PM Lee defends system of meritocracy
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we created so many casino jobs, its time to take some tray returner jobs away. too many jobs for the population not good. since no foreign cleanrs shortage, no need so many cleanre jobs. these are jobs only for foreign cheap lbaor, local ah ma auntie cannot
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Times are bad.
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
PM Lee defends system of meritocracy
By Deborah Choo | Yahoo! Newsroom – 4 hours ago
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said it was important to calibrate on fundamental strategies but warned about the dangers of turning things “upside down”.
Defending Singapore’s meritocracy system, he said, “I ask myself if we’re not going on merit, what are you going to look at?”
Cutting to the chase in a speech addressed to more than 1,600 People’s Action Party (PAP) activists, Lee noted, “You have a choice. You can look at wealth – they got money, you give them. You want that? You have another choice. You have connections, you give them. Some countries do that. I don’t think that’s the Singapore you want.”
Some had previously questioned the value of meritocracy in the city-state, especially in the academic system of the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE).
Lee reminded Singaporeans that it is the same meritocracy system that allowed students with disadvantages and disabilities to progress.
While a balance is required between meritocracy and economic growth, Lee said that he does not believe less growth is better.
He warned that it is the low pay workers and the young people that would stand to suffer first should the economy slow down.
Lee also took the opportunity to remind the party to take the lead in convincing Singaporeans that the party’s policies will benefit them amid increased foreigner influx.
“We want a Singapore where citizens belong and feel as one, as well as an open, cosmopolitan city that welcomes foreigners with skills and talents to help us succeed,” Lee emphasised.Talking about meritocracy and PSLE, if parents choose to home school their children, their passing mark is apparently set at Sec School Express stream cut-off, i.e. they must be above the 33rd percentile of entire cohort, or be among the top 67%. Personally I don't think this kind of double standards is a reflection of equality or meritocracy.
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huh?
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I also want to defend Meritocracy.
There is Merit in providing a special Service Above and Beyond a sales girl's call of duty.
Eg. Cecilia.
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Originally posted by Watertan:
I also want to defend Meritocracy.
There is Merit in providing a special Service Above and Beyond a sales girl's call of duty.
Eg. Cecilia.
Lol
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Originally posted by BroInChrist:
Talking about meritocracy and PSLE, if parents choose to home school their children, their passing mark is apparently set at Sec School Express stream cut-off, i.e. they must be above the 33rd percentile of entire cohort, or be among the top 67%. Personally I don't think this kind of double standards is a reflection of equality or meritocracy.
Think again is there 100 percent equality and meritocracy in this country ?????
It is all question marks.
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Originally posted by Watertan:
I also want to defend Meritocracy.
There is Merit in providing a special Service Above and Beyond a sales girl's call of duty.
Eg. Cecilia.
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the other thread got people say black magic very effeective.
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Originally posted by Watertan:
I also want to defend Meritocracy.
There is Merit in providing a special Service Above and Beyond a sales girl's call of duty.
Eg. Cecilia.
also, CALL OF DUTY!
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nepotism more powerful ......................
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meritocracy works from ground up....not top-down
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if meritocracy means the straight line path of academic-elitism, then it is a narrow minded meritocratic system which only rolls out short sighted and fire fighting policies far removed from reality and ground sentiments..
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it has shown that academic-ridden professors can't practice...the enterprise is in danger of non-practicing advocates
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So deep.
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Originally posted by charlize:
So deep.
so chimm....
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why they say balck magice very effective nd true. why no people rain a showever of balck magics on theM!?
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
why they say balck magice very effective nd true. why no people rain a showever of balck magics on theM!?
because nobody is as blackhearted as they are.............
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pack up and go home lah.
father's one cumshot fstop2 2fstop - reasulting in stop at 2 policies is the biggest and silliest mistake. replcing our population with haflings is the next continuous mistake the son can help by making.
GCT i only like him for approving RA movies in spore back in the 90s.
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the father acknowledged that was a mistake but never never apologise to singaporeans.
money sucking business .................
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becasue they think we dare not vote them for fear of sullenly chaging gahmen.
but i just came out with a formula the magic number 40 (%) on last votes results.
pass the message around- it will werk.
they will have to werk but the same time cannot get rich when the number of seats in there is also the same number 40!
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