This year, our Government yet again offered President Scholarships to outstanding Junior College students all around Singapore. However this year, there are a few issues that some Singaporeans are not happy with. The one I'm addressing is the controversial "Aaron Koh" saga. Aaron Koh, a senior in HCJC was the first student in the last five years to have a C in his A-level examinations. Whilst compared to the other 3, is rather degrading. Some people may say that his family had a say in the decision, I beg to differ. This goes to show that in Singapore, the Government does not only care about a students grades, but also put account their character, leadership skills. It give students all around Singapore the impression that no matter how good you are, or no matter how lousy you are, as long as your character is flawed it doesn't make a difference.
Thanks for reading!
Wei Jin
Please for Christ sake help this poor boy from Haiti
ReplyDeleteMajid? What boy?
ReplyDeleteSo, WeiJin, I find this piece of information interesting and heartening. (HC ROCKS :)) Well, it is good to know that the government is valuing morality over academics, as it should be. Analogy: Academics is the icing on the cake; while Morality is the cake itself. Keep it up :)
-Liang Hao