This is my second self reflection, and I will reflect on “Low Productivity during World Cup season”, “Cyber Wellness”, “Emotional Intelligence” and “English Language”.
For the “Low Productivity during World Cup season”, at first when I read the news, I was convinced that World Cup actually lower the productivity of workers as they might spend a lot of time in watching the game late at night and will not have enough energy and mood to work in the next morning. But however, after deep deliberation, I feel that World Cup will not affect the work productivity. Through this topic, I’ve learned how to see things in a different point of views from others.
For “Cyber Wellness”, I’ve learned that we should not misuse cyber and also, we must also learn how to protect ourselves from cyber scam etc. Parents also played an important role in helping their kids to avoid harms from cyber.
Next, is “Emotional intelligence” This topic allows m to express my thoughts for teenagers who have low Emotional intelligence. Besides spreading the message that people should not end their life of hurt them when they met problem, at the same time, I also gave myself a gentle reminder as when if I face a problem in the future, I’ll try to keep my mind cool and try to solve the problem and not run away from it.
Lastly, “English Language” Since young, I grew up in a Chinese speaking family and English is never my forte. I had many strugglers since primary school until now. I always asked myself why, why is it so important to ace English in Singapore. I felt reluctant to continue in improving my English at times and feel like giving up and just stay at my current English standard, but this topic reminded me that English is very important in the society now and there is no reason for me to stop improving my English.
After all the blog topic given by Mr. Christopher Pang, I specially want to thank Mr. Christ for giving us all the topics and help us to mature and be more able to analysis and write.
Signing off,
Lo Pei Chuan
102320J
Friday, July 30, 2010
English Language
English is an international language and people from all around the world are able to communicate with each other is because of English.
In this face paced world, acing in English means advantage to everything. In a working society right now, companies all look for potential communicators and writers to help company to achieve deals and satisfy clients.
English is like a common language, imagine a world without English, how can trade and communication go on? Conflicts and misunderstanding will occur as soon as there is no common language to communicate. What if a country met danger and they do not have a common language to communicate with other country to seek help?
Every single second, almost all the things around us is written in English. Thus, if one does not know English language, the person will be lost and everything around will seems alien to the person.
In Singapore, learning English is the most important and first thing we should know in education. When comes to PSLE or GCE O LEVEL, English is a compulsory subject in order for us to move on to the next level of education.
Beside the use of communicating and understanding, English is also a very flexible language and it allows same thought to be expressed in several ways.
In conclusion, English language is a powerful language and people can’t live without. Without English, the world will be in chaos.
In this face paced world, acing in English means advantage to everything. In a working society right now, companies all look for potential communicators and writers to help company to achieve deals and satisfy clients.
English is like a common language, imagine a world without English, how can trade and communication go on? Conflicts and misunderstanding will occur as soon as there is no common language to communicate. What if a country met danger and they do not have a common language to communicate with other country to seek help?
Every single second, almost all the things around us is written in English. Thus, if one does not know English language, the person will be lost and everything around will seems alien to the person.
In Singapore, learning English is the most important and first thing we should know in education. When comes to PSLE or GCE O LEVEL, English is a compulsory subject in order for us to move on to the next level of education.
Beside the use of communicating and understanding, English is also a very flexible language and it allows same thought to be expressed in several ways.
In conclusion, English language is a powerful language and people can’t live without. Without English, the world will be in chaos.
Self reflection Part 2
On the first self-reflection I shared my blogging experience and how I felt about blogging on the first 4 articles, so for this reflection I will be sharing how I felt about the following blogging topics and conclude blogging as a whole.
I, personally liked the topic on EQ, as I think that EQ is very Important and I think that it should take priority over IQ, a person with high IQ but has a low EQ will most likely perform better as an individual, however lacking in teamwork and HR comparing to someone with high EQ but lower IQ, but it the society, people of high EQ are more in demand in terms of business because in my opinion working as a team will bring more results compared to working as an individual.
The 14 weeks of blogging was very rewarding as it helped me to build social and environmental and even cyber awareness as well as cultivate good habits such as reading and recycling. I also I felt an slight improvement in my writing skills and mature a little upon writing the blog entries. On a whole I was delighted to have been given a chance to not so much of impress but rather express myself on the current affairs on this blog. My best regards.
-mich
I, personally liked the topic on EQ, as I think that EQ is very Important and I think that it should take priority over IQ, a person with high IQ but has a low EQ will most likely perform better as an individual, however lacking in teamwork and HR comparing to someone with high EQ but lower IQ, but it the society, people of high EQ are more in demand in terms of business because in my opinion working as a team will bring more results compared to working as an individual.
The 14 weeks of blogging was very rewarding as it helped me to build social and environmental and even cyber awareness as well as cultivate good habits such as reading and recycling. I also I felt an slight improvement in my writing skills and mature a little upon writing the blog entries. On a whole I was delighted to have been given a chance to not so much of impress but rather express myself on the current affairs on this blog. My best regards.
