What other countries can learn from Singapore’s schools
The language in this article glosses over serious faults in Singaporean society, which I have had plenty of exposure to.<p>Firstly, as the article says, SG divides &quot;high achievers&quot; from &quot;low achievers&quot; at a pretty early age and enforces a social stereotype that the low achieveres who attend polytechnic schools are somehow dumb. This is needless segregation. Just offer everyone the same tests and let them choose their specializations.<p>Secondly, and this is anecdotal, SG produces workerbees who are content to follow orders and processes rather than make their own. The government gives them free money (called a &quot;bond&quot;) to go study abroad and then come back and perform 6 years of government labor as a middle-manager. Singaporean students typically study hard, but in their new social surroundings, quickly binge on drugs and alcohol and etc, even more so than Americans binge.<p>Thirdly, Singaporeans treat ethnic Malays as non-citizens. The Han Chinese of SG are thoroughly content to see Malaysians attending &quot;religious school&quot; as if this were some great freedom. In reality, they are happy to prevent the Malays from becoming as successful as the 70% Chinese population.