Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Education and reflection

My friend stopped work for one year to study for an masters degree in a UK university. Here are his thoughts as he reflected on his father (who had since passed away)

Hi!

Looking further backward, I didn't really study well when I was a student in both primary school & lower secondary school - because I was too playful. This is my regret.
If my father is still around, he will be quite surprised to know the route that I have chosen and came this far.
He is wise. From his point of view, university education is probably a luxury and he probably never expected me to graduate from a university.


He was correct in pointing out that the most important education was probably during primary and secondary schooling because if the student was brilliant, he or she could gain all the necessary and sufficient knowledge and character to succeed as in business.

He once told me that, the years spent by the top 10 richest Chinese businessmen in Malaysia was less than 15 years. The most important criteria were attitude, determination, willingness to work hard, confidence, self-esteem, respect of elders and teachers.


Treat others like you would like to be treated and have a willingness to serve or help others. These characteristics would made him a successful businessman by bringing valuable products to serve a particular market.

Giap

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Although it is indeed a virtue to have all the attributes as described, there must exist 'domain" knowledge.
This is what you need to know to do what you want to do:
Build houses
Sell cosmetics
provide a service
Prepare food

One can have all these attributes yet not achieve anything...like myself.

A mentor is required.
Someone who is willing to share with you intimate details of the task at hand.

Who does Mr Tan refer to for help or ideas in setting up this blog?
Who do you refer to give a balanced view of investing in Sembcorp Marine?

Successful people do not achieve it all by themselves. Not even the Minister Mentors.

Anonymous said...

sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/05/16/are-singapore-teachers-overworked/

mr tan,

i urge you to weigh in on the many flaws in singapore education system.

i think we have been too dependent on the authorities to plan our lives and we accept the lot they dish out to us.

this has to change.we need change to progress. it would be foolish to think we will survive without progress or change.

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