i believe most pple, at one pt or another during their education term, question and doubt the purpose or usefulness of what they are learning. "why would i need to know how to differentiate or integrate in my life? why m i memorising all the humanities when i dun need them nxt time when i work and earn a living? etc." i used to question myself that too.. and well.. how do you react to such doubts?
some students think.. "ya lor .. those are reali irrelevant and useless.. y do i still stay in schools and learn those 'stupid' stuffs".. and so, they prefer to be more practical and start work asap..
others, most likely quite good at studying, do not mind continuing school learning life, even though the doubt continues to remain, not answered.. afterall, this is the "routine" road most pple take.. adults always say "can study, study lor; paper qualifications are very important and useful. etc "
well.. after this past mth of tests and trainings.. i finally realised it reali pays off to be good at studying, or shd i say learning?
on average one test per week, self teaching-cum-learning and intensive training are reali not easy tasks. I m glad that i make it.. o cos it takes a lot of hard work and disipline and motivation.. but i realised it's the training over all these yrs in school that helps make these tasks not at all difficult to achieve, esp being thru the 4 yrs in university.. i nv realise i actually had polished the skill to
1. listen,
2. analyse the information,
3. spot and ask question and
4. eventually absorbing the information SIMULTANEOUSLY
some students think.. "ya lor .. those are reali irrelevant and useless.. y do i still stay in schools and learn those 'stupid' stuffs".. and so, they prefer to be more practical and start work asap..
others, most likely quite good at studying, do not mind continuing school learning life, even though the doubt continues to remain, not answered.. afterall, this is the "routine" road most pple take.. adults always say "can study, study lor; paper qualifications are very important and useful. etc "
well.. after this past mth of tests and trainings.. i finally realised it reali pays off to be good at studying, or shd i say learning?
on average one test per week, self teaching-cum-learning and intensive training are reali not easy tasks. I m glad that i make it.. o cos it takes a lot of hard work and disipline and motivation.. but i realised it's the training over all these yrs in school that helps make these tasks not at all difficult to achieve, esp being thru the 4 yrs in university.. i nv realise i actually had polished the skill to
1. listen,
2. analyse the information,
3. spot and ask question and
4. eventually absorbing the information SIMULTANEOUSLY
until these days when i attended my job training.
This skill definitely aids learning and increases efficiency!
so!
to all students:
dun give up interest goin to school just cos you think wat u are learning are useless. look beyond the txtbks, lecture notes and tutorials in front of you. you are not just gainin the knowledge. school is the best opportunity for you to acquire and polish that skill which is goin to benefit you for your whole life. the skill to be able to learn "efficiently", i.e. high quantity, high quality and high speed , which is critical in our today's knowledge-based and skill-intensive society where people have to constantly upgrade themselves (to keep themselves in employment.)
ps: these are just my 2cents worth opinion. hope it can help motivate those who need a little more reason to go back to studies.. :)
to all students:
dun give up interest goin to school just cos you think wat u are learning are useless. look beyond the txtbks, lecture notes and tutorials in front of you. you are not just gainin the knowledge. school is the best opportunity for you to acquire and polish that skill which is goin to benefit you for your whole life. the skill to be able to learn "efficiently", i.e. high quantity, high quality and high speed , which is critical in our today's knowledge-based and skill-intensive society where people have to constantly upgrade themselves (to keep themselves in employment.)
ps: these are just my 2cents worth opinion. hope it can help motivate those who need a little more reason to go back to studies.. :)
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