Saturday, December 17, 2005
This is going to be long.
I'll type out my thoughts on today's meeting. People who were made bored by me, my sincere apologies.JNCO Passing & Failing
Firstly, I think the everyone, yes everyone, should pass JNCO. Because for this few fundamental reasons : -
1. Failing JNCO would act as a barrier in the course of their CCA ...
2. Which in turns affect their education ... which in turn might/ might not lead to further repurcussions.
3. Camp performance is not representative
of Corp performance
4. A persons qualities are not quantifiable. i.e. represented by numbers.
5. Its not always the trainees fault. Environmental factors count. (Family background)
6. What constitutes to an "Attitude Problem"?
I think there are always much much better solutions rather than to simply fail someone. We fail all the time. But that doesnt mean we should give up the next try. Success could just be waiting around the corner.
Besides, alot of time I think it is us instructors who didnt do a good enough job in training our kids, which brings on to my next point ...
Elitism
Its just human nature to focus on the positive and magnify it. We always focus on the strong, the smart, the beautiful. We dismiss the mediocre, the plain, and the weaker people. In JNCO, SNCO, i think we've fallen in this "trap".
The I/Cs are always the good ones. Question is: If they're good, why put them in place to be I/Cs?
The Answer and Simple Truth:
Because the camp "has to be run smoothly". Which I think ... is utter and sheer hyprocrisy, because the top always claim JU/SEnco as a "learning camp". How can it be a learning camp if only the "good ones" do the "learning"?
Again, the management has to feel good about itself because the camp has to run smoothly and with good I/Cs in place, it is bound to do so. They are afraid of screwing things up, which in turns reflects badly on them. Vicious cycle.
ES and the TIC from hell
No one is perfect. Everyone screws up. Some people screw up more the others. But it doesnt matter and life goes on.
The problem with us again is we keep focussing on the negative side, and keep mulling over history and opening wound after wound, perhaps to fulfil some perverse need to feel hurt and thus giving us another reason to hate him.
That is the problem. So solve it. Otherwise, it is NOT GOING TO END. Period. If we don't have a solution, let us at least not create any additional problems.
Cheow Hong, WX and the rest involved with the CCA thingie:
I really have this sincere believe that thisCCA open house is going to be a success. With the ideas we had today, we have a pretty solid framework to actually go all out to impress. Not just the kids but also our own guys. The movie, the tunnel etc are all very good ideas ... put tt in place i think we might be the best. --- That is how sure I am. It can be done. I can feel it.
To my dearestest Lee Ling who must have missed me during SENCO:
U've been missed dearly. If ever we have SENCO, (which we would), we'll work together again and create more havoc and mayhem and laughter and many more pleasant memories.
Firstly, I think the everyone, yes everyone, should pass JNCO. Because for this few fundamental reasons : -
1. Failing JNCO would act as a barrier in the course of their CCA ...
2. Which in turns affect their education ... which in turn might/ might not lead to further repurcussions.
3. Camp performance is not representative
of Corp performance4. A persons qualities are not quantifiable. i.e. represented by numbers.
5. Its not always the trainees fault. Environmental factors count. (Family background)
6. What constitutes to an "Attitude Problem"?
I think there are always much much better solutions rather than to simply fail someone. We fail all the time. But that doesnt mean we should give up the next try. Success could just be waiting around the corner.
Besides, alot of time I think it is us instructors who didnt do a good enough job in training our kids, which brings on to my next point ...
Elitism
Its just human nature to focus on the positive and magnify it. We always focus on the strong, the smart, the beautiful. We dismiss the mediocre, the plain, and the weaker people. In JNCO, SNCO, i think we've fallen in this "trap".
The I/Cs are always the good ones. Question is: If they're good, why put them in place to be I/Cs?
The Answer and Simple Truth:
Because the camp "has to be run smoothly". Which I think ... is utter and sheer hyprocrisy, because the top always claim JU/SEnco as a "learning camp". How can it be a learning camp if only the "good ones" do the "learning"?
Again, the management has to feel good about itself because the camp has to run smoothly and with good I/Cs in place, it is bound to do so. They are afraid of screwing things up, which in turns reflects badly on them. Vicious cycle.
ES and the TIC from hell
No one is perfect. Everyone screws up. Some people screw up more the others. But it doesnt matter and life goes on.
The problem with us again is we keep focussing on the negative side, and keep mulling over history and opening wound after wound, perhaps to fulfil some perverse need to feel hurt and thus giving us another reason to hate him.
That is the problem. So solve it. Otherwise, it is NOT GOING TO END. Period. If we don't have a solution, let us at least not create any additional problems.
Cheow Hong, WX and the rest involved with the CCA thingie:
I really have this sincere believe that thisCCA open house is going to be a success. With the ideas we had today, we have a pretty solid framework to actually go all out to impress. Not just the kids but also our own guys. The movie, the tunnel etc are all very good ideas ... put tt in place i think we might be the best. --- That is how sure I am. It can be done. I can feel it.
To my dearestest Lee Ling who must have missed me during SENCO:
U've been missed dearly. If ever we have SENCO, (which we would), we'll work together again and create more havoc and mayhem and laughter and many more pleasant memories.