lion (Singapore People 2000) population to "feed". Unlike other countries, there are no natural resources, for example water, tin or oil, in Singapore. Compared with China, even though with 14 billion Chinese to support, they have ample land and natural resources available: Singapore on the contrast, people are her only natural resource available with very limited land left to develop. Once Singapore uses up all the land available, the people will have no more room for improvement.
             Due to the above reason, jobs in Singapore are always in demand and the requirements for them increased significantly every year. Most students in Singapore understand that as the country goes one step higher, they must move two steps further to survive in the "Jurassic Park". Furthermore, children have the responsibility to support their parents in the future (one child has to support two elder parents on the average); hence, they must tolerate a great deal of mental and physical stress since young.
             The negative physical aspects of Singapore indirectly resulted in the second major cause of the pressuring education system in Singapore, parents' high expectations for their children. During the 60's, due to the sudden huge flock of immigrants, the population increased at an uncontrollable rate. As the country had just began her development then, there was no way that she could support so man
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