"We’ve taught our students to treat exams like we treat job interviews: we tell them to be more worried about presenting the right answers than actually learning the topic. The culture of grade-chasing is mainly created by Singapore’s employers, not MOE. In fact, so long as companies refuse to look beyond paper qualifications, many parents will freak if MOE shifts emphasis off grades." (Ad-hoc tuition is reflecting our bad attitude towards education)
always felt tuition is a form of subverted meritocracy. kids sit for the same exams yes, but they're prepared for the exams in different ways; parents then argue meritocracy allows them the financial advantage to advantage their kids.
i've actually hired a person (shan't name names) who lied through the interview to get the job. and it's not uncommon to hear people condone that because they claim it's more important to get the job first then learn the required skills.
like i say, the many hirers who disregard extracurricular records and out-of-the-box thinking are probably robotic losers of the system themselves. don't be disheartened because you'll go further than them.
always felt tuition is a form of subverted meritocracy. kids sit for the same exams yes, but they're prepared for the exams in different ways; parents then argue meritocracy allows them the financial advantage to advantage their kids.
i've actually hired a person (shan't name names) who lied through the interview to get the job. and it's not uncommon to hear people condone that because they claim it's more important to get the job first then learn the required skills.
like i say, the many hirers who disregard extracurricular records and out-of-the-box thinking are probably robotic losers of the system themselves. don't be disheartened because you'll go further than them.
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