tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post113669014306642971..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: in the real world, how good are you?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1136714198534488282006-01-08T17:56:00.000+08:002006-01-08T17:56:00.000+08:00there are always the exceptions. some are really m...there are always the exceptions. some are really muggers and just parrot. but many are really good.<BR/><BR/>one area which singaporeans are weak in is articulation. and the fear of self expression could be better. there is a need to loosen them up a bit. less inhibited.<BR/><BR/>if the average or below average singaporean students could excel overseas, no reason why the better students could notChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1136702132994943362006-01-08T14:35:00.000+08:002006-01-08T14:35:00.000+08:00I have also read somewhere that Singapore pupils a...I have also read somewhere that Singapore pupils are fantastic in Maths and Sciences but when it comes to thinking out of the box, they are far behind pupils from other country. Why? I think they learn their lessons parrot-fashion. They memorise theories and formulae and they repeat word for word, just like parrots. In other countries, although they are not so good in maths and the sciences, theySpeedwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827682557075362199noreply@blogger.com