Youths concerned about housing and education
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SINGAPORE: Close to 100 youths gathered on Saturday for an intensive discussion about their future in Singapore.
Housing prices and the education system were among the key concerns for the 17 to 35-year-olds.
Some wanted to see a greater effort to bridge the divide between elite and non-elite schools.
On housing, they wondered if they could afford one with the rising property prices and to tackle this, they suggested lowering the minimum age for owning a flat.
The discussions also sparked new ideas - like setting up a Youth Parliament where a younger "MP" would learn from an older minister during parliamentary sessions, to nurture the next generation of Singapore's leaders.
Education minister Heng Swee Keat said: "I found it interesting to hear the diversity of views on topics from singles to having babies to foreign students to jobs, to their definition of success.
"A key takeaway for many of them is hearing for the first time a different viewpoint. You see that among the students. That, wow how come there are some students that think like this and how some of the other students think about it quite differently.
"I give this example of the word "kiasu". The young people interpreted it very differently. One group thought it meant competitiveness, striving to do your best, and saw it as a good trait. The other group used the word "kiasu" as a lack of graciousness and sharing."
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35 yr olds are youths??
damn. then i cannot be called youth loh
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Originally posted by FireIce:
35 yr olds are youths??
damn. then i cannot be called youth loh
I thought you are 26 years old.
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Huh? 17 then can be Youth? 我�是个youth? wa shi xiao hai zhi?? wei shen mo??
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omg i am still 'youth'
should i make rash decision like i did 10 years ago?
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Really?
I thought they would be more concerned about the job market.
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their definition of youth is like how they define marine parade grc
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35 year olds worried about education.
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Life is surreal.
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knn, first thing I saw was the 15-35 years old range...
we still can celebrate youth day in our workplace bo???
The discussions also sparked new ideas - like setting up a Youth Parliament where a younger "MP" would learn from an older minister during parliamentary sessions, to nurture the next generation of Singapore's leaders.
Okay, admit it, which young puppy elitest suggest this?
MP no need mentoring, it's not like some business post or professional post where u need mentoring to learn the trade.
If u really need a older person to tell u how to care for others, think of others, then u are most likely not suitable in the first place...
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its brainwashing
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
knn, first thing I saw was the 15-35 years old range...
we still can celebrate youth day in our workplace bo???
Okay, admit it, which young puppy elitest suggest this?
MP no need mentoring, it's not like some business post or professional post where u need mentoring to learn the trade.
If u really need a older person to tell u how to care for others, think of others, then u are most likely not suitable in the first place...
You can talk.
Yes, just talk.
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Originally posted by laurence82:
omg i am still 'youth'
should i make rash decision like i did 10 years ago?
What were you doing 10 years ago ?
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
its brainwashing
o rly ?
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i am still vergin okay. any1 still vergins are youths.
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
i am still vergin okay. any1 still vergins are youths.