“The Straits Times (ST) has published a story about a PR from India, Savita Agarwal, sending her child to a Singapore local school (‘She likes the way English is taught here’, 22 Jun 2013). Apparently, the rest of her compatriots prefer to send their children to international schools, presumably the Global Indian International School (GIIS).”http://www.tremeritus.com/2013/07/03/st-report-reveals-indian-fts-prefer-to-send-their-kids-to-international-instead-of-local-schools/
I am local Indian and I have to say I absolutely detest the propaganda conducted by these Indian FTs about their so called great International Indian school. The real truth is these Indian FTs can’t “make it” in our local schools. They feel their children are stressed and put at a disadvantage in local schools and so, a higher possibility of ending up with failing grades. I have known a number of these people and their kids who don’t do well in school. That’s the impression they have of our local schools.
I know how these Indian FTs are since I have lived in India and worked with some of them. They will hide their incompetency by conducting propaganda all the time – by making themselves and their own kinds or anything related to India as great. Stop this nonsense!
If you can’t make it in our local schools, don’t say your international school is great. Yes, I agree though local school system is lousy compared to what you may find in some Western countries, but you don’t have to put it down. And your own Indian International School isn’t that great either. I have relatives who are Singaporean Indians and who have emigrated to the West. Their kids study in the local Western schools which by far, are superior to any Singapore or Indian International schools.
If you want a good school which trains children in analytical thoughts, then go to the West. Why still remain here in Singapore?
These students only get to study with their Indian nationals – no local students, no Singaporean Indians, no Singaporean Chinese, no Singaporean Malays. That’s what these Indian FTs “want”. THIS IS HOW SCHOOLS IN INDIA OPERATE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE PRIVATELY FUNDED OVER THE GOVERNMENT ONES. They should just go back to India and enroll in their own “International Schools” there.
There are Chinese SAP schools as well as Islamic schools. These are exceptional schools in Singapore. But the govt has control over what kind of curriculum is taught there. They have various social integration programs and social studies and humanity subjects. Do the international schools have these?
International schools will prevent FTs’ kids from integrating with our locals. They are living in HDB flats meant for
Singaporeans. They are traveling in public transport meant for Singaporeans. They even have taken jobs meant for Singaporeans. But they will never want to integrate.
I propose that if any FTs send their kids to international schools, the whole family is deemed to be not interested to integrate with Singaporeans and here only for economic reasons. DO NOT GIVE THEM PR OR CITIZENSHIP! Just work passes will do. When time is up or they have no more jobs, then kick them out of Singapore immediately!
Same goes for FTs who reject PR for their kids, especially their sons, and only want them to be on student pass. Clearly, they are not interested to let their sons serve NS and only want them to study in Singapore. After they finish their studies, please kick them out of Singapore! BLACKLIST THEM AND DO NOT LET THEM COME BACK TO SINGAPORE TO WORK AS FUTURE FTs!
And please also stop wasting public land that can be used to build housing and other commercial spaces for the economic benefits to we local citizens!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
A fed-up Singaporean Indian