The Pursuit for A’s - An effort that is just not worth the trouble

February 25, 2006 in Education Matters, Essays, Serious...REALLY serious thoughts

As our Malaysian education strives to produce excellent, quality students, it is most unfortunate that many students, parents and even teachers themselves have been deceived into believing that excellent equals getting lots of As in their exams. That is untrue and it causes unnecessary burden and stress on the shoulders of the children. Children as [...]

The Power of Experience

January 18, 2006 in Essays, Serious...REALLY serious thoughts

How do one begin to define the word ‘experience’?I spent the whole day mulling about this, thanks to a lecturer of mine who set us tasks to do even BEFORE we had our first meeting! Certainly, this lecturer is not to be messed with and always one to make a good first impression, I set [...]