ABSTRACT
Singapore recognises that the recipe for success in the past is a ticket to doom in the future.
If you visit Singapore and talk with some teachers, you will probably hear them say the education system is always changing. Yet, in the same breath, they will also likely say that certain things just do not change at all (sometimes in exasperation)! They have unwittingly articulated a paradox of Singapore. Singapore is a land of change. It is also a land of constants. Singapore is always looking for timely change. It is also hanging on dearly to some timeless constants. Singapore is a land where change and continuity coexist and are equally valued.
