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You're welcome!

Singapore is worse than the West in the specific context of encouraging and preparing creatives to develop their talents. When it comes to practical skills, though...

...Well, let me simply say that America uses Singaporean math textbooks.

Haha! I believe it.

If we could just have a happy medium, and maybe a system that fostered the talents of both creative and systematic thinkers... It's a shame that countries seem to pull so hard to each extreme.