http://yqcabizpark.blogspot.com/2008/06/cost-of-living-in-this-world-spiritual.htmlhttp://yqcabizpark.blogspot.com/2008/06/cost-of-living-in-this-world.htmlThese are the links to YongQuan's blog about rising oil prices, and how it eventually affects us in almost every way., plus the spiritual link. I would too have something to say about that, though I'm not very sure about the crudely-drawn picture (hehehehehe) on the top of his blog.
Since I have the habit of waking up at 11 plus these days, the news I read aren't exactly fresh from printing. Therefore, forgive me if i seem slow, but then, you don't really read the papers do you? ;D Anyway, the focus would not be so much on oil prices, cuz you're probably sick of reading that.
Source: TODAY Thursday June 12 (im reliable, i give provenance!) (oh and, not i say one hor!)So yeah,
the Education Minister Ng Eng Hen (read: not Tharman anymore so sad!!)
shelved plans for a fourth public-funded university (back in 2003) until PM Lee (the Son)
revived the idea during his Nat Day Rally. Plus the gahmen's
2015 target of allowing 30 percent of each cohort to get into public-funded varsities.Now the argument is that, if more people go to uni, more people will get their hands on a degree, how much will a degree be worth then? Not to mention, what if quantity overtakes quality of graduates just by wanting to fulfil new quotas? Especially if educators are siphoned off from the best of secondary school educators. In the UK and China, the increased enrolment did not lead to higher employment. So, the best universities might be starved of resources.
Minister Ng's point is that
"more education does not mean more growth, as most politicians and economists unthinkingly suppose". He
stresses on quality over quantity, and that such a move like another uni might weaken the link with growth. Also, preoccupation with economic growth narrows and distorts what society's idea of education should be.To summarise, he is for
strategic use of limited resources to gain the most for delivering higher education (typical s'porean - wanting the best things at the lowest price xD) in order to get most
value and relevance. What does this mean for us? The gahmen map out something for teens already: "
Singapore believes that every student should be developed to his or her fullest, but this does not means equal or similar outcomes" - Dr Ng. Which explains
ITEs and Polytechnics, providing different opportunities to the spectrum of different capabilities.Oh and a committee is working on calling for the setting up of a fourth varsity and a liberal arts college (YES!) in 2015.
I am rather mixed about this now, since it does concern my future. Not very sure on what to think about it, and slightly doubtful cuz there are politicans involved, and the system, you can't trust everything that you read.
Okay, I shall post my reply to all these news after Amaths tuition, which sets me on my way to a possible Polytechnic and maybe to shipped off the Australia because of the lack of space and oh well, not everyone can have a degree, but I got to get one due to the path I am wanting to choose. Oh well.
Ah big things start from small things like tuition.
Labels: Secondary School Life, To-do list, What's up or new
