why am i a tutor for a computing course?
Frankly i have no idea.
This question can be dissected from 2 different angles.
One way of dissecting this question, is to first understand why did Prof Ben ask me to be a tutor. My majors (Geography and Southeast Asian Studies) have no relationship to computing. Skills-wise, I suck at programming. I have no idea how to run UNIX using a command-line interface, and my Actionscript knowledge doesn't go beyond play(), stop and goto. Yes, I can design, but I have no formal training in that. So what can I do as a tutor, other than the fact that I was a student when the course was first offered in AY07/08?
So why me? That remains an enigma for me unfortunately. Hence the blog title. :P
The other way to approach this question, is to understand why did I took up this job.
There are many reasons to say 'no'. I have lots of work as a final year student, with commitments to fulfil from my hall of residence. I need to put in extra effort and time to pull up my CAP, so as to graduate with my desired class of honours.
But there is only one reason that is needed to say yes - the experience. As cliché as it sounds, life is short. Such once-in-a-lifetime experience don't come easily. Somehow, all these little things seems to matter less, and a cost that I'm willing to pay for for this experience. As Prof Ben told me, at most I sleep lesser lor.
I was a relief teacher, and a teacher to be. I always tell me students something that I strongly believe in: give it your all. Even if you don't get what you're chasing for in the end, at least you wouldn't look back in life and said "if only".
That is why I said yes to be a tutor for CS3216 - cause this is an experience I cannot look back in life and say "if only I have taken it up".
So here I am, a tutor for CS3216. I don't know what I can' contribute to the class, but hopefully I'll find the answer by the end of the course
This question can be dissected from 2 different angles.
One way of dissecting this question, is to first understand why did Prof Ben ask me to be a tutor. My majors (Geography and Southeast Asian Studies) have no relationship to computing. Skills-wise, I suck at programming. I have no idea how to run UNIX using a command-line interface, and my Actionscript knowledge doesn't go beyond play(), stop and goto. Yes, I can design, but I have no formal training in that. So what can I do as a tutor, other than the fact that I was a student when the course was first offered in AY07/08?
So why me? That remains an enigma for me unfortunately. Hence the blog title. :P
The other way to approach this question, is to understand why did I took up this job.
There are many reasons to say 'no'. I have lots of work as a final year student, with commitments to fulfil from my hall of residence. I need to put in extra effort and time to pull up my CAP, so as to graduate with my desired class of honours.
But there is only one reason that is needed to say yes - the experience. As cliché as it sounds, life is short. Such once-in-a-lifetime experience don't come easily. Somehow, all these little things seems to matter less, and a cost that I'm willing to pay for for this experience. As Prof Ben told me, at most I sleep lesser lor.
I was a relief teacher, and a teacher to be. I always tell me students something that I strongly believe in: give it your all. Even if you don't get what you're chasing for in the end, at least you wouldn't look back in life and said "if only".
That is why I said yes to be a tutor for CS3216 - cause this is an experience I cannot look back in life and say "if only I have taken it up".
So here I am, a tutor for CS3216. I don't know what I can' contribute to the class, but hopefully I'll find the answer by the end of the course
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posted by mr luo at
06:49
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