I've been hearing a lot of debate regarding the education system in Singapore recently as it's nearing graduation.
Here's my brief opinion. In a Slide Deck
14. 45 percent
during their first two years in college.
showed no improvement in critical thinking,
complex reasoning or written communication
Source: Academically Adrift
(based on u.s students)
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29. “ Don’t Kay Kiang
study hard
and find a job ”
- The Bimbo Singaporean
Kay Kiang: Hokkien phrase which translates as "acting smart". It is usually used to describe
someone as biting off more than one can chew - to be acting smarter than one actually is.
36. "You can make more money on
average if you go to college, but
it's not true for everybody,"
- Richard Freeman
Harvard Economist
Source: ABC Action News
48. “It's not how much money
we make that ultimately
makes us happy between
nine and five. It's whether
or not our work fulfills us.”
-Malcolm Gladwell
55. 1. REMEMBER THAT
kNOWLEDGE IS MEASURED BY WISDOM
2. BECAUSE
in this age, EVERYTHING IS CHANGING
3. AND AS SUCH
ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR SUCCESS
56. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is
our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”
- Marrianne Williamson
57. THANK YOU
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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info sources
ABC Action News
Academically Adrift