It is about bringing laptops to school and using it in class for lessons. A new teaching method called the JITT – Just In Time Teaching is also introduced. JITT is basically the teacher supplying us with the notes for us to read at home. The teacher will not go through the topic in class. He will only go through the question that we faced while we are reading the notes. The advantage of this method is that it enables us to save more time as we can use the time in class to participate actively in discussion instead of going through the topic. The disadvantage is that those people who are lazy and who doesn’t read the notes that are given to them will not know anything about the topic and will most probably flunk their exams. Therefore, students must read the notes and voice out the questions they faced or they will not be able to understand the topic.

Our class is chosen for this programme because during the e-learning week last year, out of the three Ortus secondary 1 classes, 1o1 and 1o2(this year 2o1 and 2o2) were found to be able to do the e-learning activities more efficiently. Therefore, being able to bring laptops to school is a privilege, however, there is consequences. There is a risk in the laptops being stolen or missing, but there are always risks in everything that we do, thus we will just have to be more careful and have the responsibility of taking care of our belongings.

New subjects. The Oral Communication(OC) and the Independent Studies(IS)

The Ace and Oral Participation(OP) have been split into two different subjects with other components.

Previously, with Ace and OP for each subjects, it is a lot easier to get an A1. Now since it is split up, it is very difficult. So the easiest way now is to get exempted from the EOYs which is no easy feat too since you must be consistently good in all 3 terms.

Ace is now lumped up with projects day whereby Ace takes up 50% and Project day another 50% to make up 100% for IS.

As for OP , it is lumped up with current affairs discussion where OP 40% and Current affairs discussion is 60% to make up 100% for OC.

I shan’t elaborate further or else you guys might get bored or confused. So to sum it all up, it is a lot tougher to get an A1, it is a lot tougher with more subjects to cope with, it is a lot tougher when you are in secondary 2. A long and tiring journey awaits us…