i think every single one of us has to do with his disappointment, and yes, that includes kylie, teck and possibly every other person in our class who doesn't think they're at fault just cause they handed in their homework.
i agree, not handing in homework on time is not a good thing at all, but don't you think we've reflected badly on our class's morale, and our attitude. truthfully speaking, the seniors from last year have been telling me that mr lee thinks our class "talks too much", and i won't point fingers, but i'm sure he's not only talking about huiran and rachel. attitude is not only performance, it's also how we handle the supposed "weaker links" in our class. maybe kylie's right, getting equally high/low grades as people who don't hand in their homework is ridiculous, but don't you think we're being very, very childish?
fine, maybe at first i thought that some people had bad attitude, and that mr lee should stop them. but in the end, it resulted in complaints of those same people with "bad attitude" saboing the rest of the class into not getting back their assignments. i might have partaken/partaked/partook in discussions of the class earlier, but i never wanted to compare their marks.
if someone doesn't do their homework, yadayada, you have all the right to be upset and then chase them and stuff and talk about it with each other. but i think it would be too much to request a teacher or anyone else with higher authority to alter the situation. i think, as a class, we shouldn't just criticise so openly, cause it may lead to rumors and gossip. after all, it's individual results, so why should we bother about everyone else's performance? if they don't do well, then let them die. if they do well, then good for them. if you know someone doesn't do their work, then it doesn't matter how much they score for their ca1, cause they'll fail in the long run. it's everyone's life for themselves.
perhaps you feel that they shouldn't do this, then respect them, talk to them face-to-face.
i mean no harm in this post, really. i just hope that through this, all of you can stop looking at each other like that. confront them personally if you feel unhappy, but do not make use of higher authority to subdue them. please. i mean, what right do we have to say such things after all?
if anyone feels that i'm wrongly accusing them, feel free to call me or something. i know that we mean well, but sometimes, we get over the top, and we sort of lose our "intital direction".
love, teresa -
and on an ending note, do not blame everyone else for what others think of our class right now. don't look back anymore. instead, think of how we can improve. :D i might have erred previosuly, but now, i just want to have fun with the class. it's your own conscience if you don't perform well. if you don't mind, i see no reason why everyone else should interfere so much. private approach is always better.