the loudest noise. They are rude and crude because they have left the education system early. And the reason why they have left early is because the government has simply chose to abandon them rather them spend more resources on them! Like what Ihave proposed earlier, those whose grades are poor but still wants to study, let?s put them in smaller classes, so that the teachers can better teach them. Those who are there to create trouble in school, send them to Military School rather than kick them out of school. I think it is imperative to keep everyone in school as long as possible in order to create lesser social problems. There are 1,000,001 things that can be done but our dear Minister of Education has done nothing since his appointment!So, I have given up on any beautiful numbers or statistics the government provides. Most of the time, the ugly side has already been withdrawn from the data pool. That?s why everything appears so fantastic! The reality though is something only 40% of Singapore understand.The master illusionist is increasingly finding it difficult to come out with new tricks. Will he fool us again in2016? Only time will tell, only time will tell. . ..MC Hammer Quote On 3/23/2012 11:47:31 AM, Anonymous wrote:Reference:http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=31178&new=%3EHouse%20Hunting%20:%20A%20Lot%20PositiOn%20-%20%3Cem%3EFeng%20Shui%3C/emIn the above link, justbecause, a type of waterfeature (fountain) isconsidered useful forelaborating the concept ofwhat makes a good fountain. Itdoes not mean that this typeof fountain is an excellentchoice e.g. for the livingroom area.Given all the cluesthat it is so; yet, one canreproduce an exact replica ofit and ask: is this thecorrect fountain to use?* Shake my head *In myopinion, most of us, evenmyself (to blame) may havepaper qualfications, notbecause we are smart butrather, we only know how toregurgitate word for word whatwe read in our books.I like tosay that we Singaporeans whohad studied locally are good"photo-copiers". We are greatat mimicking all these.I hopeI did not found it out toolate, when one day I stared inthe mirror and realised how"condemned" our educationsystem was... That was atleast 20 years ago...Thewriter of the article, belowused the most relevantsentence:-" The Singaporeeducation system is good fortesting and grading. " Itotally agree with the above :SGP = COPYCAT degrees = Xeroxcreativity! Let's hope thatthis can change.Is this one ofthe reasons why many of thelarge Singapore corporationsare (or have to be) run byforeign talents?== START==Source & Credit:http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/21/only-fools-will-claim-singapore-education-is-good/Only fools will claimSingapore education is goodMarch 21st, 2012 |Author: ContributionsI graduated from an Australianuniversity. Yes, Singaporestudents do better in math andscience. But do you know thatAustralians are better thanSingapore students in law,critical thinking, arts,medical?etc?My advice to you is stopreading Straits Times. Go toAustralia, stay there andexperience for yourself. Bythe way, each year ourgovernment send hundred ofSingapore students toAustralia under PSCscholarship. If theiruniversities are that bad,would our government keepsending them each year? Also,do ask our dear President(Tony Tan) and PAP memberswhere do they graduate from?Although Maths and Science areboth essential for thedevelopment of a nation, butthe over emphasis of the twosubjects in some of the Asiacountries education curriculumhas made students become studyrobots and follow formulasblindly without knowing theactual applications of theseformulas. This is actually avery sad fact as the educationsystem that only emphasis onthe exam results had failed toopen the creative thinkingpart of a child. Making themstudy for the sake of exam andnot for the sake of acquiringa lifelong skill.From my point of view, changeslike the use of creativethinking skills must beinculcated in youngergenerations if any of theAsian countries want tocompete with the Westerncountries in terms ofinnovations and developmentsof the nation.This is actually somethingvery important as the behaviorand the developments of anation will start from root ofgood education that enablesthe student to think andinnovate, and not to followblindly.I have seen many localgrads and sad to say, most ofthem have attitude problems.They are only good at officepolitics but has no interestsin learning. They keepemphasizing that they scoredgood grades in Uni and they donot have to learn new thingsat work because to them, goodgrades mean everything andpreferably can get a highpayevery month without doinganything. What makes themworse is that they actuallylook down on Poly grads, whichI do not understand and cannever understand theirmindsets. In fact, I?m moreworried about our future. Canwe depend on this kind ofperson to be our leader whenwe grow old? Will they lead usto a better life? Or they willactually lead us to hell???I did my degree overseas andit opened my eyes to theamazing things or should Isay, incredible things, thatpeople in this country havedone and can do, using theireducation or what they know.I?ve been to country fairswhere the English retired menshowcased the little steamengines they built in theirbackyard as a hobby (Youshould see thesmile on the oldmen?s faces when theirautomotive rides gave childrenso much joy). They used whatthey learnt in almosteverything from food tech toflying, and more importantlythey carrying on learning.Despite the so called firstworld education system,Singapore isn?t any betterthan Taiwan or Hong Kong. Atleast in these countries, wecan see some signs ofinnovation and creativity,Singapore has the worsteducation system ever to befound in the world and I saythis as a FACT.The Singapore education systemis good for testing andgrading. Any education systemthat wants the easy way outwill choose this system.Today?s world is not all aboutmeasurements, is it? What doesthat do for our childrenthough? Measurement putsgrades and systems first,children 2nd. That is noteducation.I hear people say thatSingapore education is thebest in the World. I just feelthat some of these top peoplehave no qualms in misleadingthe people of Singapore. It isdarn sad!Source & Credit:http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/21/only-fools-will-claim-singapore-education-is-good/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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