Name: Andre Ng
Group: more-ads-here (DISM 1B02)
RE: CReasoningSkills - Singaporeans who quit the country and migrate overseas are disloyal


I agree to a large extent on your group’s argument from the examples your group have pointed out.

I do agree that the stressful environment in Singapore is one of the main reasons why Singaporeans migrate away from Singapore. In The Straits Times Interactive website's poll, it drew 797 responses, of the 797 responses, 43 percent wanted to migrate because it was too stressful in Singapore, 20 percent cited limited job opportunities, and 19 percent complained of high living costs. From this I can infer that people are moving out of Singapore because of the Stress. As a result of all these stress; a British-based report described Singapore as Asia's unhappiest nation and also graded it the 131st of 178 nations in the world.

I also agree that Singapore’s Economy is very competitive. People find it hard to find a niche in the industry they are interested in. Even if a niche is found more often than not, there will be bound to be competitors coming in.

I also agree with you that Singaporeans are getting more educated, with it their expected salary gets higher. Therefore, when Singaporeans cannot find a job to match their expected pay, they will consider migrating overseas. Being wealthier, Singaporeans also get to have the chance to travel and get to see for themselves what is around them in other countries as well as opportunities in a foreign economy, furthermore with globalization going on, one could not help but to ponder “ Is life in the country is more suitable for me ?”.

Sadly, the government’s investment on educating Singaporeans who migrate might be difficult to recover. After much subsidy in education from young, they have chosen to migrate in the end. I would also like to add that Singaporeans who have chosen to Study overseas and not in Singapore (for various reasons) are more likely to migrate because while they are studying overseas they are exposed to the opportunities in that foreign country and get used to the lifestyle, after awhile they might think that there is no point going back to Singapore. I believe that if they are more reasons for students to get their qualifications especially a Degree in Singapore, there will be lesser Singaporeans migrating.

I disagree that there are some flaws in our education systemnamely the “Civic and Moral Education”. I believe that the problem does not lie in the lessons taught. I believe the reason is that the younger Generations of Singaporeans do not appreciate Singapore as much as previous generations. Singapore was in-fact just a fishing village, until our forefathers from all corners if the world migrated to Singapore to settle. During their stay, they had gone through a lot to build and create what we have today; sadly many young generations of Singaporeans take for granted the Justice, Peace and Prosperity that is uniquely in Singapore, which our forefathers have painstakingly shaped. I feel that the government’s implementation of the Civic and Moral Education is an attempt to make young generations of Singaporeans appreciate Singapore better, however it is difficult because appreciation is something very hard to instill into someone through books. As a result, the need to stay loyal to the country / homeland is no longer strong.

In conclusion, while there are many perfect reasons for Singaporeans to migrate, there are also many equally good reasons for them to stay, be it ethical or practical reasons. The choice still lies with the individual Singaporeans. Even if the person still choose to migrate, it still does not make him/her disloyal. For all we might know, Singaporeans who migrate might change their minds again and come back to Singapore for good.