SINGAPORE – When my now 18-year-old son was in Secondary 1, he was given the opportunity to take Higher Chinese and a more advanced music programme.
“Do it,” I urged him, excited that he would have the extra exposure, never mind that it meant more curriculum hours on the two subjects.
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