My Career

CHOICE
Engineer (chemical / aerospace)

DESCRIPTION:
Aerospace engineers design and manufacture communications satellites and ground based satellite dishes. These technologies send and receive signals for television, telephone and the Internet.
As a chemical engineer you could look at ways traditional practice might be used to develop economic ventures for your community. You might also work within a local manufacturing firm to ensure its processes do no harm to the environment.

REASON
I enjoy physics and I would like to apply physics concepts to make something useful.


COURSE PREREQUISITES

H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

STARTING PAY:

Of the ten majors with the highest starting salaries, six are in some branch of engineering, including computer engineering, in the no. 1 slot at $70,400, chemical engineering, no. 2 at $66,400 and aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering, no. 4 at $64,000

In terms of starting salaries, the average starting salary for aerospace engineers who have earned a Bachelor's degree is $53,408, while those with a Master's were offered $62,459. Ph.D. aerospace engineers received average starting salaries of $73,814.

My career

Choice : Accountant
Job scope : Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.
Reasons : I am interested in jobs related to math/science and I like to work with numbers.
Qualifications(for course in NUS) :

1. Pass in at least two subjects at H2 Level and offer either General Paper (GP) or Knowledge & Inquiry (KI) in the same sitting.
2. Meet the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement for admission by having one of the following:
1. minimum of D7 for the higher MTL paper taken at the 'O' Level examination.
2. minimum of ‘S’ grade for the H1 MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese.
3. minimum of 'S' grade for the H2 MTL paper taken at the 'A' Level examination.
4. pass in the MTL 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.

Average starting pay : $2500

My CAREER

The career i want take up is PSYCHOLOGY. I have a strong passion for psychology and i have pretty much confirmed that i want to work in the psychology field. I have been inspired by a psychologist that i know and i want to major in helping patients with eating disorders and as well as major in providing therapy for inmates in prisons. I am also considering to take up being a public speaker to reach out to people with eating disorders and prisoners.

The minimum requirement for being a psychologist is a honours psychology degree. But to be a professional one, a Master's or Doctorate Degree is required. I mainly want to be in clinical and counselling psychology. The main subjects required are social science subjects. I am planning to go to NUS to get my master's or doctorate degree for psychology. Being a psychologist requires sensitive and questioning skills, ability to relate to and empathise with a range of people, excellent communication skills etc. I am not too sure about the salary of psychologists, but money doesn't matter. (wow so deep) But i do know that being in a clinical and counselling psychologist will allow me to reach out the prisoners and patients of eating disorders.

My Career

My desired career path is electrical engineering. It involves the use of electricity, electromagnetism and electronics, some of which we are learning in school right now. Electrical engineering is a subfield of engineering, and the reason why it is my desired career is because I have interest in it. Science is an interesting field of study and it is very practical as well as applicable in our society, so being an electrical engineer would also mean being able to come up with new ideas and innovations to serve the community better. Since it involves areas related to electricity, subjects such as Mathematics and Physics are essential in order to have the knowledge and study about electrical engineering. It involves technical skills, critical thinking, team-building and a good attitude. What I like about it is the hands-on part, as I like doing practical instead of just studying and there are many things to explore in the electrical field. The salary is roughly $50K, although it is usually higher, depending on your workplace.

My Career

1. Officer (government sector)
2. Gives me a sense of satisfaction, a soldier's pride to be able to protect one's own country
3. At least poly/ A level standard
4. For graduate, $3000-4000 depending on your rank

My career

Choice: Lawyer Reason: Firstly this a highpaid job. There are many grey areas. Especially when coming to cases involving legal immorality. Challenges are the main attractions to me. I feel this job will enable me to help more people, achieve higher standard of living and challenge myself.It requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline and rational thinking. Qualification: Degree in Law. Salary: The average salary for an Attorney / Lawyer is S$74,000 per year. (For Singapore only)

