Singapore’s Social Divide Problem Extends Beyond The School

[TerrexLee]

“Co-existing in the same physical space, putting students of different learning abilities and socio-economic statuses in the same classroom, does not guarantee integration” (Erasing Social Divide: It’s More Than Just About Putting Children of Different Backgrounds in Same Classroom, Chong Sin Hui)


While class- or school-based integration is not guaranteed by “putting students of different learning abilities and socio-economic statuses in the same classroom” (TODAY, Mar. 4), Singapore has to confront an inequality and social divide problem which extends beyond the school. In fact, it could be argued that primary and secondary schools – by bringing together students of varied demographic and socio-economic backgrounds, to some extent – already offer one of the country’s most important sites for social interactions. The policy focus, in this vein, should shift from streaming within secondary schools to distinctions across schools, to greater engagement between students of different schools and institutes of higher learning, as well as to increased porosity across these educational pathways.


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[nightsafari]

Newspeak (singapore dialect)

 

[laksaboy]

PAP-style social engineering is rearing its ugly head.

Sinkies also forgot that LKY was a fan of eugenics - essentially Hitler's ideology. That's why I couldn't help but chuckle at the retards who paid him tribute in 2015, even going to queue for hours to peek at his coffin.

 

[glockman]

The pap effectively created another class of people with their open leg policy. Embracing the ultra wealthy uber rich from any country and gave them citizenship. This created a wider divide between classes and raised the ceiling for properties and other big ticket items.

 

[mojito]

No social divide here in Singapore, only got multiply. More and more FTs creating good jobs for you!

 

[zhihau]

where's the ten year series for the following series?
- how to be a better human?
- how to treat others as equals?

little wonder the scholars are missing out on these... tsk...

 

[syed putra]

The pap effectively created another class of people with their open leg policy. Embracing the ultra wealthy uber rich from any country and gave them citizenship. This created a wider divide between classes and raised the ceiling for properties and other big ticket items.

They needed these rich guys to boost per capita income. And revitalise the economy.

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

It's just a cut and paste of the Scandinavian system without minimum wage social security and the catering to late bloomers...however this could be the only way sgreans become more enlightened

 

[Leongsam]

People keep harping on this social divide thing but I see absolutely nothing wrong with having a divide in the first place.

Smart people don't want to live amongst stupid people. Sweet smelling citizens don't want to have to mingle with those that smell. Nerds prefer the company of other nerds or prefer to be alone. The pious don't want the interact with the whores and the lechers.

That's just how humans are and there is no point trying to fight natural instincts.

 

[congo9]

LKY eugenics policy coming back to haunt Singaporean. Trying to segregate the bad and good. Elite among the good.

Parents resources will be different.

 

[rushifa666]

PAP-style social engineering is rearing its ugly head.

Sinkies also forgot that LKY was a fan of eugenics - essentially Hitler's ideology. That's why I couldn't help but chuckle at the retards who paid him tribute in 2015, even going to queue for hours to peek at his coffin.

Yes. If the idiot whomcannot even speak mandarin until 35 and claims he cannot handle beyond 2 languages is your champion, then you must be extremely retarded

 

[rushifa666]

Godgene means cancer and albino. Even peasants are not this sick

 

[mojito]

where's the ten year series for the following series?
- how to be a better human?
- how to treat others as equals?

little wonder the scholars are missing out on these... tsk...

Clearly you not understand the zeitgeist of the governing elite. It is about
- how to be a richer
- how to make people know their place (don't no big no small huh)

 

[Asterix]

Chinese culture is the problem!

 

[glockman]

People keep harping on this social divide thing but I see absolutely nothing wrong with having a divide in the first place.

Smart people don't want to live amongst stupid people. Sweet smelling citizens don't want to have to mingle with those that smell. Nerds prefer the company of other nerds or prefer to be alone. The pious don't want the interact with the whores and the lechers.

That's just how humans are and there is no point trying to fight natural instincts.

Social divide is unavoidable. But this issue is magnified in sinkieland because the fucking country is too small. And crowded. I try to avoid places that are too atas, so I don't have to mix with or see those who are above my social status. And get disgusted by them. Hence I tend to stick to the heartland. But those bastards do come to the heartland too. Or drive their flashy cars with noisy exhaust systems through our heartland streets.

 

[congo9]

The pap effectively created another class of people with their open leg policy. Embracing the ultra wealthy uber rich from any country and gave them citizenship. This created a wider divide between classes and raised the ceiling for properties and other big ticket items.

Streaming is good. But more resources must be poured into teaching these slow learners. They just focus the resources on the elite and leave the struggling with little or same resources. Of course they can't catch up.

 

[Leongsam]

Social divide is unavoidable. But this issue is magnified in sinkieland because the fucking country is too small. And crowded. I try to avoid places that are too atas, so I don't have to mix with or see those who are above my social status. And get disgusted by them. Hence I tend to stick to the heartland. But those bastards do come to the heartland too. Or drive their flashy cars with noisy exhaust systems through our heartland streets.

I don't resent the rich at all. I always admired those who were above my social status and my aim throughout my life has been to step up to the next level.

 

[bobby]

Just like once when I was in school. everybody was very impressed by this new boy who always arrived at the school gate in a taxi.

Once everybody knew that his father was the taxi driver...he was downgraded to another social strata.

 

[glockman]

Just like once when I was in school. everybody was very impressed by this new boy who always arrived at the school gate in a taxi.

Once everybody knew that his father was the taxi driver...he was downgraded to another social strata.

With reference to transportation to school, he was a "higher social status" than most of us. We had to take public buses.

 

[pck1965]

PAP-style social engineering is rearing its ugly head.

Sinkies also forgot that LKY was a fan of eugenics - essentially Hitler's ideology. That's why I couldn't help but chuckle at the retards who paid him tribute in 2015, even going to queue for hours to peek at his coffin.

When you are a retard, you would speak ill of eugenics or Hitler. Another reason you may speak ill of Hitler was his apt handling of the Jews, i.e. assuming you pay obeisance to your Jewish overlords.

Nothing essentially wrong with what LKY had proposed. Stupid peasants can commit harakiri or go till their ancestral lands in China.