Sunday, May 26, 2013

Totally Ignored


For a few months now, several government ministers in the Singapore government have commented that the once-sacred university degree is no longer the key to a good life. No less than 3 different ministers had said so;

-          National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said: “You own a degree, but so what? You can’t eat it. If that cannot give you a good life, a good job, it is meaningless.”
-          Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said that a good qualification alone does not guarantee a career, let alone a job.
-          Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said that soft skills, not a degree, are the most important thing for young people to learn.

I totally agree. With the massive influx of foreigners with degrees coming into Singapore, having Singaporeans getting degrees is no longer necessary for Singapore. However; good luck to the government trying to convince Singaporean parents of this!

Personally, I find it hilarious that our government is changing its stance on education. I mean this is the government that had for decades telling Singaporeans to study hard or lose out. Now suddenly, a degree is meaningless?

Hilarious! It’s hilarious because Singaporean parents are going to totally ignore it. I mean what happened to all the talk about this being “a competitive world” and “a degree is needed to get ahead”? You think Singaporean parents, who grew up on these slogans, are going to tell their kids education is not important? Good luck with that. 

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Guess the ministers are trying to say nicely that we ain't gonna get to wash test tubes. Don't even bother as they can get cheaper FTs to do it.

Ghost said...

True and that's a reason why Singapore do need our own degree holders anymore. Good luck getting parents to follow suit though.

Anonymous said...

I will believe those ministers if they send their own children to ITE and work their way up through the school of hard knocks. Will we see that happening? I doubt so, then please keep the bul**** to yourself.

Ghost said...

Doubt it would be happening? Ha! No bloody chance of it happening you mean. I mean after all, those ministers are Singaporeans too.

Anonymous said...

We are Singaporeans, they are Sinkaporeans. The Titanic

Ghost said...

Hey now, we are all on the same ship. If they sink, we'll going down with them.

Anonymous said...

That's the truly sad and angry part.