My Career

My choice of my future job is to be an accouuntant, auditor, or basically an office lady, That said, it is something related to the business sector of industries.
The reason why I chose to be working in an office is that I do not fancy working in the service sectors, nor working in the outdoors. However, one reason as to why I choose to specifically be an accountant or auditor is that I am very interested in the subject of Mathematics, and I really like studying it. Furthermore, it is one of the subjects that I am good in, thus affirming my choice to venture in the areas of being in the business sector. Given that accountancy and auditing involves the manipulation and usage of numbers, I believe that my interest is surely useful in that particular career. The second reason is that I am interested in the subject Economics as well, even though I may not necessarily be very good at it. Addiionally, almost everyone in my family is working as an accountant or auditor in some big firms in Singapore, thus my choice is also slightly influenced by all the choices of jobs made by my family. Therefore, this made me want to continue the trend and to also do well in the business sector.
There are many qualifications to being an accountant. Accountants have to be really good with numbers, have to be meticulous, logical and methodical. They even have to be good in IT skills and in softwares like Microsoft Excel, since offices are increasingly becoming paperless environments, and everything is increasingly reliant on technologies. They would also need good communication skills and to be able to understand the client’s business. Many companies also look for applicants that hold an accredited accountancy degree.
Such qualifications are closely linked to the job scope of accountants. Accountants are split into many different types and sectors, but they are generally required to prepare and examine financial records of a particular company or client's company and business. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time. This is to assess financial operations and work to help ensure that organizations run efficiently. Some even recommends financial actions to their company by analyzing accounting options. An Accountant earns an average salary of SGD$46,252 per year.

My Career

  One of the careers that I wish to pursue when I grow up is to be a mechanical engineer, preferably in a private sector. Mechanical engineers create and build mechanical devices that make the lives of others easier.
  One very simple reason that I want to join mechanical engineering is because I like to build things. Since young, I have always liked helping my father build furniture that my parents purchase. I also enjoyed building little toy structures. When I was young, I wanted to be a construction worker, but that idea was quickly shot down after realising the long hours that I have to spend in the sun.
  The most basic requirement to be a mechanical engineer is to obtain a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. I must also have a good math and physics foundation and be passionate in solving problems I face in real life.
  Usually, engineers will spend their time in an office setting, but might occasionally need to go down to sites, depending on which type of mechanical engineering you wish to pursue, to take a look at the machines present. The minimum monthly wage would be around $2000 for a post graduate.

my career

CHOICE
Accountant

DESCRIPION OF JOB
An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy, which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.

REASON
it deals with mathematics and economics which are both interesting.

QUALIFICATIONS
entry requirement nus accountancy: pass in H1 mathematics at 'A' level

JOB SCOPE
starting salary: $2836

career choice - ACCOUNTANTS

Choice
ACCOUNTANT

Description of the job
Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

Reason
Dealing with money and having a job to do something with Mathematics seems interesting. Being an accountant is not simply just dealing with numbers and money, it allows me to have interactions with people too like my employer when he or she needs financial aid.

Qualification
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Accounting and Computer Science
- Accounting and Finance
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
- Taxation

Job scope
Skills:
- Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Knowledge:
- Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Salary:
Median annual wage: $72500

My Career - Nobel

Choice: Principal Mechinical Engineer

Why: My Father is working as a operational manager with a history of mechincal engineering, I think that  I have been affected by him. Also, I like the job of working and managing people to create and manafacture products. I think that this job can allow me to come into contact with many different industries such as lighting, printing, medical equipment etc.

Path to qualification:
A Level in Math and Physics
Degree in Math, Physics and engineering
Possible Masters in Math, Physics and Engineering

Career Path: Engineer - Lead Engineer - Principle Engineer - Management jobs
Job Scope: Leading a team of engineers of various fields to design, test and manafacture a product. Job scope may include overseeing the product line and mantaining product support.

Salary
Lead Engineer - $4300-$5000/month
Principal Engineer - $5500-$6500/month
Further Management Jobs - $7000- Above $12000/month

The tall guy's career

choice basketball player sector sports? reason This is a choice that can use my height as a great advantage and I have always shown inteerest in basketball. Hnece, this can be a well paid job and I can also be working on what I had always been interested im. qualification Basic basketball skills, ability to face hard and tough trainings and the passion to the sport job scope Play basketball and earn money, get paid by participating in the sport that I am interested in.

Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

As we all know, the founding father of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away this Monday morning. The late Mr Lee has contributed greatly during his time to build a successful Singapore. Because of his efforts, Mr Lee has earned respect from the public, Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans alike.

