tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35019427.post2949411284803451289..comments2023-10-11T17:57:32.606+08:00Comments on Ruminations: Soft KnowledgeNabeel Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04394442059202306105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35019427.post-52721141445289755112007-10-23T02:20:00.000+08:002007-10-23T02:20:00.000+08:00If more people accepted your POV, NUS wun be a uni...If more people accepted your POV, NUS wun be a university in Singapore anymore. I totally agree with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35019427.post-91071563511593833962007-10-04T06:25:00.000+08:002007-10-04T06:25:00.000+08:00This is an unfortunate result of a system that qua...This is an unfortunate result of a system that quantifies and measures everything. There's too much weight put on the L1R5 score, on ranking, on the specific answers to specific questions, on how much points are allocated to one question, etc. <BR/><BR/>Knowing more than the substance is not rewarded as long as the specific answers satisfy the 2-point mark required. This doesn't encourage reading and curiosity. The high-achievers are those who has objectively determined what the 2 marks are for, and this is the skill that is generally cultivated in many young people. <BR/><BR/>There's too much focus on objectivity (and true enough, they pride themselves in being succinct and concise and not as flowery as their neighbours) and other things seem as unimportant.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884425253928395082noreply@blogger.com