Viewpoint: I didn’t want my kid to go to polytechnic, but now I’m glad she did

Despite the writer's initial doubts, studying in a polytechnic turned out to be the better choice for her daughter. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE – When my older child scored well enough in the O levels to enter junior college in 2018, I was relieved.

Until she announced nonchalantly that she was going to a polytechnic to study business instead.

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