LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.....
we are
measured
by grades
mostly
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polytechnic junior college
or
we choose either
at tertiary level
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gpa grading a levels
grading system
vs
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pragmatic academic
vs
teaching approach
(preparing for the workforce) (preparing for further education)
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10%-15% 60%-80%
university admission
vs
estimate* estimate*
(with tons trying to get in)
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academic academic
=
examination approach
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NOT HOW WELL..
YOU DRAW YOU SPEAK
YOU PROGRAM YOU WRITE
YOU APPLY THEORY TO LIFE
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but how well..
You Memorize
& REGURGITATE
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is this culture
what we want?
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45 percent
showed no improvement in critical thinking,
complex reasoning or written communication
during their first two years in college.
Source: Academically Adrift
(based on u.s students)
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what are we
really GOING FOR?
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what do
i want to do
Ask not..
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what do
i want to do
WHO
BE
Ask...
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good grades
knowledge
is measured by
Wisdom
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Belief#2
uniform
everything is
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we believe there is a
fixed path for every
career
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“While everything changes,
Everything remains the same.”
-Aristotle
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jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success
the path to success:
start end
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there isn’t one
jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success
start end
average great
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you
must
get a degree!
it’s the only way
- The Bimbo Singaporean
“
”
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when you
look fOR
A JOB
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when you PURSUE higher
education
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grades
appear to be
a requisite
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You need that
piece of
PAPER
to prove your worth
Do you really?
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Don’t Kay Kiang
study hard
and find a job
- The Bimbo Singaporean
“
”
Kay Kiang: Hokkien phrase which translates as "acting smart". It is usually used to describe
someone as biting off more than one can chew - to be acting smarter than one actually is.
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stop them
that didn’t
oh wait
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“The ones who are crazy enough
to think that they can change the
world, are the ones who do.”
-Steve Jobs
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LIfe’s too short to
follow the
status quo
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path
make your own
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be disru
while you’re at it
ptive
!
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sub-par grades
are not
the end
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"You can make more money on
average if you go to college, but
it's not true for everybody,"
Source: ABC Action News
- Richard Freeman
Harvard Economist
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EMBRACE YOUR
STRENGTHS
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OF THE CROWD
STAND OUT
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“Don't aim for success
if you want it; just
do what you love and
believe in, and it will
come naturally.”
- David Frost
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uniform
everything is
changing
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Belief#3
determine
your jobs
your success
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the dollar
we forgo our passions
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DOING THINGS WE
DISLIKE
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LEARNING THINGS WE
NEVER USE
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aim for an office job
they are stable
“
”
- The Bimbo Singaporean
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SUCCESS
STARING AT
THIS EVERYDAY
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but cubicles sure
are stable
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“It's not how much money
we make that ultimately
makes us happy between
nine and five. It's whether
or not our work fulfills us.”
-Malcolm Gladwell
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YOUR JOB DOES NOT
DEFINE YOU
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“Your time is limited, so don't
waste it living someone else's life.”
- Steve Jobs
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Belief#3
determine
your jobs
your success
attitude
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do yourself a
favour
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CHASE YOUR OWN
DREAMS
& Not Someone Else’s Ideals
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YOU REALLY
DESERVE IT
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kNOWLEDGE IS MEASURED BY WISDOM
in this age, EVERYTHING IS CHANGING
ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR SUCCESS
1. REMEMBER THAT
2. BECAUSE
3. AND AS SUCH
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is
our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”
- Marrianne Williamson
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THANK YOU
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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info sources
ABC Action News
Academically Adrift