Inculcate values like love for family, community & country
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Education should inculcate values like love for family, community & country: SM Goh
By Evelyn Choo | Posted: 15 January 2011 1559 hrsSINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said education should inculcate values like love for the family, community and country.
He was speaking at his constituency's 16th Edusave Scholarship and Merit Bursary Awards Presentation Ceremony, held at Tao Nan School in Marine Parade on Saturday afternoon.
Congratulating the students, Mr Goh said they should not become too self-absorbed in their quest for personal achievement and fortune, forgetting about the people around them.
"Parents work hard and long hours. Children spend long hours in school, and attend tuition classes and CCAs. Young people nowadays also spend more time online playing computer games and on social networking sites than actually physically interacting and talking to their brothers, sisters and parents. It is important for students and parents alike, to constantly make time for each other, to have meaningful face-to-face conversations," he said.
He also encouraged students to join Residents' Committees, saying it was an example of how they could help strengthen community bonds.
He cited two additional challenges in the area of community bonding - the widening income gap, and the recent influx of immigrants.
SM Goh said: "Economic growth must benefit all members of the community. Otherwise, our community may be divided by differences in income levels within it. Second is the need to welcome newcomers to our community. With our low birth rates and fast ageing population, we have to supplement our workforce with newcomers from other countries.
"We should be welcoming of new citizens and new members to our community because we need them, and they help grow our economy and make Singapore a better place."
Lastly, Mr Goh touched on nation-building.
He said: "One day, it will be your turn to build Singapore. You must try your best to make it better. When you do so, you will acquire a sense of ownership. You will love Singapore even more because you are a part of it."
A total of 52 students from the primary, secondary, and pre-university level received bursaries valued between $200 and $400.
Another 96 students were awarded scholarships valued from $350 to $650.
The ceremony was jointly organised by the South East Community Development Council (CDC) and the Marine Parade Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC).
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what's left in community and country?
foreign entity?
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i think it is right...but more complete with starting to behave with greater respect for other fellow beings irregardless of their status, creed or religion .....treat the society as home as well...
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sir, practice wat u preach first, others will follow
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Talk is peanut to him. Show us some action first.
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
Talk is peanut to him. Show us some action first.
they talk a lot much like sgf; that's all.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
they talk a lot much like sgf; that's all.
Taking peanut salary to talk peanut. -
Originally posted by tranquilice:
Taking peanut salary to talk peanut.they dun come Sgf becos no peanuts.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
they dun come Sgf becos no peanuts.
Sgf can't afford to pay them peanut in huge amount. -
Originally posted by tranquilice:
Sgf can't afford to pay them peanut in huge amount.and PM is not LHL.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
and PM is not LHL.
Then who is the PM? -
Originally posted by tranquilice:
Then who is the PM?who else but the owner of Sgf.
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country part is beri difficult le
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Originally posted by sbst275:
country part is beri difficult le
nothing is difficult unless they are lazy good-for-nothings.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
nothing is difficult unless they are lazy good-for-nothings.
e love for country is not like e past gen le..sobs.. those considered difficult days everyone worked for tis home.. now comfort riao but...
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Originally posted by sbst275:
e love for country is not like e past gen le..if money is used to measure success, I agree.
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We have all these values, that's why we are trying to kick out these bunch of traitors PAPist who are selling our country off and doing alot of ass-kissing to other big countries.