lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
yourstruly
Ephraim, Yi Qin, Qin-Qin, Ben-ben. That's ME! God have given me an interesting personality. I'm a sanguine, in another word, an extrovert. I love to be around people. Some people accused that i'm lame. Well, i do find myself guilty, sometimes. Of course, at times, you will find me in very deep thoughts. I'm created to be thinker too.
Sometimes i think too much and can be rather emotions-driven. Curious about my love life? Well, the love of my life is God! I love gorry, bloody and gruesome movies and thrillers, such as SAW 1,2,3 ; Mindhunter; When a stranger calls etc. Jazz musics are pleasing to my ears. Buildiing a strong and biblical guys group to win the world is my vision!
Sunday, February 05, 2006
stress!!!
-1:37 AM
In June last year, 10-year-old Lysher Loh died after jumping from a block of flats in Bedok Reservoir Road where she lived. Sad to say, but this is not the only case.
There have been more and more cases of primary school children committing suicide these few years. It is really shocking to the society about how students, especially in Singapore, are stressed up to the point that they have to end their lives. Although Singapore's education system is one of the best in the world, it is one of the most stressful education system too. It is stressful in a way that students often compete with one another, and many a time, in a harmful way.
The four main sources of stress for Singapore students include coping with the amount of schoolwork, time management, coping with expectations and societal values.
On the average, a secondary school student in Singapore has to take seven academic subjects. Assuming that the teachers give every student one assignment per subject, per day; and assuming that the student only has 7 hours per day to finish all these assignments. That is an overwhelming load of homework for students. Is it reasonable then, to punish students who are slow learners and slow do-ers who always cannot finish their homework? By doing so, the teachers are mainly adding to the already high level of stress students face.
Students nowadays find that they are increasingly unable to have time, find time and make time for anything other than schoolwork and school responsibilities. A simple and informal survey done among students revealed that many complained of schoolwork negatively affecting their time for friends, family, leisure and even pursuit of personal goals. For those who said they were still devoting the same amount of time to other areas of their lives recognised however, that schoolwork was affecting their level of mental and physical energy used to handle these areas. This contributes to stress that students face, as they battle with the increasing fatigue and frustration of incapability to manage their time well.
Students face pressure from meeting expectations as well; expectation from their parents, from friends, from tutors, and their expectation of own performance. Parents expect their children, their pride and joy, to really be their PRIDE and JOY. They expect their children to do well in school for myriad reasons but there is no uncertainty in that Singaporean parents expect much from their children academically. Expectations from friends are commonly termed peer pressure, a powerful motivator and a high stress factor in adolescents’ lives. Expectations from teachers are equally stressful. However, the crucial stress contributing factor is coping with expectation of oneself. Lysher Loh, as mentioned above, ended her life because she felt she did not do well enough for her mid year examinations.
Lastly, society and what society values, contributes highly to the stress of students. Society values outstanding students and promotes a get-good-grade-to-get-good-job-in-future mindset. With these, how can the young of Singapore not grow up in a stress-filled study environment? This way of thinking and living has seeped into our bones, shaped our lives and convinced society that this is a norm of Singapore.
A student’s life is continually filled with stress, however, looking at the generations of students who have graduated into the working world, I conclude that there stress can make us into someone great, or transform us into a failure, depending on how we deal with it. Stress, however, looking at the generations of students who have graduated into the working world, I conclude that there stress can make us into someone great, or transform us into a failure, depending on how we deal with it.