Singapore’s education has been a recent topic for discussion. Many countries experience a certain gap between their wealthy population and their poor population. In countries where the gap is the largest, the most educational struggle is present. The main reasons for this is due to low tax rates for the rich, low spending budgets for the struggling population and poor healthcare. Meritocracy is defined as a unique political system where economic goods or the use of political power are invested based on performance instead of wealth. This system of education is often debated to be a problem or solution. Understanding the system in more detail will help each individual to make that determination.
Some of the practices that show a direct example of meritocracy are ones such as standardized testing. Standardized testing in Singapore is given to all students of all different levels of economic development. The fees …