tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post3454950997694679820..comments2024-03-15T17:35:03.278+08:00Comments on Malaysia Students: Does School Prepare Us for Life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-28505968834570875742021-01-31T10:04:04.794+08:002021-01-31T10:04:04.794+08:00I agree. Furthermore, if you have certain issues (...I agree. Furthermore, if you have certain issues (e.g. ADHD, dyslexia) that make it harder to study, you will be told that you're just "lazy" and need to work harder. I've experienced this as I have ADHD. Even when I try my best, I can't sit still and study without losing interest quickly. School really needs to help students like us instead of discouraging us by calling us lazy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09844811979200574047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-5709619383914009112020-02-05T08:06:50.061+08:002020-02-05T08:06:50.061+08:00School does not prepare us for life.
School does n...School does not prepare us for life.<br />School does not have an authentic way of teaching, learn and study, pass exam and then forget everything. It does not allow us to be creative, the key in human learning and machine learning. You do not plan, and if you can't deal with the stress, you will be f**ked. School shows nothing for our talents and passion. If you want to play soccer, no, only recess and PE. School provides instructions for us. In real life, we have to know what to do and plan out our own schedule. K-12 school just has so many problems, life will just never move on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382617862313154458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-80834109417338714842018-04-09T20:51:15.629+08:002018-04-09T20:51:15.629+08:00Great, I ABSOLUTELY agree wif ya Great, I ABSOLUTELY agree wif ya Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242011888149777900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-24071324388089156212014-09-07T23:31:52.174+08:002014-09-07T23:31:52.174+08:00Oh and you might want to research more about the e...Oh and you might want to research more about the education system here and in other countries renowned for it. Even the most incompetent student is provided with ample opportunities to advance and be trained. Not academically always, but in vocational and skills to join the workforce. <br />linminhtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791964288844957542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-66698502274617709782014-09-07T23:27:23.062+08:002014-09-07T23:27:23.062+08:00To those who are slamming school for being so grad...To those who are slamming school for being so grade-centric, I am disgusted by your myopic, self-assertive views. <br /><br />The major factor I canthink of is the competency of your resoective education systems. Blame lack of non-academic activities on your government-not school in general. To devalue the importance of scjool is as good as saying that they serve little purpose. That's equivalent to claiming children automatically become prepared for adulthood with time. <br /><br />Here in Singapore, students have to take Co-Curricular Activities (CCA). Examples include Choir, Football and Infocommunication Clubs. Yes, much focus is placed on academic studies here no doubt. But students are given ample opportunities to further develop character and values like leadership. I describe it as further because the main curriculum already serves that purpose. Every week, there's a Character and Leadership Education lesson, for instance. While it's not exactly that effective as students have limited hands-on learning, there's still something done to expose students to the outside workd froma young age.<br /><br />Are these foreign to you? If school is really about going there everyday just to memorise boring chunks of text, then blame it on your government. Blame it not on educators or schools, but on the policy makers who have not woken up to the twenty first century. Alas, blame it on yourselves for not making the most out of it - no matter how little it appears to be. <br /><br />Mind you, the process of that rote learning many seem so critical of is actually one means of honing our character. Indeed, Mavin Berkowitz 1995 Model of the complete moral person describes values like determination, perseverance, commitment and responsibility to be part of being a capable, moral and most likely aspects considered important by employers. That means things as trivial or meaningless as studying for an examination are subtly inculcating these principles in students. So I see little reason why schools are just schools. They are much more thsn that; they watch children grow. <br /><br />You are welcome to disagree with my points of contention. linminhtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791964288844957542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-11717196604869560122012-11-15T01:41:25.594+08:002012-11-15T01:41:25.594+08:00thanks a lotthanks a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-52784190435023025822010-10-02T21:57:51.810+08:002010-10-02T21:57:51.810+08:00This really helped with my english coursework, tha...This really helped with my english coursework, thanks alotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-43788854613019277772010-06-13T13:18:15.740+08:002010-06-13T13:18:15.740+08:00I believe that schools are only focused on produci...I believe that schools are only focused on producing students with As rather than teaching them any manners or perhaps, the way people should sit or how to use cutlery, since in todays world most institutes are more focused on getting students who excel in studies as well as those who have the required skill(mainly being eloquent, knowing what to where etc.)<br />Also one thing I have noticed in several schools is that they love to blame parents who they feel are in charge of teaching their students the basic etiquettes.<br /><br />Living in Singapore, streaming , as i have seen has resulted in 90 per cent of the youth losing interest in studies and the 10 per cent fleeing away to UK...thus, resulting in a total loss to Singapore and thus to the education system here.