Many schools refuses to take him in? You Buy This BS?!

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[TD="class: msgtxt"]He is the grandson of LAU LEE, you believe this will happen? LOL!

[h=2]PM Lee grateful to Zhonghua for taking care of his eldest son
[/h]from Sam's Alfresco Coffee by MarrickG

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed his deep gratitude to Zhonghua Secondary School during their 100th Year Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner where he was the guest-of-honour.

At a video shown at Zhonghua Secondary School's 100th anniversary, the Prime Minister's eldest son, Lee Yi Peng spoke about how he benefitted from his education at the school: "I'd been used to a different school culture from the Zhonghua culture. It took me some time to adjust to the school but I would say that I'm very happy that I've had some caring friends who helped me.

"I would also like to give credit to a number of teachers who really made me feel at home and who are still very special to me til this day. "

Yi Peng has Asperger's syndrome and is an albino. He had to overcome his shyness and his half blindness. He was enrolled in the school from 1997 to 2000, after many schools refused to take him in.

Zhonghua's then-principal Mrs Chua Yen Ching, who was described by Lee Kuan Yew as a compassionate person, agreed to enrol him.

"I can speak with confidence that the school looks after its students well because my son came to this school. And I'm very deeply grateful for all that the principal and the teachers did for him, and what they made him into."

Speaking to 1,300 alumni at Zhonghua Secondary School's 100th anniversary dinner, Prime Minister Lee stressed the government's commitment to raising the quality of education in Singapore.

He said: "We will continue to improve our education system - to raise the quality of every school, whether neighbourhood schools, vocational institutes, or schools for students with special needs.

"We will create many more pathways to success, not just a single, narrow road to the top. And we will give every Singaporean child the opportunity to succeed and the means to achieve his potential and fulfil his goals.

"To do this, we need more than a good government and the government's work. We need a much broader involvement - parents, alumni, the community, all coming together to support our schools.

"After Singapore became independent in 1965, the government made education one of our top national priorities. We did this to promote nation-building, especially for a young and multi-ethnic country. We did this to grow our economy, as people were our only resource and we had to invest in them.

"We did this to give every Singaporean the opportunity to achieve his potential, as an embodiment of a meritocratic society where we let 100 flowers bloom."

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[scroobal]

This part is true. When I first heard that the step mother was looking forward for a secondary school for him, i thought someone was pulling my leg. It took a while. I am still surprised that Principals turned him down. Does not sound like the compliant SIngaporeans we all know so well.

 

[lee6100]

This part is true. When I first heard that the step mother was looking forward for a secondary school for him, i thought someone was pulling my leg. It took a while. I am still surprised that Principals turned him down. Does not sound like the compliant SIngaporeans we all know so well.

It's a sad reflection of our school system, which does not accommodate special needs students. any mature society will always look after their less able bodied, unlike us. Think of all the other many ordinary Singaporean kids who were also unable to get into normal schools. In this regard, our education ministers have failed miserably. They have so much power in their hands to do good, but have done little for these people. One word from them, and funding can be obtained, special needs teachers to be found and trained, etc. But then again, our society under the PAP's watch isn't geared towards compassion. Buildings, MRT stations - these were not built with the disabled in mind. Probably because these facilities cost money. They are fond of putting a price on everything. They couldn't put a price on compassion, and it is thrown out the window.

 

[scroobal]

I know where you are coming from and feel the same. There are parents with special kids who have migrated to get access to special help offered by state schools in developed countries. I know of a medical doctor who had a special child and despite negative entry points for migration to OZ in the early years, he switched vocation and got in. It took him an additional 2 years.

An affluent, wealthy but a sad society.

It's a sad reflection of our school system, which does not accommodate special needs students. any mature society will always look after their less able bodied, unlike us. Think of all the other many ordinary Singaporean kids who were also unable to get into normal schools. In this regard, our education ministers have failed miserably. They have so much power in their hands to do good, but have done little for these people. One word from them, and funding can be obtained, special needs teachers to be found and trained, etc. But then again, our society under the PAP's watch isn't geared towards compassion. Buildings, MRT stations - these were not built with the disabled in mind. Probably because these facilities cost money. They are fond of putting a price on everything. They couldn't put a price on compassion, and it is thrown out the window.

 

[halsey02]

This part is true. When I first heard that the step mother was looking forward for a secondary school for him, i thought someone was pulling my leg. It took a while. I am still surprised that Principals turned him down. Does not sound like the compliant SIngaporeans we all know so well.

60% buy the BULLSHITS, the 40% have to live, with the BULLSHITS, they had bought,all you need is a phone call, in His case, to the Minister of Education, they can even create a special class in a certain designated school.

The school highlighted obviously is the 'chosen one', making way to accomodate a special child from the divine realm. If this was Wong Zee Fatt son, the butcher's; think, how long M.O.E., will come up with an respond.

Money, power, connection, if you have all three, black becomes white!

 

[leetahbar]

grammar mistakes:

1) many schools REFUSE and not REFUSEs. plural verb for plural noun.

2) since this incident already happened in the past, it shoud be "many schools REFUSED..." past tense verb should be used.

 

[refulgence]

Another wayang. The first few schools were instructed to stick to the rule book, to create the illusion that the PM's son does not have special preference.

 

[red amoeba]

grammar mistakes:

1) many schools REFUSE and not REFUSEs. plural verb for plural noun.

2) since this incident already happened in the past, it shoud be "many schools REFUSED..." past tense verb should be used.

Wrong..they still refuse to accept him LOL

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

This is a very special White Horse leh....

If LHL was allowed to go through some training at OCS different from his cohorts, don't bullshit me about his WH son not getting special treatment.

 

[Char_Azn]

His son Albino leh. Need to do NS one meh? I thought will certify unfit. Never seen one in NS before

 

[Wang Ye]

His son Albino leh. Need to do NS one meh? I thought will certify unfit. Never seen one in NS before

This one is a super white horse.

 

[ssrrvv11]

if u believe this shit then you probably belong to the 60% group.

 

[zeddy]

This one is a super white horse.

VVVIP Super White Horse...

 

[Forvendet]

This part is true. When I first heard that the step mother was looking forward for a secondary school for him, i thought someone was pulling my leg. It took a while. I am still surprised that Principals turned him down. Does not sound like the compliant SIngaporeans we all know so well.

They refused because of guarding their own backyards. Taking on a responsibility like that, what if something went wrong? The blame to bear would outweight the reward to expect. As long as there were legal grounds to refuse, most conservatives would refuse. But as we all know, in every society there'd bound be someone more adventurous and ambitious to make the gambit.

 

[fukyuman]

Heard Changi coastal road will be closed when white horse decides to cycle.

 

[Semaj2357]

This is a very special White Horse leh....

If LHL was allowed to go through some training at OCS different from his cohorts, don't bullshit me about his WH son not getting special treatment.

We have to be practical here...it's not the special treatment but he becomes a "special" target for the enemy due to his condition, esp when he pops out from a large cb leave used for camouflage