As we mourn for the passing of Mr Lee, here is a sharing of some of the quotes from him and somethings that we learnt from him this week. Lastly, we would like to send our deepest condolences to Mr Lee's family and friends. R.I.P. Mr Lee.

Cyber Wellness Talk

On thursday, we had a level talk on the topic of cyber wellness by Mr Poh. During the talk, Mr Poh mentioned that kids nowadays cant seem to live without their phones as kids tend to bring their phones everywhere they go.  Cyber addiction to phones has a great impact on people, especially students like us. Students tend to be less efficient when they have their phones with them and they woud be inclined to checking their phones whenever there is an notification. Mr Poh too talked about multi tasking (task switching). Many of us tend to task switch when we do our stuff, thinking that by doing so, we are able to complete more stuff in the limited amount of time. However, the fact was that students completed even lesser stuff than they would have completed in that period of time.

This talk is very relatable to our lives and it is very beneficial. What are some of your insights after listening to the talk?

Fixed Mindset VS Growth Mindset

On the CCE lesson on wednesday, we had a lesson reguarding fixed mindset and growth mindset. Many of us might have this question in our mind when we first started off this CCE lesson. " So what exactly is fixed mindset and growth mindset?"  Through this lesson, the class had a deeper understanding of what both these mindsets refer to and were even able to list some examples of each of these mindsets. 

Basically, just to recap, having a fixed mindset means that you just believe that you aren't good at that something because you are who you are, while growth mindset means that you believe that anyone and everyone can be good at anything. When you do not do well in one thing, a person with growth mindset would encourage themselves by saying : I can do this! I just need to put in more effort! I will soon succeed!" 

Do you find it benefical to you? Leave your comments below to share your ideas on the CCE lesson! 

Cyber wellness

In the current society, more and more teenagers are vulnerable to scams online. In order to ensure our safety, everyone has to play his own part in ensuring a safe online community.

-How can you protect yourself when coming across unaccredited sites and/or approached by unknown online contacts?

-How can you make a difference for others and become an ambassador for building a safe and harmonious online environment?

By the way, today is 人日, so happy birthday everyone! :)

Inside the classroom that dares to break traditional teaching

Some food for thoughts for all of you.

An article that I find interesting..

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/feb/11/schools-students-traditional-teaching


“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”

― John Dewey

First Class Dinner

  "Guys, the Mcdonald's delivery is here, hurry up! We might not be able to carry that much by ourselves." A few of us remarked as the motorcycles came riding in with our food. We thought there were very much to be carried and we couldn't cope by ourselves, so we asked for help from the guys. Unexpectedly, when the guys arrived at the main gate, there came us carrying all the food, with a few holding onto only one or two bags of food. We overestimated the amount of food, and laughed embarrassingly to pass it off.

  Feb 6 marks the day of our FIRST class dinner. It could be compared to a feast, which there were lots of burgers, drinks, fries...And most importantly... pizzas, garlic breads and bread sticks treated by our dear form teachers: Mr Teo and Ms tan! 3 cheers for them. It was a great dinner filled with chatters and laughters, with us being the only one in the hostel canteen (Which makes us that special). We definitely created a lot more memories and forged closer bonds with our classmates. Cheers for more to come!

Welfare comm

Getting to know yourself better : SEL

Bench- mark	Descriptors for “Exceeding” (Upper Sec)	Gist
1	Understands one’s strengths and weaknesses. Takes steps to build up strengths and works on weaknesses.	Self-awareness
2	Makes use of one’s talents, skills and interests to make good choices in life that have positive impact on others.	Personal strengths
3	Reflects on the important issues of life and recognises the impact on self.	Self-reflection
4	Sees stress in positive light. Assesses useful and relevant strategies for different types of stress. Shares and exchanges strategies with others on managing stress.	Coping with stress
5	Behaves in a socially acceptable manner.	Self-control
6	Demonstrates a passion for learning in most areas.	Learning
7	Moves beyond the immediate community (outside class, CCA or even school) in terms of valuing and working with diversity.	Working with different people

  

