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 What is the desired outcome of our education system?

• All products of the education system should – be morally upright, be culturally rooted yet understanding and respecting differences, be responsible to family, community and country – believe in our principles of multi-racialism and meritocracy, appreciate the national constraints but see the opportunities – be constituents of a gracious society – be willing to strive, take pride in work, value working with others – be able to think, reason and deal confidently with the future, have courage and conviction in facing adversity – be able to seek, process and apply knowledge – be innovative - have a spirit of continual improvement, a lifelong habit of learning and an enterprising spirit in undertakings – t hink global, but be rooted to Singapore

• Potential leaders should – be committed to improving society – be proactive in surmounting our constraints – have compassion towards others – be able to inspire, motivate and draw out the best from others – be able to chart our destiny and lead – be able to forge breakthroughs in a knowledge-based economy – be creative and imaginative <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">– have the tenacity to fight against the odds and not quit