My son knows how to split an infinitive

Posted on September 21, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Mum’s the word on smarter children’, 21 Sept 2011, ST Forum (DR Lee Siew Peng): THE announcement of my engagement to a Caucasian surprised many who had accepted my status of being ‘on the shelf’ (‘A PhD’s fine, but what about love and babies?’; Sept 6). It is my PhD that is currently on [...]

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Freshmen doing push-ups on top of girls

Posted on September 18, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Girls in tears over touchy-feely games’, 17 Sept 2011, article in insing.com translated from LHZB A female student recently burst into tears when taking part in a 3-day 2-night orientation camp held by a local university. According to an insider at the camp, the girl had been uncomfortable with the physical contact in bonding [...]

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Primary 6 maths exam question too tough

Posted on September 10, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Don’t hurt pupil’s self-esteem with tough questions’, 7 Sept 2011, ST Forum (Stephen Lin): AS A PARENT, I wonder whether some teachers who set exam papers are really interested in gauging the ability of pupils. Sometimes it seems as though they are simply intent on making life miserable for them. Take a look at [...]

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LKY wants PhD girl to get a boyfriend

Posted on September 9, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘My mind was a total blank’, 8 Sept 2011, article by Koh Hui Theng, New Paper SHE had a burning question for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night. Given the big influx of immigrants here in a short time, and a dilution of the national identity, what can we do to create [...]

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NTU valedictorian ‘fucking did it’

Posted on August 1, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘We f***ing did it, says NTU top student in grad speech’, 31 July 2011,  article in Asiaone Edvantage “CONGRATULATIONS to the graduating class of 2011. We f***-ing did it!” Those were the parting words a valedictorian from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) left her graduating class with during their convocation ceremony last Friday evening. [...]

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Children learn about nipples in kindergarten

Posted on July 18, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Parent outraged by the word ‘Nipples”, 17 July 2011, article in insing.com translated from SM Daily. A parent is complaining that her child in kindergarten 1 is learning the word “Nipples”. The parent found this word in her child’s practice book as an example of words starting with the letter “N”. The parent confronted [...]

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Holiday tuition is the rule of the game

Posted on May 29, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘What holiday? Students sign up for tuition instead’, 29 May 2011, article by Cheryl Ong and Amanda Tan in Sunday Times IT’S the June holidays, but for some students, this month-long break will be no vacation. Eager parents have already signed them up for tuition and study camps, said tuition agencies. A big slice [...]

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Schools don’t celebrate Mothers’ Day

Posted on May 12, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Mum’s schooling concerns’, 12 May 2011, ST Forum online. Thanks to ‘stupidsolutions’ (Sherley Servos): I AM an Aljunied voter. Since Nomination Day, I spent every single night sleepless, pondering what to do. I considered many things: the nation’s desire for an opposition voice, the People’s Action Party’s good work in my GRC, estate maintenance, [...]

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Indians teaching English

Posted on April 9, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Teachers from India’, 9 April 2011, My Point, ST Forum. (MR NICHOLAS LOH): ‘Thursday’s article (‘Teachers from India join Singapore schools’) highlighted how teachers from India are being recruited to teach subjects including the Indian mother tongue language, English, history, geography and economics. While teachers from India may be well-suited to teach the Indian [...]

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6 year olds shouldn’t know what a penis is

Posted on February 26, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Tampines park sign defaced’, 25 Feb 2011, article by Gerrard Lai in My Paper HOUSEWIFE Chaitalis Mahajan, 34, was shocked when her six-year-old son asked her to explain a five-letter word referring to the male private parts. The boy, Ayush Mahajan, came across the word on a (vandalised) park sign at Tampines Leisure Park [...]

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