Tuesday, December 06, 2005

i'm bored bored bored. there's nothing gd to do.. i woke up early today.. when my alarm rang so mommy can't accuse me of sleeping my life away. i read cleo n female mag while having my breakfast of rice krispies n cold fresh milk.

read the forum pg of newspaper abt the elite sch thing. its true tt students in the elite sch do better. there's no denial. the ppl here r better travelled, coming frm well-to-do families. they can afford tons of tuition n countless revision exercises n heck, even overseas education if they fail to make it locally. they hv parents who drive saving them valuable travelling time. eating n fancy places n going to exotic locations is an eye-opener.. n these students choke up elite schs simply bcoz, parents hv the connections or money to buy them a place. look at ACS n all the other independent schs. the fabulous facilities [air-con, pool, etc..] n such.. there is no way neighbourhood schs wif their limited resources can catch up.

yup, all tis additional perks makes their learning more conducive n efficient.. higher sch fees makes it exclusive n better teachers [higher pay ma] all give them a head-start in life.

i'm not saying tt shld one go to a neighbourhood sch, one will not hv a bright future. its juz tougher. v much tougher. u hv to compete wif all the ppl who hv it easier. no money woes n all the help in the world. a perfect example. i was frm tao nan. a pretty branded pri sch in the east if u ask me. my peers stayed in big houses having lots of pocket money n expensive gadgets. every hol, its no surprise to see frens go abroad to europe or usa. donation collections for organisations like nkf become a cls competition as to who gets more money. its true. i can collect $200 n its still not enough [in damai, i dun even bother to put more than $50]. i'm not complaining coz i'm not exactly deprived either. sch trips r v large-scale wif compulsory subsidised swimming lessons - i even had swimming "tuition" so i wun lag behind. but in sec sch, damai cld not even afford to let the whole level go on an excursion. i rmbr sch trips being limited to the selected few - usually top scorers or teacher's pets. it boils down to the resources. how can neighbourhood catch up if they dun provide equal opportunities for their students?

n given a chance, ppl with the means to enter top schs wun opt for an average one. its human nature to want the best. so i dun tink tis social gap will ever close.. students frm top schs go on to become top executives earning big bucks. neighbourhood schs can still produce top students but the route upwards is longer, harder n much more tedious. well, life is not fair.

i experienced both sorta life. n yes, life in tns was much more competitive n challenging. as each tried to prove themselves superior. [last time we compared pagers not hps.. oso who had branded bags or expensive shoes..] but life in dmss was much more pleasant wif down-to-earth ppl n ppl who loved u for who u r. but being not blind, i can see which grp of ppl hv a more direct route to a bright future.

juz my own opinion.
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