Christian School
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St Francis Methodist is what sort of private sch? Also missionary?
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The people who went for abortion are not catholics.Originally posted by Icemoon:CJC is a joke.
The peeps in Bar stated that they have (or had?) the highest abortion rate.
What a shame if you consider how Catholics are against abortion (when it is not life threatening).
They also better don't claim heritage with Christianity. Or they bring the name of the Lord into infamy.
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tsk ... he didn't define culture lah (people have been trying to define culture since dunno when). he gave it dimensions (individualism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance and masculinity) to make empirical studies possible.Originally posted by Icemoon:The only Hofstede I know is the one I learnt in the communication course. He defined culture right? -
Back to the topic.
I feel that the missionary schools are better off scraping the compulsory religious components than to enforce it and the skirts just get shorter and shorter.
A missionary school is not a madrasah. The mission of the venerable Oldham was to provide education for the poor chinese then. Religious components were added into the curriculum, and as the gospel gives hope to the stricken, it serves the interest of both parties.
But today, enforcing it is only casting pearls to the swine.
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i think it's the type that let's private candidates sit for O levels. or something similar...Originally posted by laurence82:St Francis Methodist is what sort of private sch? Also missionary?
i remember a friend once told me... i can't recall exactly though -
aiyah .. same lah .. my engrish lan mah ..Originally posted by ben1xy:tsk ... he didn't define culture lah (people have been trying to define culture since dunno when). he gave it dimensions (individualism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance and masculinity) to make empirical studies possible. no wonder, I suck at the module, didn't get a good grade for it.
at least I didn't say he was a theologian. -
rather, he define dimensions of cultureOriginally posted by ben1xy:tsk ... he didn't define culture lah (people have been trying to define culture since dunno when). he gave it dimensions (individualism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance and masculinity) to make empirical studies possible.
been reading his books, quite interesting -
Originally posted by Icemoon:at least I didn't say he was a theologian.
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May I add that it is the gut feeling of many others as well.Originally posted by laurence82:Again, up to this point you have no proof but on your gut feelings
Just say so, rather than spending time using MM Lee's words, talking about liars and unfactual etc
Sheesh
Its pretty ok, dont need to qiang zi duo li one over what has been said.
Like I said, if we ever do a fair survey, I will have a large following. The only way to prove this statement is to actually execute it.
Sure you can say I qiang ci duo li .. I won't refute that as I stand by my principles of rhetorics. -
got other culture theorist like trompenaar (he classified them into more dimensions) also another one is eaglet i think.Originally posted by laurence82:rather, he define dimensions of culture
been reading his books, quite interesting
but yah, cultural studies are generally interesting
S'pore actually ranks very high on collectivism surprisingly. -
They better not wear their school uniform to the clinic.Originally posted by shade343:The people who went for abortion are not catholics. -
I dont agree about about removing the religious part
If you look at the complaints, they are chiefly about being forced or coerced to participate in those services, and my opinion is that not enough is done by the teachers and pastors to bring out and exemplify these values in the bible
Religion, among many other reasons, instill moral values in the young, and it would be unimaginable if they remove them. They should preach thru love than to slap it like rules and regulations on the students. -
They are interesting but not really useful leh .. feel like common sense to me. The module is practically talk crap session. What a shame, but part of my degree is related to that.Originally posted by ben1xy:got other culture theorist like trompenaar (he classified them into more dimensions) also another one is eaglet i think.
but yah, cultural studies are generally interesting
S'pore actually ranks very high on collectivism surprisingly.
It is not like econs where you learn liao will say "wow .. that's useful". -
Gut feelings againOriginally posted by Icemoon:May I add that it is the gut feeling of many others as well.
Like I said, if we ever do a fair survey, I will have a large following. The only way to prove this statement is to actually execute it.
Sure you can say I qiang ci duo li .. I won't refute that as I stand by my principles of rhetorics.
