Lately I passed by my alma mater everyday cos it is part of my journey home after oral exams.As I looked at my juniors wearing the familiar uniform, I felt a sense of pride.

I suddenly remembered what my Econs tutor used to tell me: U dun find JC students cute anymore. How true! But y then am I here? What do I really wish to accomplish?

For the rest of the journey, I kept thinking abt this question. At long last, I got the answer. I wanted to impart what my teachers had given me to my students. For example, my English teacher in Pri School taught us the Edward de Bono 7 thinking hats, as well as CORT. I dun think schools have these as part of their curriculum but I really benefited from these.

I’m sorry if I sound arrogant but since young, my parents gave me the best education. Although I believe that there are talents everywhere but I also believe that somehow SAP schools or the top schools are what they r for a reason. Although I dun know what these reasons r,but I had benefited from their prog.

The gap between elitist colleges and others narrows at the JC level. I think my students can also be of top 5 caliber. In fact, some have proven so. What do they need to possess? From what I observed from my 80 pointers, the common trait is consistency, the ability to question, and the quest for knowledge. My CG of 2006 also had this trait. They were hungry for knowledge. They wanted to learn more, they read up, they encouraged and shared with one another their knowledge. In the process, they also tested their own understanding.

Though I did not do very well for my A levels(there were times when I doubted my ability cos my results were real bad in JC compared to my classmates), I know I went beyond my own limits in my 2 years in HJC. I always had my tutorials done no matter how hectic life was. For 2 yrs, I did not go out with my friends cos I knew I need the time to study. I know to many students now, it’s really like no life. But so what if u have lots of “life” n at the end of the day, u screwed up ur A levels? Ur cert is not going to show how colourful ur life in JC is, it’s just going to reflect ur results, not forgetting ur CCA. Hmm, I got A2 for my CCA grade man! Haha!

Mayb I did not accomplish the part of imparting the knowledge to my students, I will try harder. The process of teaching critical thinking is hard n dry. It really depends on whether u want to learn it or not. Hmm, now I think I know y I love PW so much. I really like this subject n KI as well.