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Originally Posted by chilcutt
As for the work force: The drastic differance here is that the work force is based on SURVIVAL. As opposed to being in the States-'Putting in your 8-and hitting the gate-so you can go drink beer and play softball'. One has to keep in mind that Singapore is a very young country, and 45 yrs ago was still an emerging backwater, poverty stricken,'not-so-good' place to be. Of course the school aged children today do not remember all of that-BUT it is drilled into their heads that 'Hey, if you want to live a life like they do in the West, then education is the vehicle that will get you there".
I believe there is more self-discipline here-(probably because the access to drugs is virtually non-existant).
Seems to me that children in the States could also excell to the levels of Asian children..simply by having more parental control/interaction.
Why the parents in the States for a large part are not there for their children is another story all together-I suppose.
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Drill with a portable drill till the bit comes out the other side and it won't help if they cannot see an example of what happens when you fail to achieve. Thing is, over there are are way more examples of what happens when you fail, at least it was when I was there. It may have changed some but you tell me.
Drugs aren't the issue, I don't think. Sure, it doesn't help but we were dragged into a drug rehab program when young and got to see what they looked like in there so again, there was visible consequence not some warning on the box of your cigarette pack.