As we stepped into a JC we never really expected what it would be like at the peak of it's assignment giving, lecture sprees, work loads and stuff that hog us down day by day we bound our name to a Juniour College.

My dad use to tell me, "Hey son, go for O's man, you know once after O's, A's is just like a breeze with mostly projects and stuff." HAHA, breeze yeah right man. It's more of a gale now. Those who cannot cope with having wind speeds of more than 300KM per hour are swept away in their bid to progress day by day. In the end only the strongest and most resilient remain. Are we strong enough to finish this race?

I use to think JC life was okay, that it was going to be fun-filled like secondary school. Hmm, even the uber fun orientations didn't help much in providing a clear picture. The first 3 months were definately super slack, and now that it's being taken away, i'm kind of glad for the later generation of people. At least they won't be mislead.

Anyway, JC life isn't helped by the fact if you have caring and thoughtful teachers and yet you don't perform. The harsh reality is that when we don't do well it's not only us that hurts but the teachers too. If teachers weren't caring maybe we won't be feeling that guilty, there's a chance to put the blame on a "lousy JC". But wells, most of us must say that our techers do indeed care a lot for us.

Even as you flip through the papers on Sunday Times 29th July, in the forums you see JC students writing about JC life. How often do you see that? Has education really gone to the state that it drives students crazy enough to write.. Errr.. To the forums? But one funny thing written by the student is her last line as she ended off, "...We might be thanking the Ministry Of Education in years to come..." Before we jump to amusing conclusions in our heads, this line actually holds a lot of meaning.. Despite education being tough, nothing is going to prepare us for the coporate world out there.. And wells, we might very well be thanking them in the future.

The question is, as the A's draw near: Are we strong enough?

-J

...penned by Shuapok at 6:56 PM

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