Thursday, August 02, 2007
I've been recently intrigued by the Strait Times forum online, and if you have the time I would definitely recommend reading some of the views of Singaporeans on issues that are almost indefinitely interesting, or of great concern. Recently the topic of much heated debate is whether of not the pressure to do well in Singapore schools is too much to handle. Coming from someone who has left the system I will have to sadly say that the pressure though is too much, is beneficial to us, and also essential to what makes us Singaporeans. There are many great things in life, education of which is one of them, but of greater importance than that is the attitude of learning. Sad to say, the Singapore system has brutally butchered the love of learning with the pressures to perform, and produce quick, positive results. Then again, my opinion is a biased one.
What sparked greater interest to me in the forums was a letter about foreign students studying in Singapore, criticising the Singapore culture. Trying to imitate our Singlish, and so on. Personally I don't see what the big fuss is all about. If we continue to use Singlish, even after being taught that it's not proper English, through those Speak-Good-English campaigns the government organizes, then I think we deserve to be laughed, and probably mocked at.
Dan
2:14 pm
