The importance of play has been catching on in Singapore society. But only (expensive) private preschools offer unstructured play as part of their curriculum. I sent my children to public preschools near my house, so a great part of their day is spent sitting down, doing group work and listening to their teachers haha.

I try my best to provide a balance by coming earlier to fetch him and letting him mingle with the neighbourhood kids at the playground these days.

Yes, cram schools are a booming industry in Singapore. But I haven’t succumbed to peer pressure and sent my boy for any classes yet. I think as Bitcoiners, what we should focus on is to get our offspring to create unique value. The world is larger than Singapore’s job