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The obsession with staying on track is holding Singapore students back
The mindset towards education as a set of neat milestones needs to change.
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With support from SportSG’s spexEducation initiative, Teong Tzen Wei, withdrew from university to pursue his sporting ambitions, with plans to resume his studies later.
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Kenneth Goh
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I have taught many students, but when I think about what it means to prepare for the future, one student – let’s call him “J” – stands out.
J was an average student with unremarkable grades, yet on graduation, he was hired as regional head of a renowned e-commerce platform.
