There are indeed many changes in us, along with our different environment, from Primary School to Secondary 1, from Secondary 1 to Secondary 2. Though we may not notice it, when we look back and reflect, we can really find a large gap between these two periods. I will highlight some of the changes in this blog post.
Time flies when you are having fun. But time FLASHES by when you are rushing for time. That is how my first year in Hwa Chong Institution went by. In Primary School, I had no problem keeping up with my studies. But the problem nowadays, is the habit of Procrastination. “It’s not hand in tomorrow one, tomorrow then do” This is the common thought among Secondary School students. Why is that so? One of the reasons is because of the significantly increased workload. In Secondary School, the amount of homework we receive a day may as well be equivalent to a week of primary school work. Therefore, teachers are giving longer deadlines for the work. This lets the students take this time to slack and procrastinate. This causes a decrease in quality of work done and also the things learnt, due to the last minute work handed up.
It is hard to imagine how enthusiastic we all were when we were in Primary School. Students were shooting up their hands at the very first sign of teacher’s query, without expecting any form of reward. Now, in Secondary School, students will not bother to answer any questions, unless of course, their favorite OP points come in. This is a huge change of our thought and attitude towards our learning. Through this OP system, students expect a reward or gain for every effort that they put in, even though we fairly well know it’s for our own good. Students are active in class, not with the aim to learn, but the aim to get better marks for their exams. This is not a very good learning attitude. Does that mean that without OP, we are not going to learn?
But despite these negative points, we also have some positive changes. One of them is Maturation. The first words that come to mind when we think of Secondary 1s are words like ‘noisy’, ‘irritating’, ‘childish’. Now, as I embark on my Secondary 2 journey, I realized the great difference between Secondary Ones and Twos. Even though it is only a 1 year difference, it can be a very large change. We are now more sensitive to how others look on us. We no longer go running around the bus stop and shame ourselves in front of the public. We now hold ourselves with pride. We are now no longer the little Secondary One Juniors who need constant guidance.
These are some important changes that I have undergone. Though with some negative sides, it is still required for us to grow and learn.
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