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hi all nowadays degree is everywhere. so i would like to heard how much u guys are earning as compare to your education. those earning big money because of parent's start up capital no count. strike toto no count. family business also no count. It does not matter if u earn $1.2k or $12k per month, same for pri 6 to doctorate. Please give true information as this is also one of the factor for me to go back to school and study or not.

I'm just curious. After reading so many posts, I find some can 1. Write very well, chim chim england 2. Reason very well 3. Great technical knowledge I'm guessing that there are lots of "gao ren" out there hiding among the masses. Of coz I don't mean that one must have high education qualifications to be able to write and think well. I know many big bosses all BTC. BTW i am holding a local engineering degree currently

I'm sure all would agree with me this is how things work in most parts of the word, and applies to most industries. In essence, it shows a positive relationship between having qualifications and remuneration. But the relationship becomes weaker as one moves up the academic ladder. The salary difference between a person without education and a person with a cert, is greater than the salary difference between a person with a bachelor's deg and one with a masters. Please do not flame me for not being sufficiently scientific or "accurate". I've left out factors like, quality of unis/courses, individual experiences/capabilities, gender-biases, age... omg so many other things. This is simply an informal arbitrary graphical representation of how the general view is on this debate. Do you all agree that this is more or less the way things are, excluding all the other factors?

Hi All, just thinking,is it the fault of our education system that create so called ah bengs? previously in the 80s and 90s,teacher has the right to cane and impose punishment to students. I remember the days when there are public canings in front of the school assembly. Now the schools imposed the so called " LOVE" teaching. No more becoming scolding the students No more public caning No more standing outside the door Thus students becoming more arrogant,disregarding of discipline and law. So sad

OMG OMG OMG Since now holidays,try and coach my P2 girl in her English and Maths.................................OMG OMG.............when I mark her Maths papers.......I mis- marked certain questions for correct when they were wrong and vice versa.........walah ah...........only when my teacher wife highlight to me. Ostrich can dig hole to hid.........HDB flat how to dig hole............quietly go EATTTTTTTTTTTTT my Orangling and Bath. When bathing.........on water hot hot.....see whether I dreaming or not...............P2 mATHS PAPER i dun know how to mark.............I got Bachelor of Accountancy Degree Now primary lvl so jialat difficult one ar Next time my P2 girl come ask me Maths questions............i also dun know hide where

Hi all, I'm wondering why can't education in Singapore be absolutely free all the way till university? Since there were so much talks on education being a key nationl building tool. Free education is also not something new in developing and developed nations. If parents don't have to worry about paying for child education, this may also reverse the falling birth rate too. If we can't ask for free medical services, surely free education should be considered, rather than using national funds in funds that are subject to markert risk? What do you guys think? Regards, p.s.- posted at the wrong place, admin kindly relocate. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Thanks.

Sorry folks....another noob question from a father-to-be.... What kinda of insurance/saving/education package or plan do you get for your child? I am looking for those long term plan that contribute XX amount of money a month and after say 18 years can get back YY amount of money. Sorry...just wanna have some rough estimation the amount I need to keep aside every month

Why Locals CMI ? Cos at local schools we don't have this and everyone in local schools are blardi uptight and brain dead. VIDEO

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What is this talk about our school system being sub standards mentioned by many parents here. Even the UK teachers sings praises about our education system. No such thing as a perfect system. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/f...hools-singapore Lessons from Singapore Education is the Singapore government's top priority, says Mike Baker How do you achieve a school system consistently in the top three in the world for maths and science, fourth for literacy, and described by experts as leading the world in teaching quality? Moreover, how do you manage to get 80% of pupils to pass five or more O-levels when they are taught in their second language in classes of 35? The answers are found in Singapore. I have just accompanied winners of the Teaching Awards on a study visit to Singapore. It was organised by the charity CfBT Education Trust, which has sent British teachers to several countries to see what they can learn from other school systems. So what did they expect to find? One assistant headteacher from the Midlands expected to see "a very traditional curriculum, rows of pupils, teacher in front, students there to learn". And indeed she did. But she also saw a whole lot more: traditional methods blended with more progressive thinking, and a focus on teaching the whole child, not just on exam results. It gave the British teachers plenty to ponder. International comparisons are fraught with difficulties; it is easy to forget that what works in one country will not flourish in another. But Singapore has many similarities to the UK. The official language of school instruction is English, there is a national curriculum, and the national examinations are O- and A-levels, administered by Cambridge Assessment. It was soon clear to the British teachers that there are similar challenges. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multilingual society. Pupils are obsessed with mobile phones and computer games, and are, as one Singapore school principal put it, the "strawberry generation: easily bruised and damaged". So why does it work? First, education is the government's top priority. That is not just rhetoric: a country with no natural resources (it even has to import water) knows it lives and dies by its collective brainpower. The ministry of education is very close to schools; as all teachers and principals are civil servants, they regularly rotate through postings to the ministry. Teachers speak approvingly of the way the ministry supports initiatives with targeted funding. Or, as one former headteacher put it, the system runs on "top-down support for bottom-up initiatives". For example, there is a drive to boost learning outside the classroom. The government provides funds for school visits, clubs and extra-curricular activities, enabling them to make such activities compulsory. Pupils are regularly graded on these activities, and the grades count towards entry to further education. In another reform, the ministry announced recently that all primary schools would move to single-session teaching, with the juniors taught in the morning and the infants in the afternoon. This will bring smaller classes, better pupil-teacher ratios, and allow a programme of compulsory extra-curricular activities for the juniors in the afternoon. Like England, Singapore is undergoing a big school building programme. But there is no disruption while the builders are in, as the whole school decamps to a vacant school nearby. The government maintains spare capacity for this very purpose. In a reform called the Integrated Programme, schools with more able pupils are encouraged to bypass exams at 16, allowing greater curriculum flexibility right through to A-levels. One visiting headteacher from Essex was struck by the real stretch offered to more able pupils, the "clear articulation of ideas between government and schools", and the way the whole system not only "talked the talk, but also walked the walk". Perhaps the real key to Singapore's success, though, is the rare combination of traditional teaching and discipline, and a holistic, child-based approach. In the UK, we tend to see these as mutually exclusive opposites. mikebakereducation.co.uk

