Blog Prompt: Should students be given the autonomy to develop their own curriculum

I feel that students should be given the autonomy to develop their own curriculum. This way, students would be more interested as they tend to put more of their favorite subjects into their curriculum. However, every subject is important, hence students must still study the subjects they dislike, for at least a fixed period of time in their curriculum. The students would definitely have more enthusiasm when studying, as they could study their favorite subjects more.

Students should be given the autonomy to develop their own curriculum, as they would definitely feel that school is more enjoyable after filling their curriculum with what they themselves want to learn. Hence, they would study with more interest, and not think that daily school life is boring. The students would definitely be motivated to study hard, and will thus get better results. Hence this would definitely benefit the students as a whole. However, they must study all the subjects for at least a certain period of time in the school-curriculum, so as to make sure the students understand at least the foundations of each subject.

In addition, the teacher also could coach the students better in certain areas to excel more, and encourage them, provide opportunities for them to research more and gain more knowledge through the process. People want their children to grow up as independent learners, yet they structure their children's days to a minute and give them few opportunities to do anything but answer multiple-choice questions, follow instructions and memorize information. They could think of what they would really want to be in the future, and work hard in that area required for them to do a job.

Although some might say that the students would only focus on their favourite subjects but not the others. That is why, although students are allowed to study more on their favorite subjects, they still have to study at least all the subjects for a period of time in the curriculum. I feel that my reasons are justified and feel that each student should be allowed to develop on his potential by being given a chance to develop his or her own curriculum.

Blog Prompt: What do I look in a future leader of the nation?

I feel that a good future leader of our nation should have great foresight and is able to predict what would happen. Through that, he can plan carefully with meticulous care, and would not make any mistakes which might result in dire consequences. In addition, when implementing and carry out laws, the leader also can predict the responses of the public, hence he would try his best to impose a law that would cater to the needs of the citizens. He also could motivate citizens to strive hard to improve the economy of the country, thus improving the welfare of the country which would be beneficial in the upcoming future. Furthermore, I feel that a leader of the nation must be upright, and must not commit any illegal offences. How can a leader set a good example to the citizens of the nation if he acts only to satisfy to greed and only think for himself but not the welfare of others? Then his nation would be corrupted, full of people who infringe the law all the time. A leader who is upright would definitely be thinking about how to benefit his country, and not for earning money or solely for his own. People would definitely prefer a leader who is upright. He must does what he knows is right, instead of commiting wrongdoings. A leader of the nation also must be committed to leading Singapore to its success. If he is not committed, he would definitely be selfish and only carry out actions for his own selfish gains. Therefore, everything he does would definitely be for the country if the leader is committed in what he is doing. He will do it for the benefit of the country.