Comments on: Pro family policies: as good as it gets

By: ivy

ivy — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:44:56 +0000

Being a working mum with a husband who travels frequently is tough. I work in a country club and have to work on alternate saturdays and sometimes cover events in the evening like today. I brought my maid and daughter of 7 years old to work. Guess what, my fellow colleague called me names and posted on her MSN that dept MASCOT brought maid and daughter to work again!! A check with HR says company policy does not allow visitors in the office.

Much as I desire to have another kid, it is as much as quitting !

By: Swallowyen

Swallowyen — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:17:10 +0000

Just drop by when I was trying to find statistics for my psychology homework.

It is a dilemma for singaporean to have more kids. My colleague told me that one is more than enough. She has only a son, and she is the only child in her family. She has to take care of
her own family and her parents who are old and sick. She grumbling that no one can share her burden on these duties.
Right now China is having this problem too. It is good to marry young. You can have the choice to decide how many kids you love to have. Btw, it is scary to see the level of pressure
on kids nowadays. I had a wonderful childhood in my hometown. I enjoyed outdoor activities in my garden- climbing fruit trees, playing with my dogs, rabbits…
In Singapore? No money no talk.

Life is too short to be little. I believe that a person must be well educated not in terms of how many As, but a good personality with the decent, mature mindset. As long you have a positive mind, you can be successful to be whatever you want (right track of course).

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:36:00 +0000

As a mother, I would like to share that sometimes, we don’t have a choice, regardless. I don’t give my girl tuition now or in the past. She is strong in her languages and Science but weak in her Math. She is the environment monitor and in her school team for sports. And yet, she is being streamed and segmented into a “class 5″ for “weak” students.

I would like to believe that it is not due to education policies and guidelines from MOE but I have yet to find a reason to do so.

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By: familyman

familyman — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:28 +0000

yes, I think if like the USA – if you want to go to Uni, there will always be a place for you.(maybe not ivy league) But in singapore our govt, altho opening up a 4th uni – is still pretty stingy about uni places. So many people rushing to JC to get good results to go to Uni. If I have the money, I would send my kids to Uni in Aussie – but that is not an option for me. So the kids will have to slug it out with all Singaporeans and foreign talent for a place in the 4 Uni.
By the way- other developing countries, Uni education is free, but not here. and we all know the goodies govt gives now – it will be a long haul after that!
So – think carefully first. Personally I know the govt can do more – much much more