How concerned are you about the education system in terms of quality; are the lecturers doing enough to drive us, as students to achieve the best in ourselves? With three semesters finally over, I sat back and stared at the ceiling thinking about the system. It does not matter what major you chose, I bring your attention to the fact that no longer are we on a competitive advantage as a majority. Students from Lim Kok Wing competing institutions have surpassed us in our specialty, they have branches in the United Kingdom for crying out loud. True, you attended the headmaster’s motivational speech but after hearing all that talk, why are only a handful of us within his inner-circle? What about the rest of us?
The Wrath of the Assignments Tsunami
Face it, "exploration week" has been phased out. Time’s majority is spent on virtually nothing but completing homework. Day after day, we get shoveled an unhealthy dose of tasks at the brink of neck’s breath. Look, you paid good money, (your parents money I assume) for change.. but look what you got out of it. And now you gotta deal with that. So let’s say you have five subjects in one semester, and for that subject alone you’re expected to commit a hundred percent towards it. Therefore you have to find a way to bestow five hundred percent in total. Is this even possible for a super human? Let me break that down to period of three months, whereby one major subject could possibly have:
- 2 major projects
- 8 weekly assignments
- 3 sub presentations
- 2 examinations
And that’s just for one subject.. Now look, I know what you’re thinking, "why are you complaining too much? Shut the hell up and get back to work!". But see that’s the problem, we’re doing nothing but work work work. All day, everyday. All work and no play. Is this what you really call learning?
The naive Industry & the lack of International Exposure
If we are to compete on a global battlefield, we obviously need light from abroad. There’s absolutely nothing wrong hireling local lecturers please don’t hold that against me you can’t help feeling caged. Your experience is limited to this realm alone. You feel… sometime’s you’re just.. trapped. Other universities rectified this a long time ago, hell even making it a standard to have disclosure. We have lectures that don’t even know the correct timeline of our classes. They admit being lazy, these so-called professionals. My question to you is, are we satisfied with the professionalism, integrity, spirit and drive our current lecturers have?
The glorious absence of sophistication
Group projects, weather you like it or not brings out the best and worst in us. Sometimes we are the greatest enemy. Lecturers in their infinite wisdom judge who is ’strong’ or who is ‘weak’, pitting one ’strong’ along with four other weaklings assuming them to save their asses. This in my humble opinion is complete b.s.
Think about this.. What are we really supposed to accomplish?
Why are we being subjected to these odds? Are we receiving the best quality education? We paid for it, so are you satisfied? Do you think this you as a student you receive fair and equal treatment, from your lecturers and classmates? Is this system so perfect that you embrace to your bosoms with open hands in that you’re confident of your future?
