Sunday, May 14, 2006
quoted from
http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/archive/160.html"Lastly, because this has been an inordinately long and tedious post, I must point out that separation and stratification is immensely unhealthy so early on in life, as it sets the tone for one's entire adult life. The mutual disdain between JC and Poly kids is quite frightening. Poly kids will go "wah lao, these JC students think they know everything", and JC kids will always say "I'm such a failure, I'm gonna join Poly". There is perceptible animosity and resentment on both camps, and honestly, it's just silly. If we had a more egalitarian system where the benefits and efforts of policymaking are better spread out across the board we would have far less problems in this regard. Else, I fear the creation of a society where everyone 'understands his role', and misunderstands another's. Mistrust, disdain, and stereotypes I can do without, thank you very much."
"Such a system has its advantages, of course. Many of my GEP classmates not only found an outlet for their intelligence, but also found solace in one another's company -- consistently scoring higher grades than your peers with what seems to be far less effort is a surefire way to ostracize yourself in school; that, and one must consider also that GEP students are frankly weird. Given that I am weird, I enjoyed the company. I have also had the privilege of associating with such brilliant people, I wouldn't exchange the experience for the world."
ha take a step back JC, POLY ppl. believe it. we all get sh*t in this =X no one gets lesser =P
BUT. [ just to make this seem balanced]
maybe hm u can't blame tt picture on tt blog posting. showing the 4 elite schs. ok calling them elite is ELITISM. but having all schs equal is COMMUNISM. hm on one hand u get gd publicity for SG. smart ppl congregates,push country forward.... and on the other. u get "
VJC student takes X S- papers commits suicide over small _____"
and hai i dun come from some "elite" sch. ha nvr was from one. so hai i dunnoe how is it like being around "future leaders" of singapore -.-
geovnx | 5/14/2006 01:16:00 AM
