Where can I find information on Sandra Davie? I'm researching information about euthanasia and I need information about this writer. Can anyone help? I need education info., past articles, awards won??

Hello pimpmaster, do you really think they want me as a columnist?
I will enjoy the challenge.
Psst..can you put in a good word for me to the Editor?
My observations are always only constructive and not personal.
It's called sharing a point of view.
Alas, too many of ST's blogs are just re-hashed reports.
A string of facts and figures to fill the column inches but not enough meat to chew on.
It will be refreshing to read a viewpoint, a real viewpoint, on the social issues that matter to all of us.
After all, a good healthy clean and honest debate cannot hurt but better our lives.
I wait in anticipation.

I always see comments from singaporean07 and sharlynrj in and around ST's blog section.

I wish they apply as columnists at ST.

Sandra, thanks!

And please write about our Education System too, next time.

Many Singaporean's kiasu-type approach to their kid's education, in my opinion, stems from our Education System.

I like how our government tries to change it, but if the deteriorating quality of the Singapore workforce (with respect to foreigners) is any indication, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Sandra, like most ST columnists, write their blogs to create interest on the real article which can be read only in the print and online versions.

And the online version is available thru subscription.

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Sandra's article (print) was very informative, unfortunately, it made false generalizations of SOME of the research studies, which I'm afraid can be grossly misinterpreted by many parents.

For example, TV may impede acquisition of linguistic skills by toddlers and young kids, but the same can not be said of older children (who already acquired linguistic skills) who, studies also showed, manifest better EQ and social skills thru TV shows like Sesame Street.

Studies do show that tuition help, but significantly only to those that are "left behind", and "marginal" only to those that are above average. It placed equal emphasis on the parent's involvement in the child's learning process.

It is not the parent's "super-involvement at school" that results to better performance, rather, the research mentioned it was due to good relationships, more specifically quality time, and the parent's effort to sufficiently nurture their kids.

It no way says parents have to be "super-involed at school".

But aside from that, it was a good article, but short of recommending that as Singaporeans our kiasu-type approach in nurturing our kids HAVE to change.

Like how an MP tells of us - parents put their children in a pressure cooker that is not even on.