<br /><br />Thus,concluding, schools teach students what is required for students to enter university after which its all up to them and their relationship with their teacher(for recommendations) and schools which are suppose to mold students into educated, mannered and responsible individuals have just taught the students ho to mug-up and left the students to leave their lives alone.<br />MORAL-teachers attend school for their salaries not to teach you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-82618498369970907832009-11-05T03:43:09.497+08:002009-11-05T03:43:09.497+08:001) school is a tool whether you use it wisely is u...1) school is a tool whether you use it wisely is up to you<br />2) grammar problem: the use of "the" before school is screwing with your paperIanLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363625814405049823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-14089069202058696192009-08-29T21:26:23.080+08:002009-08-29T21:26:23.080+08:00School creates a challenging atmosphere for studen...School creates a challenging atmosphere for students. Some passed it with a successful achievement but some failed to so. <br /><br />A successful achievement doesn’t count how many A, a student get in the examination. A successful achievement is how we learned, absorb and use the input we get in school efficiently. <br /><br />Despite from where the students were studying, boarding school, daily school or technical school. All students from any type of school have a big opportunity to excel during their schooldays.Jaudahhttp://littlehammington.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-31170821087229989992008-02-14T13:51:00.000+08:002008-02-14T13:51:00.000+08:00School does prepare us, in a way. At least it prov...School does prepare us, in a way. At least it provides us education, and that is very important already. But still, I personally think that we should rely on the education system too much, especially here, in Malaysia.<BR/><BR/>I do not know what the others see, but I do realise inequality. Students with top scores are given the most attention, and slower students, instead of guiding them more, they are being neglected. Clases like science streams are every students' dreams. And those in art streams are being labelled as dumb. That's very unfair. Because students in art streams are not dumb, they are just more interested in other things than studies. Some people will be surprised to find that some of these students in art stream are so much smarter than those in science stream. <BR/><BR/>In the working world, it doesn't matter whether you're from art or science stream; whether you have graduated from overly prestigous universities or have won hundreds of awards or competitions. IT IS YOU, yourself that matters.<BR/><BR/>I am not saying school is unimportant or useless. Just that, school has taught the students the wrong mentality - Getting most As = The best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-87586824187660735402008-02-08T13:58:00.000+08:002008-02-08T13:58:00.000+08:00No!!! With our current education system, we are d...No!!! With our current education system, we are doomed for life.<BR/><BR/>I just got into uni and everything is different from school life. The lecturers don't spoonfeed us anymore. There is nothing to memorize and spit out later. The lecturers aren't giving us answers.<BR/><BR/>Instead, we are encouraged to think. Heck, I couldn't think much. It was new to me.<BR/><BR/>It's quite boring now to see who has scored the highest number of As. It only shows that they are good at memorizing. Nothing much.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-29829052057561042822008-01-26T02:00:00.000+08:002008-01-26T02:00:00.000+08:00Although the values you insist to be instilled in ...Although the values you insist to be instilled in students are positive...<BR/><BR/>My take on this would be that most students would still lag behind in society aka the real world because they lack the ability to think on their own two feet despite being drilled to perfection in coping with datelines and pressure.<BR/><BR/>from my experience, a majority of teachers spend their time teaching the syllabus to students..who mostly lap up whatever has been told unquestioningly. It is a rare class who participates actively in lessons. So much devotion being placed on the syllabus and exams and coursework means there'll be nary a mention about the purpose of learning something and an idea of the career choices available.<BR/><BR/>The widespread notion that the number of As obtained equates to success is severely ingrained in both the teachers' and students' mentalities. The current situation here is that top scorers are heaped into one top class and given a lot of attention....and pressure..<BR/>thus learning loses its fun...<BR/><BR/> It is rare to see consolation being offered to students who are NOT top scorers. Naturally this cultivates a fear of failure which would hinder the students' performance in the real world, where failure is bound to be faced and guidance is not readily available. As for those who were lulled into complacence by praises and attention, a fate no less harsh awaits. <BR/>i dare say most from this group would go to university and graduate only to end up jobless, due to lack of experience , soft skills and humility.. Be surprised (or maybe not) at how ineffectively university graduates communicate...especially in English. Be even more surprised at how little activities most of them are involved in..... personal enrichment and development is most probably sacrificed for academical excellence.<BR/><BR/>what good will cramming skills be in the real world where we already have computers ? we need people who can APPLY what they've learnt and CONVEY their ideas. We need people who would actively seek knowledge..<BR/><BR/>We need leaders, not people who expect to be spoonfed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-15452198405616683812008-01-21T19:35:00.000+08:002008-01-21T19:35:00.000+08:00For some, school does prepare them for life.For so...For some, school does prepare them for life.<BR/><BR/>For some, school convinces them to give up on life. The school shootings in the US should give you a clue.<BR/><BR/>It depends on the student, the people who mix with the student, the teachers, the parents, society's expectations, the entire system.<BR/><BR/>Though its nice to think there's a simple answer to your question, I'm afraid life is not that simnple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com