Of A'levels and beyond
For one that has never taken A levels and did quite badly for his O's, i might not be the best person to comment on this..
but somehow, A-level students are getting upset over getting 4As,A1 for General Pape, 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit for her 3 S papers.. the problem? that ONE merit for an S Paper.. (*S paper is a "special" higher level paper that top students take)
Another was unhappy at scoring 4As and A3 for GP and an ungraded for one of his S papers..
Now tell me, is something wrong here?
Well examinations such as the A levels are used as a good gauge of a pupil's understanding to a subject, has the obsession with getting "prefect" results overshadowed the virtue of learning? 18-19year olds being upset at not being perfect..
I wonder, if these very same students are being thrown into a polytechnic, they would be gunning for a perfect score too.. all distinctions in 3years of poly studies, but can that be real? Would they then be able to score with average project mates?
The real world is such, that there is no perfection, we can only try.. its scary how our top students from RJC are soaked into this mindset that nothing less than perfect is acceptable.. what then happens when this same crop of students enter into society and become "leaders"? many will be, for scholarship awaits these perfect scorers..
for those who do not make the cut into the perfect scorers, they too have a bright future ahead and many would be plugged into the middle/top management of many companies and government agencies alike..
wonder how these "near-perfect" people would view the folks who are of lesser performance than them, those from "lower" JCs, polys and others..
Happiness is a choice
but somehow, A-level students are getting upset over getting 4As,A1 for General Pape, 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit for her 3 S papers.. the problem? that ONE merit for an S Paper.. (*S paper is a "special" higher level paper that top students take)
Another was unhappy at scoring 4As and A3 for GP and an ungraded for one of his S papers..
Now tell me, is something wrong here?
Well examinations such as the A levels are used as a good gauge of a pupil's understanding to a subject, has the obsession with getting "prefect" results overshadowed the virtue of learning? 18-19year olds being upset at not being perfect..
I wonder, if these very same students are being thrown into a polytechnic, they would be gunning for a perfect score too.. all distinctions in 3years of poly studies, but can that be real? Would they then be able to score with average project mates?
The real world is such, that there is no perfection, we can only try.. its scary how our top students from RJC are soaked into this mindset that nothing less than perfect is acceptable.. what then happens when this same crop of students enter into society and become "leaders"? many will be, for scholarship awaits these perfect scorers..
for those who do not make the cut into the perfect scorers, they too have a bright future ahead and many would be plugged into the middle/top management of many companies and government agencies alike..
wonder how these "near-perfect" people would view the folks who are of lesser performance than them, those from "lower" JCs, polys and others..
Happiness is a choice
posted by klayhead at 1:28 pm
2 Comments:
Actually I blame the JC less than I do the kids themselves for being 'dumb'.
Even when I took my A levels, I knew friends from VJ and TJ, in addition to RJ, who were upset although they had 4As. Why? Because they did not get two distinctions in the S Papers.
Me and my buddies? Heck we were on top of the world with our results and had that sense of success. And I assure you none of us had 4As.
We just enjoyed the idea of finishing something we started. And to move on after.
Other people can compete with you. But you decide if you want to compete with them.
good perspective from someone who has been there dude
Agree that the JC can be the source of pressure and its sad what society and expectations can do to young souls who just want to be someone..
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