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ha i decided to blog about my serious stuff to display my studious and intelligent side for once. of which i am sorely lacking in and does not seem to be becoming active anytime soon.

but seriously i'm working alot harder these days, albeit mostly due to the circumstances. sem 2 being only 6 weeks with 4 modules and one exhibition to plan for, i was under no illusion that it was gg to be an easy sem compared to the previous one.

it's only the start of the 2nd week and i'm rushing my essays, readings and projects like no-one's business. just done with a trial chemistry microteaching presentation too. it's really like nothing i experienced in NUS.

i guess it's cos i'm really investing more heart and effort into what i'm learning cos it's mostly v relevant to what i'm gg to be doing in 1.5mths time. of course one can go into teaching without 1st gg to NIE, but he/she would have to be innately a talented counsellor/teacher/communicator to be able to do well.

and the different modes of assessment, the teaching pedagogies, the inquiry-based teaching method is way different from anything one can learn even with 5 years experience teaching tuition. without utilising these, one would hit a plateau at a relatively low level even with passion and commitment.

we'll see during practicum whether i actually use what i've learnt. heh.