This piece of news brought a chuckle to me, seeing that it happened during a national education visit. Certainly, the visitors kena searched thoroughly before they were allowed to leave... So, how can still be missing? Were these items exhibited in the first place?? Or not checked and counted properly? Two pen flares missing http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_305642.html

Malaysian MPs sent overseas amid opposition takeover bid Posted: 08 September 2008 1534 hrs Photos 1 of 1 A Malaysian policeman stands guard in front of the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur (file pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Dozens of lawmakers from the ruling coalition left on Monday for Taiwan on an educational tour, in an apparent bid to prevent them from joining an opposition push to topple the government. The opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim, who has vowed to unseat the coalition by September 16, said the trip was an attempt to "corral and seclude" parliamentarians amid the high-stakes negotiations. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, whose ruling party leads the Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition, has vowed to thwart Anwar's plan to secure the 30 lawmakers he needs to form a new administration. "Some National Front leaders are getting cold feet and more than a touch of panic," said Lim Kit Siang from the Democratic Action Party, which is part of the three-member opposition alliance. "All in all, it is a national shame that the MPs should be treated like delinquent children who have to be packed off overseas and secluded from mischief, treating the National Front MPs as no better than chattel," he added. But Tiong King Sing, chairman of the government backbenchers' club that organised the hastily arranged tour, defended it as an educational programme. "It is not a forced trip. We are going to Taiwan to obtain some ideas on how to bolster our agriculture output. It has nothing to do with September 16. They can do what they want to do on that date," he told AFP. Tiong said 50 MPs were participating in the eight-day tour, and that dozens had left on Monday. The Star newspaper said in an SMS alert that 41 had departed. There are a total of 140 coalition lawmakers in parliament, and most of the would-be defectors were believed to be from the East Malaysia states of Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo island. Anwar said he was on track to meet the deadline, though political observers have expressed scepticism he can recruit enough defectors by that date. The 61-year-old opposition leader said government attempts to compel lawmakers to leave the country would not work. "We have seen some very positive signs, but we have also seen the desperate acts by the government, threats and using institutions to discourage them," he said in Jakarta. The opposition alliance gained unprecedented ground in March general elections, securing a third of parliamentary seats and five states from the coalition, which has ruled since independence from Britain half a century ago.

I have a friend, G, is being very secretive about his new job. I heard from one friend that G approaches him before and even though G presented to him as an investment rather than MLM, the system looks too much like MLM. Some informations i gather from my friend is Malaysian company, recently set up in Singapore. Office in Singapore is "City area", G doesn't wants to reveal where exactly is "City Area" as he is afraid to tell me. Investment as in to buy the education software to sell to others.... i think it's 5 figure sum, if you buy, you will becomes a manager. They ususally do their presentation on a laptop and talk aggressively. G is a quiet person and what my friend describe is he behaves completely different when presenting his product until quite high. According to my friend, G already kenna brain wash already. We knows one another for 15 yrs and yet he doesn't want to reveal anything to us. Anyone who heard of this can tell me the list of MLM education companies in Singapore?

Looking for a Education Insurance for my 2 year son. Any good recommendation? Thanks.

Why our education system here ( especially the Universities) should be modelled like the US... ....which a current U here, starting with a N and ending with an S is following. So not surprisingly, with the talk of a 4th university coming out, I sure hope our future leaders know where our tiny red dot is in the World map! ..besides not mixing mee siam with hum! http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1772684

OK there has been weird stories about the Chevies and even the Opels so here is a lowdown on GM. Chevy Optra sedan = Suzuki Forenza sedan in US. ALso available as estate (woohoo!). Chevy Optra in US is HB version. Chevy Aveo sedan = Daewoo Kalos sedan in Europe Chevy Aveo HB = Suzuki Swift+ in US. Difference is that it does not have ABS. Only sedan has ABS in US. Also Daewoo Kalos HB in Europe. Chevy Vivant = Daewoo Tacuma. I can see it coming. This car is somehow related to Kevin Bacon.