E-Learning assignment (Intrapersonal)

Intrapersonal part a)

I would like to be friends with Arthur Radley.(aka Boo Radley)

Arthur Radley is known to stay in hiding in his house and not show himself unless in the night. Rumors about Arthur Radley have been spreading around Maycomb town saying he is a monster, evil spirit possessed etc. He is being depicted as an outsider and everyone is afraid of being near them, isolating them, considering them as not even part of their town. He is a colored men and that the whole town is prejudice against them, hence isolating him. Arthur wants to interact with the town. However he cannot do that as he is afraid of doing something wrong and be sentenced to death, the same case as Tom Robinson.

I pity Tom Robinson as I think that he is being treated unfairly and I want to comfort him and tell the world," Why is he so special, he is too a human being". I feel that I want to befriend him to brighten up his life and make him feel that there is someone in the world who cares about him and acknowledge his existence. He has no friends I wish to be his first friend.

I also want to understand more about him. As in why he is always in hiding and what are his thoughts. In addition to being his friend, I want to be a lying shoulder to Arthur to tell me his pain and share his sufferings. And maybe I would bring him out of his house and defend him, allowing him to feel safe going out of his house.

I know that Arthur Radley is a kind and good person and hence he will be a good friend. I wish to help him in any way I can and hopefully through time, the people maycomb would start to accept him. Everything has a beginning and I would be that beginning.

E-Learning assignment (Interpersonal)

Q:What is your defination of prejudice?

A:In my opinion, prejudice is a unfavorable opinion towards a person or a group of people with no evidence to support their generalized opinion. This results in being unfair to that specific group of people or person. It is a thought rather than an action

Q:Then what is your defination of discrimination?

A:Discrimination is the act of being unfair and/or unjust towards a group of people or a person due to prejudice thoughts.

Q:Is there a real life example of discrimination and prejudice around you?

A:In my opinion, discrimination and prejudice is still imminent in our society. Take for example, I am sure many of us still have the opinion that Indians and people from Bangladeshi are lesser than us, that they are dumb, stupid and are only capable of doing manual labour and are unable to jobs which require a certain amount of intelligence. People still tell racist jokes about how Indians are poor and that they are black. Prejudice and discrimination can be seen from the examples that I have stated.

Q:Do you consider yourself prejudice?

A:I find that yes I am prejudice, I share the opinion that many of us share which is the common thought of Indians and Bangladeshi workers, that they are dumb and incapable.

Q:If you see someone near you discriminating another person, what would you do?

A:The politically right answer is to go up and stop the one discriminating. However, it would be very awkward to go confront someone in the middle of a street, it would make the people around find you like a weird person and in Singapore, our “mian zi” is very important and most of us would choose to turn a blind eye and pretend that we didn’t see it. But we should try to summon the courage and help the one being discriminated.

BGFL Multi Intelligence Test

I feel that this test is quite accurate as it gave me the same results as the MIDAS personality test. However, there is no such thing as an accurate 100% test. I feel that people should know themselves well and not rely on some test to let you know yourself. The test gives vague options like there are six options ranging from yes to no. I feel that an accurate test should only have to options, yes and no. There will come a question where you are on the fence. This I feel that you must decide and put an answer based on your first instinct. I believe that people's first instinct is always the most accurate answer.

E-Learning

The topic for the day: E-Learning

Hi the people and guardians of heaven.

Is E-Learning useful and effective? Today I will be sharing my views about E-Learning and maybe touch on the pros and cons.

E-Learning is used as an emergency lesson online as teachers have courses or there is an event at school. This is used in hope that even though students are not able to go to school or the teachers are not free, the students can still study and will not waste a day without doing anything. This of course is not the same as school as we learn through videos, readings and online discussions. This can also promote and cultivate independent learners as the students are expected to gather the information by themselves and learn the topic with little help from the teacher.

Now I shall touch on the cons of having E-Learning. As almost the whole school is having E-Learning at home, everyone would be accessing the EMB portal and hence may cause jams, resulting in many students not able to access it to know the instructions for the E-Learning. This will cause delay in the students and in worst case scenario the EMB will crash and messages will be lost. The school may have created the learning-board EMB. However, students will be directed there and will similarly cause a jam there.

Another con is that students may be multi-tasking. For example when doing an assignment, students may on and off go to facebook and this will deter their attention away, having them not pay attention and hence not studying the topic well. This will result in the student not learning anything. The computer by itself is a distraction to some "computer game addiction-ers". Imagine this: You are doing your homework when you have a computer game right in front of you. The computer game is like begging you to play it. I believe in most scenarios, students would tell themselves that it is just a while to relax my brain and this is when addiction kicks in. At the end, nothing is done or accomplished and most likely have to do double the work on the next day.

Now I shall say about the pros of E-Learning. The obvious would be that students can wake up later and save travelling time. This also applies to the teachers as well. Also, students feel more relaxed and comfortable in their homes and it is more cooling compared to the classroom and maybe listen to some music while doing their work. This I am sure that most students like. Unlike in class, students can talk to each other freely. This lets the students feel as they have more freedom.

