Zhao Ye posted this link on Mr Allan's discussion forum: The disadvantages of an elite education
It's an interesting article that debases the traditional Singapore notion of Ivy League best, everything else inferior. Though it's long, I encourage you to read it.
NUS High is very much an elite education and most students here work to getting into the top universities worldwide, whether US or UK. I'm sure many have realised that we NUS High kids treat NUS as a 'safety school' (except for law/medicine), because getting into NUS Science or Engineering is a breeze for most of us, whereas our peers are working as hard as possible just to get in. Are we cultivating an elitist mindset here? Are we working hard just to get good grades everywhere, along with EC achievements, CIP, leadership positions, etc?
We always talk about being passionate in particular fields of math and science, and yet most of us still strive to attain excellence in all fields simply to push up our graduating CAP, which supposedly makes it easier to get into top schools. But perhaps an Ivy League education may not be the best path to take, no matter the prestige of such institutions (and brand-name recognition) here in Singapore. Students, and scholarship organisations for that matter, are already warming up to the idea of liberal arts colleges and good public universities.
How will Singapore view university education from different 'classes' of institutions in future? What do you think?
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