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Polytechnic educator Anna Yap with her sons Oliver (left), who went the poly route, and Luther (right), who went the JC route.

Polytechnic educator Anna Yap with her sons Oliver Yap (left), who went the polytechnic route, and Luther Yap (right), who studied at a junior college.

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SINGAPORE – Since her two sons were young, Mrs Anna Yap, a polytechnic educator, has known that one child was more suited for the junior college (JC) route while the other would thrive in a polytechnic.

Mrs Yap, 53, a senior director at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), came to this conclusion based on the boys’ different learning styles and characters.

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