Why Straight-A Students Never Rise to the Top & Rethinking Education Ft. Jamus Lim | #YLB 517

Jamus Lim comes to the YLB studio for a deep dive into the Singapore education system and what Singaporeans need to do in their careers to prepare for the impending AI wave. On top of that, he talks about his expectations vs. reality as an MP (no jokes about cockles, we promise), redefining what it means to succeed in Singapore, and also destroys Terence’s One Shiok Thing with economics. 00:00 On this episode 00:19 A message from Folklory 01:17 Intro 05:49 How Fatherhood Has Shaped Jamus' Perspective On Politics 08:39 Do Young People Have More Opportunities in Education Now? 14:36 Has Singapore Education Peaked? 19:40 Facing Resistance To Ideas 23:47 How Jamus Is Preparing His Students For The Changing World 31:13 Has Jamus Influenced Young People To Become Politicians? 38:55 Expectation vs. Reality In Jamus' Political Career 46:20 What Made Jamus Want To Enter Politics 49:40 One Shiok Thing Find us here! Our website | https://www.ministryoffunny.com YLB Subreddit |   / yahlahbut   YLB TikTok |   / yahlahbut   YLB IG |   / yahlahbut   Folklory Capture stories & memories from your parents while they are still around! Click here to chat with us on WhatsApp(https://wa.me/message/7JWUDDZYAYC4L1), or find out more info at https://www.folklory.com/folklory-cas... One Shiok Thing The Internet is starting to Break - Here's Why. |    • The Internet is starting to Break - Here's...   T-Pain on The Morning Shift podcast | https://www.tiktok.com/@themorningshi... The Big Bang Theory on Netflix | https://www.netflix.com/sg/title/7014... Find Jamus Lim! Facebook |   / jamusjlim   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jamuslim/?h... X | https://twitter.com/jamuslim?lang=en Personal Homepage | http://www.jamus.name/ Mics and Headphones from ‪@shure‬ |   / shure   Chairs from ‪@ergotune‬ | https://www.instagram.com/ergotunecha... Desk from ‪@castlerysg‬ |   / castlerysg   Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak Thumbnail photo by Anastacia Dvi on Unsplash | https://unsplash.com/@vasilechak