sigh

Today's the last day of the first half of the sem... (even though I have to make-up for lecture tmr morn)
It's just amazing how time flies~~
soon, I'll be studying for my exams AGAIN!! *horrors*
Sometimes, I just can't help wonder what the real purpose of education is... Cramping everything into 2 13-weeks-semesters per year does not seem to be effective in educating me as an engineer. And I know that my university is not the only tertiary institution in the world doing this, in fact, most universities in the west has such a short school term. Well, you may argue that the quantity and quality of education cannot be correlated, but hey~ IF I have more time to study those books and digest those materials, I can tell you with 60% confidence that I will understand my stuff better. (the left over 40% is for materials like biothermodynamics that is probably NOT meant to be understood....)

When the purpose of studying is to pass those tests and earn a degree at the end of the 4 years, somehow, the true meaning of learning is lost. After all, the information's just gobbled in in BIG chunks and regurgitated in 2 hrs of examination then vomited out into the drain.

Yes... yes... I know all that talk about how schooling is about learning to learn. You may forget about the contents you learnt in school, but you will never forget about the way you studied and how you learnt to learn blah blah blah...


HECK!! can't I just rant about school because I'm DEAD tired??? (I'm a woman you know... I have my rights to pms = =)