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S’pore should aspire to Finnish, Swiss education systems

Switzerland has been ranked top in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report six years in a row and has produced many Nobel Prize winners. (“S’pore still world’s second most competitive economy”; Sept 4).

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Edward Tay Wee Meng

Switzerland has been ranked top in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report six years in a row and has produced many Nobel Prize winners. (“S’pore still world’s second most competitive economy”; Sept 4).

Finland was fourth, and it is amazing how its educational system could have so few examinations, yet produce a world-class economy and be hailed as a role model in education seminars globally. (“Learning for life, the Finnish way”; March 5, 2013)

Singapore, on the other hand, has tuition even for sports. (“‘Sports tuition’ a growth field”; May 13)

For most students here, we should aspire to the Finnish or Swiss system, do with less tuition and more time to think out of the box as well as develop the courage to venture forth.

This would stand our future generation in good stead as they compete in an increasingly borderless and complex world. Tuition should be reserved for our underprivileged.

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