Friday, April 11

examinations are coming soon..well its natural that the atmosphere now in sch is quite diff..everyone's focusing on their preparation for the exams...just want to share my thoughts on the bell curve system which nus adopts..for those who doesn't know, the results for nus exams are moderated according to the bell curve system which means that everyone taking that particular exam will have their grades based on their performance ranking among those who took the exam..which simply means that you dun need to do well literally but as long as you do better than the rest then you're safe..and it also means that even if you do well, if others did do better, you still won't get the results...

such a system could potentially spell trouble to the student population if we get overly engrossed in this system...the spirit of competition can arise in a negative way when students get sucked into this system...its hard for me to know how strong this sense of competition is present cause pple usu will avoid voicing it out but the actions and words might reflect whats in their heart...

i'm saddened by how examinations and results can potentially cause us to be so focused on achieving things which are only temporal...what more can good results and sch performances bring us? everlasting glory?

i'm saddened when i see their only focus is on how to get the best grades for examinations...trust me, there are lots of people out there...and thats the reason why i choose to pull myself away from the crowd sometimes, maybe in silent protest against the values adopted by the world...i don't want to be sucked into this system and i want to set myself apart this world..

i thank God for keeping me with Him all these while..He knows i struggle a lot when i have to face this environment everyday but my heart rejoices simply knowing that He's with me all these while, bringing me calmness in my heart as i choose to obey and trust Him to deliver me in times of difficulties and most importantly, to honour Sabbath by calling it a delight

jel; 10:00 pm