Yes, Haiti.
On the evening of Tuesday, 12 January, the people of Haiti were struck by an astonishing 7.0 magnitude earthquake with another 33 recorded aftershocks of about 5.0 to 5.9 magnitude. The earthquake, including the aftershocks, claimed about 110,000 lives. Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and other settlements in the Haitian region were caused major damage with many notable landmarks destroyed as a result of the horrifying disaster.
After the earthquake, mothers and fathers could be seen searching for their children, children searching for their parents and some crying over the loss of their loved ones. To the elderly there, their experience in this disaster could be described as worse than the war and revolutions they have been through in the past. This will no doubt cause tears to well up in some of our eyes. Many people were now homeless, many suffering from physical and emotional damage. With homes and family members lost, what more can the people lose? Although many associations and world organisations such as the Red Cross have contributed their help in providing food and medicals supplies, no one would be able to make up for the psychological impact in the hearts of the Haiti residents.
The worse thing is that, people of Haiti have been fighting one another over a mere packet of food and water. Good friends could turn out hurting each other just for their own survival in the earthquake-damaged area. Haiti is one of the poorest and least-developed countries in the Americas, with the average monthly pay at around $60.
So, as students, since we are unable to provide our support in the form of supplies, I think we can just pray for the affected people of Haiti that they would be able to get through this tough period with strong wills. What do you think? Please share your views.
Posted on Term 1 Week 4
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Treatment Of Black People In America
This is officially my first post on a question given in school. Guess what subject it is... Alright, its LA. If some of you do not know what LA is, its Los Angeles. I was just kidding. How can Los Angeles be related to school? Here is the real meaning, LA is an abbreviation of Language Arts which can also be known as English.
The topic, as you already know from the title, is Treatment Of Black People In America. This question is based on a novel To Kill A Mocking Bird. Here are my views on the treatment of the blacks.
I feel that there has been racial segregation between the Blacks and Whites in America since the 1800s. In the 1800s, African-Americans were working as slaves for the white people. They had been working as slaves until the late 1800s when a law was passed the Blacks were give freedom and the opportunity to vote. Although the Blacks were free, They were still being discriminated by others. Anywhere they went the had to be separated from the others and and had could only be at areas labeled "For Coloured". There is also a day called "Coloured Day". The Blacks could only go to certain places on that they and were not allowed to do so on other days. This was a clear form of discrimination towards the Blacks.
Worse still, Black students sometimes had to be escorted to school to prevent themselves from being attacked by other students. And when sometimes bad happen like property values fell, the white people would claim that this was caused by the presence of Blacks. In America's history, there is a group known as the Ku Klux Klan which have been going around killing Blacks and whoever else who stood up for them. They did this with the sole intention of intimidating the Blacks and prevent them from voting, holding political office and attending school.
Although in today's society in America Blacks were not so much of being discriminated, I think that the period in which the Blacks suffered is a something worth remembering. Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
The topic, as you already know from the title, is Treatment Of Black People In America. This question is based on a novel To Kill A Mocking Bird. Here are my views on the treatment of the blacks.
I feel that there has been racial segregation between the Blacks and Whites in America since the 1800s. In the 1800s, African-Americans were working as slaves for the white people. They had been working as slaves until the late 1800s when a law was passed the Blacks were give freedom and the opportunity to vote. Although the Blacks were free, They were still being discriminated by others. Anywhere they went the had to be separated from the others and and had could only be at areas labeled "For Coloured". There is also a day called "Coloured Day". The Blacks could only go to certain places on that they and were not allowed to do so on other days. This was a clear form of discrimination towards the Blacks.
Worse still, Black students sometimes had to be escorted to school to prevent themselves from being attacked by other students. And when sometimes bad happen like property values fell, the white people would claim that this was caused by the presence of Blacks. In America's history, there is a group known as the Ku Klux Klan which have been going around killing Blacks and whoever else who stood up for them. They did this with the sole intention of intimidating the Blacks and prevent them from voting, holding political office and attending school.
Although in today's society in America Blacks were not so much of being discriminated, I think that the period in which the Blacks suffered is a something worth remembering. Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New Way Of Studying
Here is the post on what the future class is about and also about the new subjects and grading system.
The Future School Program
From what I know, my class was appointed as the future class mainly because of our results in Secondary One. My class's MSG was like 1.83, ranking second in the whole level. Thus, I guess that is the main reason why my class became the future class.
Basically, we are allowed to use our laptops during lessons and a new teaching method is introduced: JITT - Just In Time Teaching. This means that we have to do readings on a particular subject and answer some questions at home before attending the actual lesson in school. This speeds up the process of teaching and learning. This is because on the day of the lesson, the teacher will only explain those questions which most students do not understand and the teacher would not have to explain everything in class. Therefore the JITT teaching method saves time.
The New Subjects
There are two new subjects this year - the Oral Communication (OC) and Independent Studies (IS). Previously, the ACE and OP helped most of us to get A1s. But now, with the OP and ACE set as individual subjects, I find that scoring a A1 has become more difficult. The OC comprises of OP which means we have to speak in class and Current Affairs. The IS comprises of ACE which self-initiated learning and Projects Competition.
Although the difficulty to get and A1 for subjects has increased, but I still hope that all of you can still achieve it. Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
The Future School Program
From what I know, my class was appointed as the future class mainly because of our results in Secondary One. My class's MSG was like 1.83, ranking second in the whole level. Thus, I guess that is the main reason why my class became the future class.