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on the Chinese issue, i reckon 9 out of 10 kids dislike mandarin more than english (i am trying very hard to recall any of my friends or students that actually mentioned liking mandarin, still can't think of more than a handful). That doesn't mean we are lousier at it. My grades for both subjects were the same, though my propensity towards english is much higher, i dislike mandarin coz i found it hard to study. i ended up memorising the words... it's the memorising part which i hated .. probably most kids feel that way too??
i dunno
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I believe Eaglet is the one who is against his definitions of dimensions?Originally posted by ben1xy:got other culture theorist like trompenaar (he classified them into more dimensions) also another one is eaglet i think.
but yah, cultural studies are generally interesting
S'pore actually ranks very high on collectivism surprisingly.
Why would it surprise you that Singaporeans are less individualistic?
I think its because we are less of risk takers too, and depend highly on conformity -
definitely agree with thisOriginally posted by laurence82:Religion, among many other reasons, instill moral values in the young, and it would be unimaginable if they remove them. They should preach thru love than to slap it like rules and regulations on the students.
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I'm not sure how they can bring out and exemplify the values.Originally posted by laurence82:I dont agree about about removing the religious part
If you look at the complaints, they are chiefly about being forced or coerced to participate in those services, and my opinion is that not enough is done by the teachers and pastors to bring out and exemplify these values in the bible
Religion, among many other reasons, instill moral values in the young, and it would be unimaginable if they remove them. They should preach thru love than to slap it like rules and regulations on the students.
For example, let's say they organize some donation drive, with good intentions, probably to raise money for some orphanage.
But students will say "siao lah .. sat still must go to school". -
knn one. force ppl go for bible and chapel classes.
sing simi sai hymms.
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u use the empirical scores to do analysis mah. a good example would be why the Toyota Lean Production System doesn't work in any other country. It's attributed to culture specificity and the power distance and indv value dimensionsOriginally posted by Icemoon:They are interesting but not really useful leh .. feel like common sense to me. The module is practically talk crap session. What a shame, but part of my degree is related to that.
It is not like econs where you learn liao will say "wow .. that's useful". -
i think u're right about Eaglet. most researchers just use hofstede. easier i guess.. and it's something like the industry standard. though i dun really believe u can quantify culture.Originally posted by laurence82:I believe Eaglet is the one who is against his definitions of dimensions?
Why would it surprise you that Singaporeans are less individualistic?
I think its because we are less of risk takers too, and depend highly on conformity -
I think my theory is scientific, i.e. it is refutable.Originally posted by laurence82:Gut feelings again
I am sure these are 'irrefutable' huh?
We can jolly well do a survey.
Or if you want the ultimate, we can flip the respective yearbooks.
It is not the case that I didn't give any avenue for evidence, like the classical "you think, he say, who confirm". -
In ACJC, not exactly like thatOriginally posted by Icemoon:I'm not sure how they can bring out and exemplify the values.
For example, let's say they organize some donation drive, with good intentions, probably to raise money for some orphanage.
But students will say "siao lah .. sat still must go to school".
Can you imagine listening to Seven Fruits of the Spirit for the nth time, and when you look at the teachers, only few practise it? Where are all the kindness, humility blah blah blah?
I had friends who spent three months in another JC, come in to ACJC and remarked how different the teachers are. ACJC teachers have the tendency to breathe down your neck, its seriously unbreathable. -
NUS lan mah .. never use empirical sources.Originally posted by ben1xy:u use the empirical scores to do analysis mah. a good example would be why the Toyota Lean Production System doesn't work in any other country. It's attributed to culture specificity and the power distance and indv value dimensions -
hmm, my classmates that came from my Catholic school were thankful for the Catholic values imparted to them. I was pretty surprised actually... plus they just told me about it recently... that it really helped them in the workplace.Originally posted by Icemoon:I'm not sure how they can bring out and exemplify the values.
For example, let's say they organize some donation drive, with good intentions, probably to raise money for some orphanage.
But students will say "siao lah .. sat still must go to school".
but then again it might be the school culture. but the school culture would be shaped by Catholic values?