Alright, so I scanned through all my blogposts until late 2010 before re-opening my blog and I realised that a couple of posts were actually titled 'Wednesday'. Ok. Fun fact of life lol.
So. If you've read yesterday's papers you would know about the move by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to cease the naming top scorers in national exams. This is good and bad news. Good news for the average students like me and bad news for BRANDS. Hahahaha no more bus stop adverts.
Alright, it isn't exactly good news for me lah. The whole purpose of this step is to convey the message to parents and students and everyone in the world that your academic performance does not determine your life and is not what represents e d u c a t i o n. I think this is great. From a student's point of view, no, from an average student's point of view, I can easily say that currently, the emphasis in schools is on academics. There is really nothing wrong about that, and it IS a very important aspect of going to school. Obviously. But the problem arises when too much emphasis is placed on academic performances. & when a student does not perform impressively, he/she sucks in life. And you're labelled a failure. And that sucks. That feeling sucks.
Those who are against this move feel that by publicizing the names and performances of the impressive high flyers, average kids like myself would be motivated.
(in my opinion) This view is FLAWED.
Why? Simply because I've never in my life been motivated by the success of others. I've been amazed and filled with envy. ("Wah how did she get straight As", "Full marks again?", "Bro, why am I not like her.") Amazed at the fact that a someone my age (or even younger) is so capable. But I'm not motivated. Because it's always the same people who achieve such impressive results. Always the same people who receive all the awards. Always the same people who excel and get recognised. And this is when I start to feel like an ultimate noob. Because I'm never good enough. I'm not as flawless as them. No, friends, this is not inspiring or motivating.
But maybe it's just me.
Eh don't accuse me of not trying hard enough. I've been trying very hard. But my "try very hard" is never hard enough. Y'know what sucks, when you try your best but you don't succeed. Yes, thank you Coldplay.
Alright, this is another opinion of mine.
The article mentioned that most of those who are against MOE's decision are parents and principals.
Let's complete this, shall we.
Parents of TOP STUDENTS and principals of TOP SCHOOLS.
Those who have consistently been receiving recognition for their stunning results. Of course they would like to continue being recognised. Because with recognition comes opportunities, money money money. And we know the world (sadly) revolves around money. Alright, not everyone but most of the world. (What I learnt while studying for O's. Definition of cracking includes the fact that more profits are desirable.)
Of course this opinion is not all true.
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