I can't help but lament about how much people are using the schools you have been to, as a benchmark to judge a person's capability or character. It is disturbing and I'm very sure God is sighing up there.

I was disturbed because of last week's release of PSLE results - which made me realise how parents are so uptight about which secondary schools their children go to.

PSLE, to a lot of parents and students, is very important as it determines which secondary school you go to, which inevitably will shape an apparent critical stage of your life. If you go to RI, people will be like "wahhhhh" but if you go to a neighbourhood school, people will like "ehhhhh".

However, is it really that critical? Does the school you go really determine your capability or character? I can't deny that it does.
But how much do other life experiences in other areas shape you as well?

I went to a neighbourhood secondary school - Riverside Secondary School, as I scored 238 for PSLE. It was the best secondary school in Woodlands but every time I tell people about it, people will scratch their heads and go "huh?".

But so what?

So what if I went to a neighbourhood secondary school? Does it diminish my capabilities as a human being?

Maybe my IQ isn't as fantastic. Maybe I don't have a lot of latest knowledge about what's going on in the science/financial/arts world...

But, one thing I am sure of is that I am not just defined by IQ. There are so many dimensions to me which you will discover once you truly know me.

If you choose to judge people according to the school, be it secondary school, junior college or university they go to, I say, you better go get a real life and stop being so one-dimensional!

Hence, from today onwards, I am going to quit asking people which school they have been to.

Because there are simply too many things in life that will define you rather than the schools you go to.

Having said these, I must also say, don't be mistaken that this post is to speak up for those from neighbourhood schools. What I mean to bring across is that even if you are from a prestigious school, I will not use a skeptical perspective to see you.

In essence, I hope to know someone, not by knowing which school you go to/have been to.

Afterall, when we go back to heaven, I 100% doubt God will question: "Which secondary school did you go to ah?"