RJC's Outlook

You know the products of a Singaporean education system when you see one.

"Top scorer Lim Chang Mou had 4 A-level distinctions, 3 S-paper distinctions and A1 in General Paper. Following closely in the wake were 22 other students who scored 4 A-level distinctions, 2 S-paper distinctions and A1 in GP. Besides Chang Mou, Two other students also had 3 distinctions for S-paper while 91 students scored 2 distinctions for S-paper, and 131 others had 1 distinction for S paper. In fact, the good results did not end there. 560 of the cohort of 742 students, or 75.5 percent, scored 3 or more A-level distinctions making his the best performance RJC had seen in 24 years."

-Outlook, RJC publication

Wow. I'm impressed.

Then I looked at the rather geeky picture of the RJC students and I wonder if film stars and actresses that we admire today are actually products of this wonderful education system.

Sure. Tom Cruise couldn't read till he was 20 plus (he was dyslexic), Paris Hilton was born rich.

And we forget the Steve Jobs and the Bill Gates and the Sim Wong Hoos of the world.

Even Desmond from EOCC is a classic example of education not being the only route to success. Albeight he did work hard for what he has today.

And I was playing DotA for "almost" the entire day, and the last game was with this RJC guy who had his physics common test tomorrow. (darkfire88 i think). And there he was, playing DotA battleNET. and there I was as well.
You see, these 4-As, 2 S papers, A1 GP etc etc etc. will not guarantee you happiness or success in life. Any small thing can and WILL take you down.

Like acne. (lol me). Or not being an officer. Or not getting a scholarship. Once you've been accustomed to getting the best in life, you would either

A: Wait for it to come to you.
B: Strive harder to achieve more.

In fact, I feel there are more Type As then type Bs in our society today. I'm pointing the finger to myself. I could have settled my university administration. Packed some luggage. Go out with friends. Learn Salsa (oh wait, i'm learning). Learn a foreign language. Go do community service.

And what do I do? Play DotA with some RJC guy who has a physics test tomorrow.

Granted. He'll probably get at least a B for it. And probably Ace the physics A levels. And the education system today has been so unforgiving to those it considers a failure of the system. ITE, Poly etc etc. All seen to be less than that of a JC education and a university education.

Now, even graduates aren't able to get jobs.

Though we Do have a President's Scholar in People's Magazine most beautiful people in the world. Lol. Ambitious, he is.

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