meritocracy.

So the 12th Parliament of Singapore just opened, and Opposition MPs are talking about further improvements to the education system. (Finland was brought up as a model.)

In any case, I do have memories of Singaporean education that makes me exactly understand this cartoon.

Teach for America application deadlines are coming up. I am not sure if I have time to apply, or a chance even if I did apply. I grew up a low-income kid myself, and I have this fantasy of a system that would exploit both the strengths of Western and Asian education, while having none of their weaknesses.