MOE to stop publishing names of top students?

[SAHM_TAN]

I’m going to be a loner in the forum after I post this…


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don’t think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

[keroppi]

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Nay, you won't be a loner. I'm with you.

To me, motivation comes from within. No amount of success stories thrown at a child will motivate him, neither does carrot dangling. The child must find his own motivation to want to do well in his studies.

[SAHM_TAN]

keroppi:

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Nay, you won't be a loner. I'm with you.

To me, motivation comes from within. No amount of success stories thrown at a child will motivate him, neither does carrot dangling. The child must find his own motivation to want to do well in his studies.

Phew!! Heehee

[sinoboy]

keroppi:

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Nay, you won't be a loner. I'm with you.

To me, motivation comes from within. No amount of success stories thrown at a child will motivate him, neither does carrot dangling. The child must find his own motivation to want to do well in his studies.

I am with both of you. How to motivate children nowadays when they have wealthy parents buying them handphones, smart TVs, laptop, tablets accessing western media promoting drinking, sax and violence, K-pop and brainless dramas, online games, futball and gambling and pawn?

As a nation we do things to make ourselves competitive on the global arena. As a family we do things to make our family name proud. As individuals I feel that the present age kids are spoilt for choice with many different medium entertainment and time wasters to choose from.

I am talking about children in general. Most of our kids have not experienced the hunger. But do those that did experience the hunger have the means to do well given our high cost of living? Futile DSA attempts against goliath competitors cost a bomb to some of these families, and a parent even suggested limited the number of DSA a single child can apply (read somewhere in this forum). :scared:

[linden2000]

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Haha are you talking about my son? For him he just values his leisure too much and does not have the maturity at 12 years to see beyond the now and the present. Think these inspirational stories work only for those who have a certain level of maturity.

[SAHM_TAN]

linden2000:

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Haha are you talking about my son? For him he just values his leisure too much and does not have the maturity at 12 years to see beyond the now and the present. Think these inspirational stories work only for those who have a certain level of maturity.

No, no, not talking about your ds. Just my observation about human nature in general.

[linden2000]

SAHM_TAN:

linden2000:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

Haha are you talking about my son? For him he just values his leisure too much and does not have the maturity at 12 years to see beyond the now and the present. Think these inspirational stories work only for those who have a certain level of maturity.

No, no, not talking about your ds. Just my observation about human nature in general. [/quote]Ha i know you are not..just that your post really reminded me of my DS. Lost track of the number of such newspaper articles that i have shown him. Doubt it actually did anything to his motivation.

[SAHM_TAN]

we can only keep trying

[CayennePepper]

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

No, no you won't be :snuggles:
I'm going to sound a lot stranger :nailbite: . I don't see why we even need to motivate or inspire a child to achieve. I fail to understand this incessant drive to achieve so-called excellence (do your best, be number one, beat the competitors, get into top schools etc).

[SAHM_TAN]

CayennePepper:

SAHM_TAN:

I'm going to be a loner in the forum after I post this.......


I might not make sense here. I think to motivate or inspire a child, it does not start with newspaper articles or how successful someone else is. If a child is not motivated no matter how many motivational stories are thrown at the child, I doubt such stories will have any impact. I don't think the situation of how the child succeed, from poor family background, encountered several setbacks, etc, matters to a child who lacks the drive to achieve.

No, no you won't be :snuggles:
I'm going to sound a lot stranger :nailbite: . I don't see why we even need to motivate or inspire a child to achieve. I fail to understand this incessant drive to achieve so-called excellence (do your best, be number one, beat the competitors, get into top schools etc).

Phew again.

I guess it's becos we don't have natural resources. So survival is always at the top of the agenda.