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Monday, November 28, 2005Mm, it's been how long since my last post? Anyway, Geppers have been receiving a lot of flak for being 1)conceited gits, 2)sad muggers, 3)not liking being in the programme, 4)being forced into the programme and 5)being unable to cope with the stresses of the programme. First, unlike what the article states, I actually enjoyed being in the gifted programme. I would not under any circumstance have exchanged those 7 school years for any other. Besides the small class size and rather close knit community that we were in, it was immense fun doing activities out of class. Science projects and even IRS (sometimes) was great fun to do! Even if not the actual project, the process was memorable in it's own way. It's always in the process of doing and not the actual product that's most impactful. There are lesser of us in each school as compared to the mainstream population, which probably explains why after a few years within the same crowd we know each other better. Also, not all of us are sad muggers. There are happy muggers too. Of course there are also non muggers, slackers and the like. But seriously, which child who is forced to study, is happy? Maybe not even studying, who can be happy when we're forced to do things we don't want to do? Like every other group, we have our black sheep as well. Conceited gits exist everywhere, not only in GEP. Perhaps it's the perception of us, as the programme encourages us to be vocal and prod boundaries of sorts. I guess the odd people always tend to stick out more. Non conformists and such. And maybe the attitude we sometimes portray or have can be quite condescending, but distinguishing a group based on the negative impressions a few of them give you is nothing but biased opinion. Being fiercely defensive about something you like or believe in is not wrong, but putting it in a tactful manner will definitely help get the point across more clearly. Not only that, it would most probably go down better with the receiving party as well. About being forced into the programme, I'm sure that as much as being in GEP sounds great to people, with all the assumed prestige and whatnot, parents still have the interest of their child at heart. If the child doesn't like it in the programme or doesn't want to enter, the parent would not force their child to undertake something they cannot handle. Most people, I think, enter the programme of their own accord. They accept that the schedule will be hectic, homework load will be heavy and that there will be extra curriculum (a lot of it). How people go about coping with such stress is personal, and each one has their own tolerance level. Some people cannot handle it and some people can't. And as teenagers/budding teenagers, we're entitled to the occasional emotional outburst and complaints (frequent or otherwise) about school life. In any case, it is always unfair to judge anything or anyone hastily without first getting to know what it's about. Anyway, I managed to get to interview more little kiddies! The semi finals for the pageant you see... And the really cute little girl, and the 4 year old boy who did a performance to tonghua with his friend.  
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