Do you think there is still a future for our kids...
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lim72:
Education in Singapore should move away from the rote learning, exam smart route to nuture people who can invent, innovate and become critical visionary thinkers of the future. The current system, unnecessarily impose undue stress, forces children to be labelled , streamed and placed in their respective self imposed belief that they are not worthy (once failing that critical national exam or not getting into the desired/choice school).sweetiepie:
I am asking myself this question also. My gg is always buzy studying, going for tuitions and cca. She has become defiant and rude sometimes especially this year she is preparing for PSLE. This is only beginning and is already so stressful. Seeing her like that. I worry for my 4 yrs old going thru the same education system here. Already her teachers are complaining abt her behaviour. life here is not healthy for my family and I am so tired. Now thinking whether to forget about PSLE and migrant to Australia or finish PSLE and migrant next year.
If I were you, I will migrant and forget about the PSLE. I find that our education system is too stressful and rigid. Ask yourself what do you want your child to achieve, a degree? There are definitely more than one way to achieve it. If I have a choice like you, I will migrant asap.
It would be a dream if the authorities can consider the non competitive and self assuring education system of the Scandinavians where many grow up balanced and successful in life. -
Lizzie:
Museum tour commentators in Singapore are currently staffed by volunteer expat wives (who followed their professional expat husbands to Singapore, with much resources, maid(s) at home, while not having to work). It's a 500+ strong group, and each of them have to pay hundreds of dollars to be trained...there's another weekend group of guides, staffed by Singaporeans. i.e. museum tour commentators are not really \"jobs\" with pay..
\"Then we can see more of our senior citizens taking up jobs like museum tour commentators, tour guides , part-time teachers, less menial (more mentally challenging)\". -
resgmom:
If senior citizens were to ever to fill up these positions like museum commentators which as you said aren't really jobs, would that not be great? It goes to show that our senior citizens need no longer work at that advance age for a living but rather living to enjoy the finer things in life like sharing knowledge with others.
Museum tour commentators in Singapore are currently staffed by volunteer expat wives (who followed their professional expat husbands to Singapore, with much resources, maid(s) at home, while not having to work). It's a 500+ strong group, and each of them have to pay hundreds of dollars to be trained...there's another weekend group of guides, staffed by Singaporeans. i.e. museum tour commentators are not really \"jobs\" with pay..Lizzie:
\"Then we can see more of our senior citizens taking up jobs like museum tour commentators, tour guides , part-time teachers, less menial (more mentally challenging)\". -
Talking about migration. Many countries like Switzerland, USA etc…usually keep the jobs for their citizens first. For immigrants, not as easy. Unlike in Singapore.
What can we do except to encourage better survival skills in our children and to remind them that we have to revolve around the world (changes etc), not expecting it to be the other way round. -
Lizzie:
If senior citizens were to ever to fill up these positions like museum commentators which as you said aren't really jobs, would that not be great? It goes to show that our senior citizens need no longer work at that advance age for a living but rather living to enjoy the finer things in life like sharing knowledge with others.[/quote]What's sad is you don't see many senior citizens taking up these volunteer posts, even though there are many volunteer positions available. :scratchhead: We're still some ways from other parts of the world, where (as far as I've seen) museum tour commentators were mostly local senior citizens, with a much smaller number of paid, regular museum staff doing the tours.
Museum tour commentators in Singapore are currently staffed by volunteer expat wives (who followed their professional expat husbands to Singapore, with much resources, maid(s) at home, while not having to work). It's a 500+ strong group, and each of them have to pay hundreds of dollars to be trained...there's another weekend group of guides, staffed by Singaporeans. i.e. museum tour commentators are not really \"jobs\" with pay..resgmom:
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\"Then we can see more of our senior citizens taking up jobs like museum tour commentators, tour guides , part-time teachers, less menial (more mentally challenging)\". -
Canvas:
:sad:Talking about migration. Many countries like Switzerland, USA etc...usually keep the jobs for their citizens first. For immigrants, not as easy. Unlike in Singapore.
What can we do except to encourage better survival skills in our children and to remind them that we have to revolve around the world (changes etc), not expecting it to be the other way round.
send them overseas to study?
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Frankly, our kids are not hungry enough. I know of many people in their thirties who are graduates and who have not worked for years because they are still looking for the 'perfect' job that pays well and gives work-life balance and job satisfaction, etc. In the meantime, they are living off their parents who don't give their butts a kick (I have no idea why not!!!).
I am not a hungry person myself. I have very low drive. If I were a factory worker, I would just do my thing and go home when the bell rings to cook dinner for my family. And I would be happy to do that. So I accept that I ain't gonna get very far in my career anytime soon. I say, if people want something, they've got to work for it. Otherwise, live with it.
It's not exactly true that there is no future for Singaporean kids. Even for those not academically inclined, money can be made if they learn to step back and assess the situation. A lot of towkays started off as chao Ah Bengs who never made it to the hallowed halls of RI, etc. They decided they didn't want to earn 2k all their lives as lower-level employees and found opportunities to make it work as hawkers. Or they took risks to enter businesses, eg. film lighting, selling stuff, etc.
It's more worrying to me that the internet is rife with young people who complain about EVERYTHING. Yes, I agree that life is not fair, things could be better and change needs to happen. In the meantime, we are responsible for our own lives and making it better for OURSELVES. After the ranting, the 'kids' need to get down to work and DO something. Then there will be a future. Ha. This is my personal rant. I will do MY thing and get my 3 kids to get a future in Singapore.
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Another thing: about the migration issue, let’s put it this way. Most of us are here because our forefathers (mothers?) migrated. They obviously thought Singapore was a better bet than wherever it was they came from. That’s the whole point of moving to a better place, right?
So, if people want to migrate, do go ahead. But make sure you know what you are getting in terms of taxation, lifestyle, culture, treatment by the locals, etc, cos suddenly, you will be the much-feared PR who takes away jobs, uses govt money, etc. It could well be a shocking experience to be on the other side. All I am saying is, go in with your eyes open. To make it to a good uni in Australia, for example, still entails a lot of hard work and swotting. And to have a cushy lifestyle in Sydney still requires both parents to work very hard to have lots of money for the extras. Migration is about going in with one’s eyes open after making an informed personal choice.
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