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I am convinced that being a student in Singapore is terrible. In my prosaic mood, I shall type in english today. But really, it's not much fun going to school. 

I dare to say this here:

I'm merely bidding my time till I can leave my current school and move on!!!

There! I've said it. It's 100% true, though...I can't wait to move on to Junior College. If only the high school system was used here! It sounds really nice to have 3 equal years of junior high and high school.

School's almost all about 'performing'; how I dread that word. But that's not the worst thing...I've heard that some schools (tertiary ones) actually 'strongly encourage' you to join the same activity that you were from when you were in Secondary school.

Isn't there any freedom of choice? What if one student were to get tired of being in the choir (eg.) and think of joining archery? The way I see it, he/she is not allowed to. How stifling it must be...and it's all for the school's gratification.

It must be really boring to have to stick to one activity for 6 years! 'Strongly encourage', in real terms, means 'forced'. That's what I've learnt this year. Freedom is one of the most important things in life; having the school tell you what activity to join seems very unfair.

Doesn't the management have any qualms? Those students didn't even enter through DSA! If that were the case, then it's mandatory to join that activity through which he/she came in. It's so ironic: the school says: "Students have a wide range of activities to choose from!" Piano Ensemble, Japanese club, Literary society, soccer etc.

BUT...

How many students, in reality, have that freedom of choice. So I think it can't be disputed that some schools (not all) are self-gratifying: it's a fact. Over 12 years in school has taught me this much.

Hopefully all this will change one day, but I fear that might only be a dream too good to come true.