Another main good point about E-Learning is that it gives teachers more ways to teach and hence being more creative. It allows teachers to use different materials such as videos to teach the syllabus. This may help greatly in teaching the subject.

I feel that E-Learning is good but after the students have collected the information, they should get together in person to talk about it, along with the teacher. Hence I am tryig to say is that we cannot replace school lessons with E-Learning lessons.

Questions for the young mind: Would you want to have E-Learning every day, if so will you be able to learn the topics well? What can be improved about the current system for E-Learning? Please write your comments in the comments tab and I am excited to see your replies! Thanks!!!

The IP programme -- My thoughts and feelings

Hi guys of the world...

This post is in response to Shawn Ang's post of IP vs. "O" levels.

This question has usually crossed my mind...

What is the use of IP when the secondary 4 exams are like taking the "O" levels and if you do not do well, you will be in the "O" level stream and may be kicked out if you do not do well. My viewpoint is that what is the difference? This post will try to answer those queries.

To me, I feel that the IP program will not exactly help you get into HCI junior college. As mentioned above, the IP program viewed by others as a "SCAM". I too viewed the same way as I first came to HCI. After hearing from seniors the the Secondary 4 test is extremely stressing and difficult. However, after a few months at Hwa Chong, I finally understand.

The IP program is also known as the integrated program and allows you to follow through six years without the need of taking the "O" levels and hence study 2 more years for the "A" levels. The school will assure this by changing their teaching different stuff and offers different methods of teaching, for example the English lecture.

The program aims to give the students freedom to control their own way of studying and using creative ways to teach the syllabus. Through this, the students are expected to be independent learners and control their time properly without much help from the teachers. This is to develop independent learners and this trait will help greatly in the future.

I have still some queries about this program. Some of my seniors have taken this secondary 4 test but choose to go to another JC. So is the IP program really that useful? Some also find this as a way to have students go to Hwa Chong JC instead of others. Is this program also a scam?

To me, I feel that this program is like a "safety net". What do I mean by that? For example for some reason, you were off-form on the day of the exam and hence not doing well for that particular exam paper. For students taking the "O" level examination, they do not have the option to fail or be off-form on that day or have the time to fail it in the worst case scenario. So due to the program, we have an extra chance to prove ourselves. If we do badly for the secondary 4 exam, we can still enter the 4Q class and take the "O" level exam. However, during then, the chances of entering Hwa Chong JC would become slimmer.

To me, this program gives me freedom to try out new ways of learning and also spurs me on to study hard so as to cope with the different teaching methods and not fall behind. The methods of teaching may be interesting, but it is easy for students to lag behind or become or difficult to catch up. Also, to some it may have them relax and take it easy through the four years.

I have an irony. The IP program is to let students have a direct pass to Hwa Chong JC, however in order to have the students study hard, they have to set the exam to be difficult. Isn't this like making the exams seem like an "O" level examination? I hope that you all have the answer to my humble question. Below are some fruits for thought.

I have a question for my dear readers to ponder about: How much do you trust the IP program of Hwa Chong? Are you sure you will do well in the future of "A" levels? What do you think about the program and is it good or bad or no difference? Please share your views in the comment box. Thanks!!

Some reflections on the 'Allah' incident is Malaysia

I am not sure what to post but to start it off, I will post this.

Perhaps I feel that the Malays had some right that the term 'Allah' was a sacred god in their heart and was not to be used to replace the word 'god'. It was wrong of the high-court judge to suddenly take away the Malay's holy book suddenly. To prevent what had happened in Malaysia, I will not use force, such as the police to stop the Malays from burning down churches. I will return the Holy books to them and maybe not put a ban, but ask the newspaper publishers to try to refrain from using the word. Not only will the Malays feels more respected for their culture, but also assure the other side to use the word for their own, maybe as their god.

True, that Malays are slightly sensitive, but we have to understand that it is not their fault and to promote racial harmony, we have to respect them and maybe learn their ways. It may be right that 'Allah' is just an Arabic word that refers to god, but in their heart, it is their one and holy, almighty god.

For example, I am a Christian. If someone would to speak bad about Jesus, I would not start fighting against him but tell him nicely to stop it, if not I will seek my parents for advice.

Posting my readers a question, what would YOU do if someone insult your culture? I would like to know.

E learning lesson 6 question 2

I support the idea on building a casino. These casinos are to attract tourists to come to Singapore and also to create more jobs. My father said,"the casinos are to earn the tourist dollar". which means to earn money from tourists that come to Singapore to gamble.

I know that this may cause some Singapore citizens to gamble ad therefore lose alot of money. Gambling is bad and most of us know it. Even so, we cannot let these group of gamblers stop us from providing more other people. We have to look at the big picture here. Ther reason of attracting tourists and creating jobs is superior to other reasons.