success

a Singaporean Perspective

3 Beliefs Of

1 # f e i l e B knowledge
good grades
is measured by

Im from

Singapore

e v a eh

world-class

education

LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.....

we are

measured by grades

mostly

we choose either

polytechnic

or

junior college

at tertiary level

grading system

gpa grading

vs

a levels

teaching approach

pragmatic
(preparing for the workforce)

vs

academic
(preparing for further education)

university admission

10%-15%
estimate*
(with tons trying to get in)

vs

60%-80%
estimate*

examination approach

academic

academic

NOT HOW WELL..

YOU DRAW YOU PROGRAM YOU SPEAK YOU WRITE

YOU APPLY THEORY TO LIFE

but how well..

e z i r o m e M u o Y E T A T I G R U G & RE

is this culture
what we want?

45 percent
during their first two years in college.

showed no improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or written communication

Source: Academically Adrift (based on u.s students)

what are we
really GOING FOR?

Ask not.. what do i want to do

Ask... O H W what do i want to do BE

knowledge
good grades
is measured by

m o d s i W

2 # f e i l e

uniform

everything is

we believe there is a fixed path for every

career

While everything changes, Everything remains the same. -Aristotle

the path to success:

jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success

start

end

there isnt one

jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success

t starag aver e

end great

 you get a degree!

must

its the only way

- The Bimbo Singaporean

when you

look fOR A JOB

when you PURSUE

higher

education

grades appear to be
a requisite

You n

eed t hat

to p

PAP ER
rov e yo ur w ort h

piec e

of
Do you really?

 Dont Kay Kiang

study hard

- The Bimbo Singaporean

and find a job

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.

oh wait

that didnt
stop them

The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.

-Steve Jobs

LIfes too short to

follow the status quo

make your own

path

be disru ptive
while youre at it
!

sub-par grades

are not the end

"You can make more money on average if you go to college, but it's not true for everybody,"

- Richard Freeman
Harvard Economist

Source: ABC Action News

EMBRACE YOUR

STRENGTHS

STAND OUT
OF THE CROWD

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. - David Frost

uniform g
n i g n a ch

everything is

3 # f e i l e B your jobs determine

your success

we forgo our passions

the dollar

DOING THINGS WE

DISLIKE

LEARNING THINGS WE

NEVER USE

 aim for an office job they are stable

- The Bimbo Singaporean

STARING AT
THIS EVERYDAY

SUCCESS

but cubicles sure

are stable

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

YOUR JOB DOES NOT

DEFINE YOU

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. - Steve Jobs

3 # a f t e t i i t l u e d e B your jobs determine

your success

do yourself a

favour

CHASE YOUR OWN

DREAMS
& Not Someone Elses Ideals

YOU REALLY

DESERVE IT

1. REMEMBER THAT kNOWLEDGE IS MEASURED BY WISDOM 2. BECAUSE in this age, EVERYTHING IS CHANGING 3. AND AS SUCH ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR SUCCESS

- Marrianne Williamson

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.

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