Day 2
Wow, no need to wear my school uniform gees, tads cooool!
Yea, your first impression in college is about “freedom” but soon enough you will miss the uniform ha... ha... to some only... I guest.
The slipper invaders, don’t know why ... after the Japps gone, they left behind the hidden culture of Japps Slipper, now I see the second slippers gangs movement like new couture in many colleges and universities ... hey don’t you guys know how to respect your profession (students also a profession).
Dress well in order to learn well.
Coming back to “What should we learn in Design College?”
1) Learn how to ask question
Asking question is our natural ability as it is human basic instinct. But soceity label wrongly that those who ask question ask not so well informed or educated.
The problems in Malaysians’ students are they are not well encourage or motivated to ask questions.
“It is not wrong for not knowing all matter.”
2) Learn how to learn
Yes... I really mean it, many kids been chuck into schools and expect them know how to learn.
It is not the parents concern because, it is the teacher job to teach.
Do we really know how to learn?
Ones’ can argue that they learn how to read and write isn’t that learning how to learn?
Yes, but that is only preparing them with tools of learning not the techniques.
Yea, the missing link.
Do some searching and reading now from books, journals & articles on webs about how to learn I bet you will find some good stuff out there. Good luck (Hey! don’t aspect me to do it for you ok. DIY ha... ha... ;)
3) Learn to voice out your idea
It is the toughest thing to do as many lecturers out there still cling to the “I am the Boss and I am always right attitudes”. You really need guts to fight back.
Your concern on marks will only gather nice “Typo” printed on your transcript rather than real learning value. So make your choice >> the mark or your idea.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
What to learn in Graphic Design College
Day 1
Leaving the stereotyping chair behind and walking into the new playground where “Fantasy” is the game and “Ego” is the spirit. As you enter into the design college door, I greet you...
“ Welcome to the design school!”
Sigh! I am not ready yet......... I use to follow what my teachers commands and now here... I get more questions in return from my question, Mr Martin thanks.
“ My ex-students.”
Yes!......... but........... eerrrrr.......ok, I will change the layout. Yes sir!
“Not my ex-students”
After 12 years in teaching design, I found out many students still cling to their “stereotyping world system”. They are not to be blame as some system still practice “plastic moulding” in teaching. Too much of plastic is no good to our environment ha... ha...
What should we learn in Design College?
1) Learn to ask question
2) Learn, how to learn
3) Learn how to “Fight” back, ha ha.. I mean voice out your ideas.
Sound basic yea! But surprisingly not many students love to ask question because theirs’ egos’ kicking in each time the intention arise, it is better to ask friends later.
“Kids are not suppose to ask question!” yes another typical Asian culture.
Walking into lecture hall and start smashing people heads with 100tons hammer of new design cultures is beyond words. Some lecturers even believe students need some “Born Talent” in them in order to be excel, how could they?
If you don’t believe in your students, who will?
“Belief” is a magic word that lecturers should have before walking into any lecture hall.
I am always right attitude are the most common profound attitude among many leaders including lecturers.
“Boss you are not always right!” nothing wrong to accept people ideas. Stubborn are only meant to be obsolete.
We evolve that’s why me are not monkey today ha.. ha... unless you are running a monkey business.
Dear, colleagues please put down you weapon and lets meditate ha.. ha... yes I am serious. Why serious can’t be happy or funny? Oh no, you still stay in the BOX...
Cracking their head to release them from the past stereotyping system is a great challenge went come to train new breed of designers, not forgetting by the minute I share my thought of idea, it is already a history in future. Our knowledge do have expire date also (check the date before consume... ha ha).
To educators I advice them not to mould their students and to students I advice them learn to follow then learn not to later.
Too be continue ........
Leaving the stereotyping chair behind and walking into the new playground where “Fantasy” is the game and “Ego” is the spirit. As you enter into the design college door, I greet you...
“ Welcome to the design school!”
Sigh! I am not ready yet......... I use to follow what my teachers commands and now here... I get more questions in return from my question, Mr Martin thanks.
“ My ex-students.”
Yes!......... but........... eerrrrr.......ok, I will change the layout. Yes sir!
“Not my ex-students”
After 12 years in teaching design, I found out many students still cling to their “stereotyping world system”. They are not to be blame as some system still practice “plastic moulding” in teaching. Too much of plastic is no good to our environment ha... ha...
What should we learn in Design College?
1) Learn to ask question
2) Learn, how to learn
3) Learn how to “Fight” back, ha ha.. I mean voice out your ideas.
Sound basic yea! But surprisingly not many students love to ask question because theirs’ egos’ kicking in each time the intention arise, it is better to ask friends later.
“Kids are not suppose to ask question!” yes another typical Asian culture.
Walking into lecture hall and start smashing people heads with 100tons hammer of new design cultures is beyond words. Some lecturers even believe students need some “Born Talent” in them in order to be excel, how could they?
If you don’t believe in your students, who will?
“Belief” is a magic word that lecturers should have before walking into any lecture hall.
I am always right attitude are the most common profound attitude among many leaders including lecturers.
“Boss you are not always right!” nothing wrong to accept people ideas. Stubborn are only meant to be obsolete.
We evolve that’s why me are not monkey today ha.. ha... unless you are running a monkey business.
Dear, colleagues please put down you weapon and lets meditate ha.. ha... yes I am serious. Why serious can’t be happy or funny? Oh no, you still stay in the BOX...
Cracking their head to release them from the past stereotyping system is a great challenge went come to train new breed of designers, not forgetting by the minute I share my thought of idea, it is already a history in future. Our knowledge do have expire date also (check the date before consume... ha ha).
To educators I advice them not to mould their students and to students I advice them learn to follow then learn not to later.
Too be continue ........
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