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Online Education Portals : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I first bought an online education portal (with a very cheerful bee as its mascot!) for the use of my nephews end of August 2009.  One was in Year Five (he's sitting for his UPSR government exam this week) and the other was in Year Two.  Never said much about it before, as I like to try something out and suss out the good, the bad and the ugly for myself. Well, it's been a year and a handful of months since then.  So here goes. The Good 1.  I nstant Feedback. Do the questions and you get instant evaluation.  70%?  Try again.  98% Very good... on to the next level.  There is also evaluation in the form of statistical data; subject tests and marks, frequency, list of questions answered wrongly, that sort of thing.  I remember discovering something interesting.  My nephew got one science question wrong.   Question : Which of the following is a satellite?   First Attempt : MEASAT I. Second Attempt : MEASAT II Third Attempt : TAN SAT (forgot the real answer) There were onl

Long Interminable Meetings..

I've been stuck in long interminable meetings over the past few months ... so many of them .... which makes me wonder.  Do long meetings really achieve their objectives? Plus, I get awfully hungry when I sit down for long hours.  Which doesn't exactly help my diet plans.  Hmm, what diet plan, anyway?  Since I joined the district education office, diets and exercise plans seem to have disappeared from my life.