HATS: The importance of Academic and Formal Education

Just something to think about......

will be re writing my HATS chapter for the 5th time now....

here's some insights for your inspiration:)



‘The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.’
~Alvin Toffler

Education systems around the world are struggling to remain relevant in a changing world. But far too often they fail to prepare students for life in the ever changing and judgmental world. Even Singapore, which is rated one of the top in the world for its education system falls short of really shaping the individual into someone who is not only able to handle the hard skills like literacy and numbers but also able to navigate change and diversity, learn-as-they-go, solve problems, collaborate and be flexible and creative. Such a wide range of abilities are required as no job can promise security in today’s world as the economy is ever changing and unpredictable even if the management wants to keep the employee.

Students are labeled according to their ability to give the teachers what they ask for. Not for being creative and thinking out of the box.

Education should be suited to the needs of the students equipping them to cope as individuals in a very complex and scary world. Experts believe that today’s students will be the first in history to face the prospect of working at ten – or more – different jobs during their work lives. They will need thinking and learning skills that are creative and flexible. Adaptability will be their most prized possession.

In, reality, there is a danger, that outside pressures and the time constraints of an over-crowded curriculum distracts us from the traditional purpose of goes schooling, which is to turn out a well-rounded, decent human being.

Education should be about molding the future of the nation but more importantly molding the future of the individual.


A girl is better unborn than untaught.