I teach at the university level and taught in both Australia and Spore. My students in Aust r diverse - Europeans, Australians, Asians. My students in Spore r mainly Sporeans, mainly Chinese.
I'm sorry to have to say this, but I really dislike teaching Sporean students (even though I was born Sporean and Chinese). The Sporean students that I meet - either in Spore or in Aust - are simply NOT independent in learning and do NOT seem interested in learning. They come to class for the sake of attendance marking, REFUSE to participate in tutorials and ONLY want model answers. What's even more irritating is that students like to come up to me only after tutorial and lecture times to ask questions in order to ensure other students don't learn the extra bits.
Yes, I was educated overseas before I entered university. Although education systems are different across nations, I'm not sure why the Spore system is so unique. I'm appalled at the prolific number of selfish rote-learners in such a small society.
Education is about the dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge should be shared for the good of society. Why and HOW has it been degraded into a rat race of systematic memorizing?
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2 post leh... why arh?