8	Impacts on the team positively by harnessing their needs and strengths so as to influence their behaviour towards a common goal.	Teamwork
9	Engages others positively in reducing tension and changes in relationships and applies strategies to cope with these.	Communication
10	Guides parties to reach an amiable solution.	Conflict management
11	Take steps to work on the changes in relationships.	Positive relationships: family & friends
12	Articulates and explains the issues of cultural diversity and justice. Makes informed decisions when functioning in different cultural settings, bearing in mind our own cultural biases and assumptions.	Cultural diversity
13	Does right even on one’s own self accord without any rewards or reminders.	Responsible decision making
14	Is reflective and receptive to others’ opinions in making changes and improvements	Response to feedback

Dear 4Ers,

               Please select one of the 14 benchmarks from the SEL assessment list you would like to focus on this year. Do elaborate the rationale of why you choose this benchmark and how you can improve on this benchmark.

Thank you.

Community

What we did during CCE lesson

We did two activities in total. The first one was the "I had never...." game. At the beginning, everyone had 10 fingers pointing outwards, indicating that everyone had 10 "lives". The objective of the game is to let everyone except yourself bend their fingers inwards, and the only way to do so is to give a statement such that the other players have done what you never did before in the form of "I have never...". For the second activity, from the first speaker onward, each person held a part of a ball of string and said 3 areas in which they already/wish to contribute in before passing the string to the next person until the last person had finished. At the end of the activity, the ball of string formed a web within the circle of students and teachers, which resembles the connection within a community.

How do the activities link to a community in real life?
For the first activity, until the end of one round, most of the players have all their fingers bent inwards. In this game, each player represents a member of the community. When all the players have their fingers bent inwards, this shows that even though everyone come from a different background and have different personalities, we still have similarities and we can come together as a community to work towards a common goal. During the second activity, there were problems faced when passing the ball of string around (eg. cannot reach, string not long enough), but in the end, we solved the problems and ended up succeeding in forming the complete web. This shows that when each and every member of the community contribute their part while working together and cooperating with each other well, we can achieve great things as a community.

Do comment your thoughts and reflections here. Have a nice day! :D

Marriage

What did we do yesterday during CCE lesson
We had an activity which requires us to form pairs. Some of the pairs have to be in opposite genders while some consisted of those of the same gender. Each pair was given 2 strings to tie each of their hands and legs together and were required to walk a certain distance. The mission given was to fold a paper plane using either the tied hands or the untied hands. Then the pairs were required to walk back to the original position. The last four pairs have to do a forfeit. 2 of the guys in the last four pairs have to be blind folded while catching the other 2 guys who were not blind folded under the guidance of their girl partners. In the end, those being blind folded successfully caught those not being blind folded. At the end of the game, we had a sharing session to allow us to think about the meaning behind the game we played.

What is Marriage?
Marriage requires both parties to be willing to commit and to trust each other. Marriage requires love, patience and forgiveness. It is a lifelong thing where one can find comfort whenever they are feeling low. Lifelong partners have to trust each other and be true to them. Both the husband and the wife are willing to share their joy, sadness and secrets with each other without feeling awkward or being exposed. During marriage, it is unavoidable to have conflicts. However, one have to accept their mistake and move on. When something goes wrong, both parties do not put the blame on each other. They will not focus on who's right and who's wrong. Instead, both of them will help to solve the problem and forgive one another. They will put in all their effort to treasure and appreciate the time spent with each other so that their love will last long.  Partners would grow old together and one should not abandon their partners when they grow old. Besides, they should also overcome difficulties together. One has to think clearly whether the other party is the right person whom they are willing to share their life with forever, to be able to understand what they are going through and put themselves into their pain. From the games, we had a short experience of what 'marriage' would be. We had to trust our partner and listen to them when it is necessary to. We also had to be cooperating with each other in order to achieve our common goal.

Link for CCE video " I wanna grow old with you " - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y4_BivnrwM

First chapter

Our first really fruitful CCE lesson with Mr Teo!

Hi all,
this post marks the official start of our class blog, and this will be another platform for us to share our thoughts and pictures.

I believe it is the first time for many of us here to be treated to fresh fruits during CCE lesson. The game and the rewards really make the lesson much more interesting. At the same time, we are leading a healthy lifestyle too! Personally I really hope the future CCE lessons will be as entertaining too. A big thank you to Mr Teo for making all these possible :)

Cheers!