Half a year into her sojourn into politics, MP Jasmin Lau joins YLB to discuss parenting tradeoffs, tuition culture, and why policy change is hard in Singapore. She also addresses educational reform, and how online clips can distort public perception - in particular, her recent exchange in Parliament with an opposition MP about the characterization of TraceTogether as a “fiasco”.
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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00:00) TELL YOU FIRST S2
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01:20) Intro
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04:57) Why Voters Want To Know The Real Person
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08:34) Public Criticism vs Private Encouragement
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10:57) Are Politicians Performing Roles? Cynicism & Trust
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15:36) Midfielder vs Shooter — Her Leadership Style
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18:17) Ambition, Pressure & Private Struggles
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20:13) What Success Means Beyond Career
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21:46) Parenting Reality & The Work Life Balance Debate
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25:01) Tradeoffs — Career Sacrifice vs Family Time
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30:20) Falling Birth Rates & Meaning Of Parenthood
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34:28) PSLE Stress & Reframing Results Day
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37:27) Singapore Education Pressure Culture
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40:20) Tuition Arms Race & Collective Action Problem
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44:16) Policy vs Culture — Can Parenting Norms Change?
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48:13) Her Own Parenting Choices On Tuition
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52:30) TraceTogether — Crisis Decisions & Public Trust
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58:40) Privacy, Tradeoffs & Policy Communication Lessons
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01:12:30) Leadership Under Scrutiny & Public Expectations
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01:20:20) Jasmin's TraceTogether Remark Explained
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01:28:50) One Shiok Thing
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01:35:00) Post-Interview Reflection