Basically, we are allowed to use our laptops during lessons and a new teaching method is introduced: JITT - Just In Time Teaching. This means that we have to do readings on a particular subject and answer some questions at home before attending the actual lesson in school. This speeds up the process of teaching and learning. This is because on the day of the lesson, the teacher will only explain those questions which most students do not understand and the teacher would not have to explain everything in class. Therefore the JITT teaching method saves time.
The New Subjects
There are two new subjects this year - the Oral Communication (OC) and Independent Studies (IS). Previously, the ACE and OP helped most of us to get A1s. But now, with the OP and ACE set as individual subjects, I find that scoring a A1 has become more difficult. The OC comprises of OP which means we have to speak in class and Current Affairs. The IS comprises of ACE which self-initiated learning and Projects Competition.
Although the difficulty to get and A1 for subjects has increased, but I still hope that all of you can still achieve it. Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
2O1 In 2010
A year has passed in the blink of an eye. It seemed as if I was still in Secondary One yesterday and now, I am Secondary Two! Come to think of it, I think that my academic performance last year was only average, with me only achieving a mean subject grade of 2.0. I intended to get 1.5, so it can be said as quite disappointing. However, most importantly is that I should look forward to this new year with a fresh mind.
I am officially Secondary Two since the start of this year, and my class has not changed, just a number is different - from 1O1 to 2O1! Classmates are the same and some teachers too (in fact there are only two teachers from last year teaching us this year - Mr. Yong and Ms Soh). Classmates, still no change in what they do. Tze Han is still trying to act like his favourite celebrity - Lady Gaga, with Ryan and Grady being together with him. And, Martin still looks the same way as before - a cute and fat little boy (no offense Martin). Teachers, most of them whom I still do not really know well yet (since they are new to me).
Two important changes from this year onwards: my class has been appointed as the future class and our academic assessment system has also been changed (in my opinion - made more difficult). I shall be sharing more about these two changes soon (most probably in my next post).
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
I am officially Secondary Two since the start of this year, and my class has not changed, just a number is different - from 1O1 to 2O1! Classmates are the same and some teachers too (in fact there are only two teachers from last year teaching us this year - Mr. Yong and Ms Soh). Classmates, still no change in what they do. Tze Han is still trying to act like his favourite celebrity - Lady Gaga, with Ryan and Grady being together with him. And, Martin still looks the same way as before - a cute and fat little boy (no offense Martin). Teachers, most of them whom I still do not really know well yet (since they are new to me).
Two important changes from this year onwards: my class has been appointed as the future class and our academic assessment system has also been changed (in my opinion - made more difficult). I shall be sharing more about these two changes soon (most probably in my next post).
Posted on Term 1 Week 3
Saturday, January 16, 2010
My Blog Slogan
Hello again. Some of you must be wondering why my blog slogan is called "mySchool , myLife , myBlog" while others may find this blog slogan weird. I have chosen to use this blog slogan after a few days of pondering on what blog slogan to use. I shall explain why...
As I have said in my previous blog post, part of the reason why I created this blog is because it is included in the school curriculum. Therefore, the first word, mySchool, indicates that the blog includes posts of my school life in Hwa Chong Institution, especially in my class. The second word, myLife, means that there will also be posts on what I do in my everyday life, maybe on my holiday trips and my observations of the things around me. Finally, myBlog, refers to this platform where all the posts on my school and personal life are being put here.
However, there is also a thing I should say, that I got my inspiration to think of such a slogan from a prominent blogger, Dr. Leslie Tay, whom which I did an evaluation of her blog. On her blog, she made used of the slogan "ieat ishoot ipost" as it is a food blog. The slogan of her blog basically means that she tries out the food, take photos of it, then create a post about it . Here is her blog URL: http://ieatishootipost.sg/ You could go and have a look at her blog if you want to.
So, that is my blog slogan! Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 2
As I have said in my previous blog post, part of the reason why I created this blog is because it is included in the school curriculum. Therefore, the first word, mySchool, indicates that the blog includes posts of my school life in Hwa Chong Institution, especially in my class. The second word, myLife, means that there will also be posts on what I do in my everyday life, maybe on my holiday trips and my observations of the things around me. Finally, myBlog, refers to this platform where all the posts on my school and personal life are being put here.
However, there is also a thing I should say, that I got my inspiration to think of such a slogan from a prominent blogger, Dr. Leslie Tay, whom which I did an evaluation of her blog. On her blog, she made used of the slogan "ieat ishoot ipost" as it is a food blog. The slogan of her blog basically means that she tries out the food, take photos of it, then create a post about it . Here is her blog URL: http://ieatishootipost.sg/ You could go and have a look at her blog if you want to.
So, that is my blog slogan! Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 2
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Introduction
Hello, my name is Alex. Basically, this is my new blog for this year. So I hope you like it. First things first, I really hope that you will follow my blog and comment on my posts. But, please do not post any useless comments as it will not do you any good either.
One more thing, this is officially my second year blogging.
If you blog, you certainly must have reasons why you blog. So do I. Here are my reasons...
1. I guess I blog during my free time, especially when I am extremely bored and have absolutely nothing do to. Although I said that I only blog during my free time, I will still post some blog posts consistently. My next reason for blogging will explain why.
2. Blogging has become part of the school curriculum for my Language Arts subject since last year. This is quite important as it is counted in my school grades. Therefore, you will also notice that my blog posts are in Standard English because eventually these posts will be "graded".
Yes, so these are the reasons why I blog. And, to the other 33 wonderful classmates of mine in the GLAMOROUS 2O1, please follow this blog of mine and I will do the same to yours too. Bye!
Posted on Term 1 Week 2
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