i may look like i'm about to give up but seriously, i'm not. but anyway

There are times when I want to holler,
SCREW YOU, FREAKIN EFFED-UP EDUCATION SYSTEM!!

But then I don't see what's the use because they'll probably just concoct some (and I quote from various sources) 'deliciously empowering' scheme to 'fix' the 'mis-guided youth of today'. WHAT'S THE USE? We aren't in the GEP or IP so who really listens to the average student who hasn't had enough enlightment to sort his angst into a pretty little Letter To The ST Forum. And yet, then again, it quickly becomes overshadowed by letters concerning a Mr Heng who has already paid his credit card bill but is still mistakenly held responsible for his supposed debts and wants to share his frustration with millions of other readers, or a Ms Lee who feels the need to complain about taxi drivers in Singapore.

So, still squeezing your eyes tightly at your neighbourhood schools who are overshadowed by the elite? Why should a child's life path already be decided when he is only 9? And then again at 12? And occasionally at 14?

We have, I'm afraid, become a nation breeding a generation with a manic obsession solely focused on achievements that give delusions of fulfillment. And still 'leading psychologists have found out that a little competition is healthy'. I'm not sure how many students would at this moment, come up and proudly justify this statement, unless lured by lavish media attention of sorts.