Hey guys!
Just discovered this thread. A brief intro: I'm Glendon, a graduate
from RP's School of Applied Science. Previously I was doing a
diploma in Biomedical Science.
Alright...Enough bout myself. Was reading the first few posts and
seems like most of you do have a pretty bad impression of RP huh?
Did someone mention that it's sort of an extension of secondary
school life? Well, I would have to disagree...In fact, RP is the
MOST UNIQUE school since it is the only school in asia that
practice 'total PBL'! Where in the world can you get independent
learning and are left alone to learn with no facilitators around?
In addition, in RP, you are not spoon-fed but expected to learn by
yourself.
Like all other things, there are 2 sides to a coin. Likewise, the
PBL has certain benefits in that students learning by PBL would
be:
-more resourceful
-disciplined
-able to work better with others
-improved communication skills (need to interact and work in teams
daily)
-widening of social circle (because of the change of classes every
semester)
-have more self-confidence e.g. because of the presentations
-develop better IT skills (because of the daily usage of
computers)
-more importantly, be trained to solved real problems.
-and many more!...(discover it yourselves)
Contrastingly, it the PBL has its pitfalls, which i will not
elaborate (you will find out soon).
To enjoy all the benefits that the PBL will bring, you must first
adapt to it. Those who adapt fast enough, would certainly be on the
upper hand, as they would tend to do better at their daily grades
etc. and thus at the end of the semester, get a better grade point
average.
Do I sound like a huge supporter of RP and PBL? Oh yes, I am
definitely one. This is probably because RP has given me much
opportunity to excel and realise my potential - both academically
and non-academically.
And yes, Welcome to Republic Polytechnic!
Glendon
