#Adeline Ng Ai Choo
Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 2:30 AM
In case you are wondering what the title means, let me tell you that it is from a literature book called little ironies of singapore by Catherine Lim. You can ask her any questions about her book at http://catherinelim.com. Anyways, I am here to post about my opinions on who "killed" Adeline. Personally, i feel that adeline was brought to this situation due to overstress. She was a victim of this kind of pressure. It could be also due to peer pressure. The competitive competition is also present now in the education system of singapore. of course, i am not criticising that Singapore's education is not effective, but that it is indeed GOOD, but that due to the high standards and expectations, weaker students might not be able to cope well like adeline in the story. In other countries like America, thier education system is more of an self-study issue, which means that the students have to do alot of reasearch, projects,etc. Likewise, some american kids might not be able to cope well with this kind of system as they might be more dependent on their teacher to help them.
In my opinion, i feel that the education system here can be improved by the teachers not just only teaching the students but also understanding their background, as this might help the students because they would at least know that going to school is not just all about studying, but also they can feel that school is like their "SECOND" home. If necessary, the students that are lagging behind and have a poor family background might need to go through counelling by their teachers. It might help them in one way or the other.
