Wei Kiat's Blog

Today, the last 2 maths tests were given out by the teacher.

Someone asked, "Teacher, are you going through the correction for tests?"

"No," came the reply, "you are suppose to find out how to do yourself. This is self-directed learning. I'll only be giving out the answers."

In the end, the answers were not given out, and correction for tests is now covered under the novel concept of SDL. I find it ridicuous that teachers can REFUSE to teach students. We can't even learn from our own mistakes in the tests. Yes yes, we are suppose to find out how to solve those questions from our classmates. Then dear teacher, why are you here in the first place. Why are you even paid by the people's money? Your actions seems like you are doing volunteer work.

Several topics in the syllabus were already placed under SDL, we were suppose to read the notes and do the tutorial without any help from the teacher. SDL even stated that the teacher would not be going through tutorials of topics placed under SDL. This is in AJC. In CHS, my alma mater, all my teachers would make sure everyone fully understood every topics, be it SDL or not. AJC has totally disgraced the notion of SDL by using it as a convenient excuse for lazy teachers.

If i were to know that college life is like that i would have bought myself a couple of Ten-Year Series with questions and answers for everything covered under the alevel syllabus. Then, i'm going to be a private candidate and not bother to go to any college. Teacher or not teacher, you still have to learn everything on your own.

Why not spend the time more fruitfully?