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How parents and kids can be better off if we widen concept of merit
To end society’s obsession with relative performance, we should count contributions to community as part of merit.
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One reason that parents are so competitive is that they feel their children are vulnerable and depend upon them to provide help and guidance.
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Tan Poh Lin
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Parents do a lot for their children in Singapore.
Many go to great lengths to secure places for their kids in coveted primary schools and send them for private tutoring. Such competitiveness means that families spend more and more time and money, just to outdo each other.