-mich
Self-Reflection
I have never thought that studying this module, Effective Writing Skills, would involve me in writing blog entries about certain world issues which is totally different from personal blogging. This exercise has definitely taught me how to be more aware and alert of the current affairs around me and I could not disagree that I have grown to be more mature. It has definitely changed my way of thinking too.
Regarding the topic about "Environment degradation", I personally liked it very much. All along, I've known about helping the earth. Small little actions like switching off the lights when it's not in use and recycling materials like plastics and papers can help conserve the environment. Blogging about this article has made me look deeper into it and realise how much damage human had caused the world to have a higher chance of crumbling down due to its non-reversible process.
Last but not least, regarding the topic about "MOE reducing the weightage of Mother Tongue in PSLE", if i did not write about this article, I would not have known that MOE is trying to reduce the weightage of Mother Tongue. Though Mother Tongue might be very limited and does not provide a large number of words or expression, it is still a language of origin and makes other people feel more belonged.
Therefore, having this exercise has made me realised that there are more things happening in the world than what I've thought so. It also deepens my knowlegde about things that are happening around me and has changed my point of view towards those events.
-Kimberley
Regarding the topic about "Environment degradation", I personally liked it very much. All along, I've known about helping the earth. Small little actions like switching off the lights when it's not in use and recycling materials like plastics and papers can help conserve the environment. Blogging about this article has made me look deeper into it and realise how much damage human had caused the world to have a higher chance of crumbling down due to its non-reversible process.
Last but not least, regarding the topic about "MOE reducing the weightage of Mother Tongue in PSLE", if i did not write about this article, I would not have known that MOE is trying to reduce the weightage of Mother Tongue. Though Mother Tongue might be very limited and does not provide a large number of words or expression, it is still a language of origin and makes other people feel more belonged.
Therefore, having this exercise has made me realised that there are more things happening in the world than what I've thought so. It also deepens my knowlegde about things that are happening around me and has changed my point of view towards those events.
-Kimberley
English language
Over the years, English language has become one of our principal assets. it does not require any further argument to establish the advantage English language has brought to us at the international level. English language comes to our aid in our commercial transactions throughout the globe. English is the language of the latest business management in the world. English is a means not only for international commerce; it has become increasingly essential for inter-state commerce and communication.
I believe the world has understood the importance of english language as most country including the developing countries such as indonesia and china are prioritizing english language and putting as a subjects in most schools either as primary or secondary language. As english will be the basic requirement when looking for a job upon graduation as no one will hire a person who cannot speak english as it will be difficult for the individual to work with a team thus. Without understanding english its very difficult to communicate as english has become a common language.
However making english as a common language has its defect, as people might tend to lose thier identity as they do not practice their own native language such as bahasa and chinese
-mich
I believe the world has understood the importance of english language as most country including the developing countries such as indonesia and china are prioritizing english language and putting as a subjects in most schools either as primary or secondary language. As english will be the basic requirement when looking for a job upon graduation as no one will hire a person who cannot speak english as it will be difficult for the individual to work with a team thus. Without understanding english its very difficult to communicate as english has become a common language.
However making english as a common language has its defect, as people might tend to lose thier identity as they do not practice their own native language such as bahasa and chinese
-mich
Emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a person's ability to understand their own emotions and those of others, and to act appropriately using these emotions.
Nowadays, I find that teenagers lack emotional intelligence. When problems like relationship, money issue or family problem occurs, they will tend to lose the ability to think and react correctly.
For example in recent years, many teenagers self harm when they met problems. One example of self harm is by cutting their wrist. They felt that by cutting their own wrist, they could replace the pain in their heart.
Emotional intelligence is something that cannot be taught. The only way to have emotional intelligence is to learn from past experience or own mistake. Besides that, family support is also very important. If a teenager does not have a complete family, they will lose the ability to think correctly and come to the worst, they will seek suicide when they face problems which they think that can’t be solved. By doing these foolish actions, they are actually not easing their pain. Furthermore, they will add pain to people around them, people who care about them.
In conclusion, having good emotional intelligence is very important.
Nowadays, I find that teenagers lack emotional intelligence. When problems like relationship, money issue or family problem occurs, they will tend to lose the ability to think and react correctly.
For example in recent years, many teenagers self harm when they met problems. One example of self harm is by cutting their wrist. They felt that by cutting their own wrist, they could replace the pain in their heart.
Emotional intelligence is something that cannot be taught. The only way to have emotional intelligence is to learn from past experience or own mistake. Besides that, family support is also very important. If a teenager does not have a complete family, they will lose the ability to think correctly and come to the worst, they will seek suicide when they face problems which they think that can’t be solved. By doing these foolish actions, they are actually not easing their pain. Furthermore, they will add pain to people around them, people who care about them.
In conclusion, having good emotional intelligence is very important.
Cyber Wellness
Cyber wellness refers to the positive well-being of internet users and a healthy cyber culture for the Internet community. It involves an understanding of the risks of harmful online behavior, an awareness of how to protect oneself and other Internet users from such behavior, and recognition of the power of the Internet to benefit oneself and the community at large.
