Tuesday, August 16, 2005
just some thoughts
I think it is pretty stupid, if you come to class all prepared, as in you've read all the readings, did all the questions in the tutorials and yet just sit down there and stone. Especially since most classes in NTU have that class participation portion which consists of at least 10% of your final grade nowadays. Hell, 10% could mean the difference between a B and an A! I just don't understand these sort of people.
What is there to be afraid of? You've done your work, so you should be able to contribute to the class right? I mean, the answers that you prepared are all essay-length, so I'm sure there must be something in there right? So I really don't understand why you'd just sit down there and wait for others to answer. If it were me, I'd be shooting off my mouth every other second. I'd want the prof to know that I know what's going on. But then, I don't exactly come to class all prepared. In fact, most of the time, I come to class unprepared. ie. I have not done the readings nor attempted the questions. But yet, I find that I talk more in class than all these other people that I've mentioned. And it's not as if they do better than me in the exams.
I believe, that it doesn't matter whether you come to class prepared or not. Because if you're not willing to contribute in the class discussions, ask questions, and just stone down there, you might as well not be there. It is better to come out from the class feeling like hey! i learned something today, rather than feel that it was a waste of time. Or maybe, I'm just the sort of person who learn better from discussions rather than just manual reading of the text. I need some sort of intellectual debate before my mind can fully absorb what exactly is going on. Or maybe, I'm just full of crap and am not scared to share that crap with the class. Actually, most of what comes out of mouth is mostly crap.. haha.. so..
I still remember last semester, how I came to Biz Law class all unprepared, sat next to this girl with all the answers. Difference was, she didn't want to speak up. So I did. I read through her answers, got the gist of it, and started talking bull. At the end of the lesson, the prof commended me for my brilliant mind and that the rest of the class better start thinking like me. I know, what crap right?
Well, enough about that. There's something else that I want to mention. People's dressing to school. Although we may live in a society which is considerably more liberal than how it used to be 20 years ago, I still think that there should be certain limits. I feel that there should at least be a certain degree of modesty in terms of your attire when attending class. For example, today I saw this girl wearing a spaghetti strap tank top and short shorts to class. I find that totally rude. You're practically exposing every inch possible that can be exposed. Where is the respect for the prof if you come to class wearing something like that?
Not to mention how distracting it can be, especially to guys. One can always argue that hey, the guys can have some form of respect for the girl and not stare. But how can the guys even respect that kind of girl when the girl herself does not respect her own modesty? And well, no matter how often this has been argued, guys will always be guys and stare at those kind of girls. It's an innate nature of men, you display your body for all to see, obviously they will stare. How can you expect them not to stare? It's like the case of those girls who don't want guys to ogle their chest, yet they wear cleavage revealing clothes. Contradicting isn't it? No wonder rape cases are skyrocketing.
Okay, this entry is getting pretty long. Just some updates. Had camp over the weekend. But I went home for the night cos I couldnt stand the sleeping and toilet conditions. Haha, yes cheaterbug me. Luckily the campsite was damn near my house. Got to know Ben, my co-OGL from England. (angmoh leh! haha) Got to know some of the juniors. Miss AROC was a blast as usual. And I've been busy preparing for my case study presentation this coming thurs. Yeah, that's about it. Go and do your work people! Don't be lazy.
Posted by missymarsie at 8:05 PM
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