General Certificate of Secondary Education

BACKGROUND In the present scenario, Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah is sharing its premise with Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah (Secondary). One of the facilities both madrasahs share is the school canteen. There are 3 recess timings in Madrasah Aljunied: 1) 10.15 am – 10.45 am: Secondary 1 to 3 students from Madrasah Aljunied 2) 10.45 am – 11.15 am: O’ level and Pre-University students from Madrasah Aljunied 3) 11.15 am – 11.45 am: All students from Madrasah Al-Irsyad. The behaviour of Madrasah…

teenage head’s by teachers, guidance counselors, and even society. Many say that this “slight nudge” towards the college career path is good for the teens of today. Others, especially teens themselves, feel that the constant mention of postgraduate education is both stressful and tiresome, especially when considering that college isn't for everyone. In the preceding argument “Kid I’m Sorry, but You’re Just Not College Material,” author Michael Petrilli voices his opinion on…

College students can be a handful because, we are slowly starting to begin our lives and find our true selves. We need a lot of positivity in our lives to keep us going to stay motivated for school and work. In general, people don’t like to hear negative thought, so why would college students want to? For example, if I was having one of the lowest points in my life, and I went to a show and heard a bunch of negative things that apply to me, I would take it to heart…

article is “College Doesn’t Need to be Free” by Charles Lane, who argued why it is not a smart idea for the economy to make tuition free. The other article that counters Lane’s argument is “Why All Public Higher Education Should Be Free” by Bob Samuels, where he explains the pros of free education. I believe the article, “College Doesn’t Need to be Free,” is more persuasive because it has a stronger sense logos and ethos. Even though his pathos is not that strong, he still includes it in his…

display is the athletic ability that you have obtained. The film “Hoop Dreams” shows the two main characters being pursued by college coaches because of what they could potentially bring to the team not what they can bring to the school. The only time education was important to Arthur and William was when their high school coach or counselor informed them that they had to reach a set score to be able to be recruited and attend the high-powered school. School was never the focus of the film…

In William Zinsser's article, "College Pressures," he examines the pressures that confronted college students in the late 1970's. Zinsser concentrates on four primary pressures, which are financial, peer, parental and self-induced pressures. Zinsser feels that these students are so much pressurized, but they ought to understand that there is no "right" approach to succeed, and a career does not need to be preplanned. He correctly gives an example where he calls personalities for guest lectures,…

The writer 's purpose for this article is to explain the reader that free tuition does not exist. In this case, the writer has provided us with reasons to believe that free tuition is not a “thing.” Free tuition is apparently a great idea, but it is just a fantasy. The cost of a public college has increased outstandingly only in the last 40 years and it just keeps increasing with time. Therefore, this would be very expensive to accomplish and probably not having the expected results. Over time…

One thing that emerges to me is that education is never either a free drive in American culture or a standard operator for social change. It is an impression of the first open deliberations speaking place in the more high society. Amid the provincial time proficiency was to advance religious conventionality. In the consecutive time when colonials toppled the government and built up, another republic pioneers were worried about developing an informed citizenry. However, their vision was…

“(We have) more to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn’t have the money to go to college (Obama, para 6).” Interestingly, he follows this statement with an attempt to dissatisfy one of the commonplace arguments against liberal policies. Mr. Obama says that these people do not ‘expect that government will solve all of their problems,’ but that they are willing to work hard in order to achieve their…

forth the effort in order to obtain its true value. Rawlings’ explains how college is a two-way street, how the professors must inspire and create an engaging environment, while the students need to breathe it in and be enlivened by it. A college education is expensive, and it is the student’s job to take advantage of the opportunity. I agree with Hunter Rawlings’ theory that the ideal goal for college is the realization that students can use their own minds to make their own opinions and…