For children and young people this helping them to realize that when they use the internet and mobile technologies, they are sending, receiving and communicating in a public space. Cyber wellness is about learning the skills to use and communicate with these technologies properly, keeping safe and secure, and learning how to publish, disclose and interpret sources of information online and how to respect other users.
The Internet has become an integral part of modern life and children are most vulnerable to the threats. With the increasing use of the Internet as a source of information for teaching as well as for class and project work, it is important for the school and parents to expose our children to some of the danger of the net. The solution to this problem is not to ban them from using the Internet but to teach them how to protect themselves by raising ‘Cyber Awareness’.
-PeiChuan
For children and young people this helping them to realize that when they use the internet and mobile technologies, they are sending, receiving and communicating in a public space. Cyber wellness is about learning the skills to use and communicate with these technologies properly, keeping safe and secure, and learning how to publish, disclose and interpret sources of information online and how to respect other users.
The Internet has become an integral part of modern life and children are most vulnerable to the threats. With the increasing use of the Internet as a source of information for teaching as well as for class and project work, it is important for the school and parents to expose our children to some of the danger of the net. The solution to this problem is not to ban them from using the Internet but to teach them how to protect themselves by raising ‘Cyber Awareness’.
-PeiChuan
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Emotional Intelligence
Personally, I find the article "Recruiting Emotional Intelligence Trumps Technical Know-H0w" very interesting.
Softchoice Corp has taken a very special approach by recruiting employees based on their EQ instead of the usual IQ. It is also very interesting to know that the company actually 'wants' their employees to like dogs and even allowed them to take their dogs to work!
After reading through the article, I find that Softchoice Corp is a very creative corporation.
Their approach is not only wise but also 'out of the box'.
The phrase "They realize that, the shortage of skills, they are probably better off hiring for attitude and then training for skill," has made me realised that a good attitude is more important than just having good skills.
One with a good attitude can always work harder to achieve better results.
Whereas, one with bad attitude can never achieve good results because they are not willing to put in more effort.
Yap Si Ling
100832P
Cyber wellness
The internet displays both good and bad information and it could be both useful and harmful depending on the user, which is why cyber wellness is so essential to ensure the proper use of the internet
Cyber wellness is essential to computer users especially, one who spent over 5 hours on the computer each day. The article mentioned that Singaporeans are not vigilant when it comes to cyber assaults. They do not report illegal activities also display ignorance about copyright laws which a serious crime is also known as plagiarism which was one of the blog topics we’re assigned to. I believe we all know the importance of respecting one’s work. Ironically they claim to be street-smart in cyber space.
I believe that cyber wellness should be practiced and cultivated upon the use of internet as there is risk of being exposed to unsuitable content such as pornography, also harmful behavior. By cultivating cyber wellness it helps in understanding harmful online behavior and ways to protect oneself from such behavior.
Some of the ways to build cyber wellness are, involvement of parents in cyber wellness among youth, filtering the content to only display useful and relevant information, educating them about the potential risk of cyber space.
Having said that, it’s not always easy to control such behavior as the education now requires much use of the internet and it’s hard not to come across harmful articles.
-mich
Cyber wellness is essential to computer users especially, one who spent over 5 hours on the computer each day. The article mentioned that Singaporeans are not vigilant when it comes to cyber assaults. They do not report illegal activities also display ignorance about copyright laws which a serious crime is also known as plagiarism which was one of the blog topics we’re assigned to. I believe we all know the importance of respecting one’s work. Ironically they claim to be street-smart in cyber space.
I believe that cyber wellness should be practiced and cultivated upon the use of internet as there is risk of being exposed to unsuitable content such as pornography, also harmful behavior. By cultivating cyber wellness it helps in understanding harmful online behavior and ways to protect oneself from such behavior.
Some of the ways to build cyber wellness are, involvement of parents in cyber wellness among youth, filtering the content to only display useful and relevant information, educating them about the potential risk of cyber space.
Having said that, it’s not always easy to control such behavior as the education now requires much use of the internet and it’s hard not to come across harmful articles.
-mich
Cyber Wellness
The definition of Cyber-wellness is to be responsivle, respectful and rational, as well as to be alert to scams and learn how to protect oneself in the virtual world.
Being in the 21st century, the internet has become one of the most important tool in the world today.
Therefore, it is important for us learn more about cyber-wellness in order to ensure Internet safety.
More people are losing control over the amount of time they are spending online. Some people even think that life without the Internet is meaningless and depressing. This is a bad sign.
We should not misuse the Internet and should be aware of the dangers posed in the Internet.
Personally, the Internet has been a great help in my studies.
Without the Internet, it would have been tedious for me to look for information needed for reports and projects.
So as a frequent user of the Internet, I feel that it is important for me to know more about Cyber-wellness so as to protect myself from any possible threats like cyber-bullying etc.
Yap Si Ling
100832P
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