Reasons why the foreign students are beating our own students...

[Confuseous]

Importing foreign students, then praising them for their better results, is to stay in the same old rut. We will produce the same old “intelligent” people who will restrict themselves to same old pet solutions, who will follow work manuals to a “t”, who are willing to work long hours. The stars of the show, the ones with impeccable university results, demand astronomical salaries – they think they deserve that for their sacrifice in spending the better part of their childhood years studying. We will keep reproducing the same “scholars” and stagnate while the world moves on. Sometimes I wonder if the local students, in defying this mould, are actually symptomatic of a people ready for the challenge of the changing world, a world that demands different skill sets.

The examination system is not an error-free indicator of intelligence or knowledge. It is a pretty good indicator of diligence and perseverance. That is why the foreign student scores very well.

Furthermore, given the increasing affluence of the country, is it any wonder our young ones clamour for more, but with minimal effort please? Don’t our leaders, our parents, our employers also want instant gratification and success? For instance we want instant population increase, instant cost cutting by employing cheaper foreign workers, fare increases to instantly maintain profit of a public transport company? Why should we expect the children to be different?

- http://speakspokewritewrote.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/creating-thinkers-and-pioneers/