How to do well - from the horses mouth

Hi Class,

I have asked one of my ex student to share how she did well in RP overall. She took time off to share, despite juggling many tasks.

She is rather modest and does not want her name revealed. I also wanted her to present in class. I thought it is better you hear from a live person and know none of this came from me. Unfortunately, she declined out of humility. Recently, she won a prestigious scholarship. Unfortunately, I did not have play a big part in her achievement. It is her TENACITY, that she did well.


Hey GIRLS - rejoice!!!!(because the said student is a FEMALE), but GUYs, you can do it too, doing well is not the perogative of any particular sex - male, female or in between.

I have lightly edited it and included my comments in big cap (hiyah, nobody show me how to have other color fonts lah).
Here goes .....

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Daily grades:
- Pay attention in class when the facilitator and peers are presenting. (sometimes it can be boring and a drag, but try your best to be attentive)
- Minimize MSNing and gaming (AH, YOU MEAN, IT IS OK ???)
- Ensure you do a fair share for the team’s ppt
- What’s important is not just that YOU understand the problem, but ensuring your team mates does too. (YES, WHAT IS A BETTER WAY TO LEARN THAN TO TEACH)
- Be helpful to those who don’t understand
- Do not skip school, it will be difficult to catch up and will haunt you for the rest of the semester
- Do not be late, this will affect your overall GAP and your daily grade as you will be a bit late to contribute to the team
- Contribute to class discussions, this is a big part of your daily grade.

- Don’t be shy to speak up
RJ:
- Can actually be quite tricky as some facilitators prefer shorter RJ’s while others expect a sincere one. (LIKE PERFORMANCE CITERIA, ASK!)
- Use proper English, write on Microsoft word 1st to ensure proper spellings and grammar. (HMMM, THERE IS ROOM AND LEEWAY HERE)

Evaluation
- be honest and modest
Quiz
- Even though it is not a part of the grade, it is better you do it with much effort as possible, it will give you the confidence that you have grasped the day’s content.
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UT:
- Do not miss UT’s!! (YES, IT IS OK TO MISS TRAIN STOP LIKE YEW TEE, BUT NOT UT.)
- For cognitive and communication: if three options are given and we are asked to choose one answer and the reason, do not simply write the reason for why you chose that answer. Go one step further and write why you didn’t choose the other 2 answers as well
- Manage your time by doing the easy questions 1st
- Don’t dwell for too long in one question
Lastly, have goals (ex: getting a perfect GPA or something, it will definitely keep you going on those draggy days)