Furthermore, this is worsened by the propaganda spread by the seniors in the school. I remember during my Secondary One Orientation, one of the cheers was that "Raffles Sucks!" and this was worsened when the Secondary Four seniors decided to create a skit which involved the top schools in Singapore. Basically, the representative of each school entered a race which left Hwa Chong as the ultimate winner.
I agree that in many sports and academics competitions there are bound to be clashes between Hwa Chong and Raffles Institution. However this does not mean that we must treat one another with great hostility simply because of our desires to win. Each school has their differences and we should accept the fact that we cannot be the best in everything.
I believe that we should treat students from different schools with respect. One must always remember that what makes us improve is the presence of opponents and without them we will stand still as a block of wood.
Rivalry between schools can be viewed both in a positive and negative light. For the former, I think that it is because of pride for the school that we think we are better than others, furthermore it pushes us to strive harder to prove that we are have action instead of only talk.
ReplyDeleteHowever, in the negative light, this competitiveness may result in bad and strained relationships between schools in question. However, I think that Hwa Chongians are not so immature as to treat students from other top schools as their enemies for life, rather as just to motivate themselves to get better results both academically and aesthetically, for the pride of Hwa Chong Institution.