Why School Should Start Later.

ADMT - Life

Task: Personal Pledge activity

Chapter 2: Real Numbers - Rational Numbers

Also include your response to the following 

• The following fractions share a common denominator: 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, 6/6.
• 1/6 is a recurring decimal. 
• Janice concluded that all other fractions with denominator are also recurring decimals.
• Do you agree? Explain? -  No, the denominator of the numbers may be the same, however their numerators are different causing the numbers to be different so they may not be the same. Example: 3/6 is a terminating decimal and not a recurring decimal.

Storyline - Energy Conservation
(Teacher is teaching the boy, and the boy gets very bored)
Boy: Yawn  
(Boy falls asleep and dreams)
(Sound of Water Dripping from the roof)
(Boy Looks up and water falls from roof)
(Turns on the his mac-book and there is “Breaking News” of Global Warming)
(He is suddenly washed away from the school and is plunged into a flooded wasteland that is Singapore.)
He gets washed into a whirlpool and wakes up still sitting in his chair in class S102 with his teacher pulling him by the ear.
Teacher: Yes John?
Boy: Sorry Mrs Tan, I won’t do it again
Teacher: Okay, go for recess.
(The Whole Class leaves for recess, the boy runs out of the door)
(The Screen Blacks Out for 3 seconds)
The screen re-whites and the boy comes back to the class room to switch off the fans and air-con machines

Message Appears: Lets Conserve Energy For a Better Future!
We Are Doing It To, So Why Don’t You?
(Everyone says)

My Story Line

Post Orientation Reflection 2011

1. What were 3 of the highlights of the Orientation and the last 2 weeks?
- The 3 highlights were the camp, the camp-fire and the badge ceremony. The camp was great throughout and it was a fun and learning experience.  The camp-fire was a special experience as we got to present our group cheer and perform. Our group performance failed, however, true the failure, we still bonded a bit :). The badge ceremony was also a special experience as we were formally inducted into SST and I felt a sense of achievement.

2. What were 2 of the "low" moments of Orientation and the last 2 weeks
- The only one low moment was during rock-climbing where I epic-failed. However, I tried my best and I did not feel that bad. I also argued with Leighton quite a lot and that was the other low moment, however, now we are friends.

3. What are 3 of my greatest takeways/lessons from the Orientation and the last 2 weeks?
- The 3 greatest takeaways were the confidence, perseverance and the being able to be prepared, were the greatest takeaways I gained from the camp.

4. What did you learn about yourself in the last 2 weeks?
- I learnt that I need to be more confident in what I do and speak-up for myself.

5. What are you looking forward in 2011?
- I am looking forward to a fun, enjoyable learning experience in 2011!

PS: BTW, the weird symbols that are korean means "I don't know how to write korean"

Communication - Homework

1. Why is communication important?

- Communication is important as it helps people to understand each other better and not get into unnecessary arguments.

2. What is/are your favourite forms of communication? Why? 

- My favourite form of communication is talking as it is the simplest form of communication and you can clearly understand what someone is talking about.

3. How do you decide which form of communication to use in a situation?

- It depends whether is informal or formal. If you are talking to the principal, you must use formal as it is polite, however among friends you can use the informal tone to speak. It also depends whether you can talk, if you cannot, you can use non verbal cues.

4. What difficulties do you face in communicating with others?

- The difficulties I face in communicating with others is that the receiving party cannot hear what I say or cannot understand the language I am using. Example:  Using chinese to talk to an Indian person