tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post5654738542994884443..comments2024-03-27T20:17:30.597+08:00Comments on Growing your tree of prosperity: Cherish the slackers in your life !Christopher Ng Wai Chunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-20050376681926186712016-05-02T08:06:39.384+08:002016-05-02T08:06:39.384+08:00Law school is not like Engineering because you can...Law school is not like Engineering because you can't really end up with a wrong answer. So law students almost never fail a module. <br /><br />In an extreme case a law student gets a C+ which can prevent him from qualifying for the bar if his grades go below a certain threshold. <br /><br />There might be that one or two rare slackers in Law School. Some are so brilliant, their grades are fine. The remaining slackers are so small in number, it makes no difference in class. a 1% reduction in effort might lead to a drop of 25% in the curve. Christopher Ng Wai Chunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-61784844849624170592016-05-01T15:40:18.209+08:002016-05-01T15:40:18.209+08:00I think that is the main difference between them a...I think that is the main difference between them and those Engineering school slackers that I have encountered. Those that I met last time were frequent re-takers in some subjects that they have registered. In fact, some of them might seem to be 3rd year and final year students but you can see them taking 2nd year modules as they have failed them, some multiple times in the same module. They also overloaded their classes by taking up more modules that they can cope as they wanted to finish their course in time. As you have said, they are also smart people but their priorities were not in their studies. <br /><br />You mean there were no slackers in Law school? Nobody failed any modules? Those who failed were hardworking?ghchuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475913934410840352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-63634164929436026462016-05-01T13:00:21.513+08:002016-05-01T13:00:21.513+08:00HAHAHAHAHA !!!
Thanks for sharing !
It certainl...HAHAHAHAHA !!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing ! <br /><br />It certainly provides a different perspective on slackers.<br /><br />I really miss them now as a Law student.<br /><br /> But do note that in Law school sabo-kings still abound in group work. They are just super-on for their individual work so they are hardly slackers at all.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Christopher Ng Wai Chunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-72013965965182371232016-05-01T12:33:42.832+08:002016-05-01T12:33:42.832+08:00Hi Chris,
I am afraid I don't quite agree wit...Hi Chris,<br /><br />I am afraid I don't quite agree with you on his point. In my Engineering school days, I actually dislike these slackers. Because they are so "active" in other activities in school and their personal life, they become people that you would rather not work with. But sometimes, you got assigned to do lab projects or cases with them and that is when the problem starts.<br /><br />Try doing a programming project with them. Most possibly, you will end up filling up for their part and also writing most of the report, and having to figure out which part that needs to put their name in order to make sure that it seems to be an equal contribution by all parties involved.<br /><br />Try doing a case with them for a Human Resource Management assignment. Most possibly, they would have something on and not much free time to meet-up to do the case. Even if they appear, they were normally late and you have to fill them up on what had been discussed so far so that we can continue the discussion. <br /><br />The end result is that they will normally get around the same grade as you for these projects, despite lesser effort being put in on their part.<br /><br />That is not the end of the story. Sometimes, they borrow your completed tutorials and forget to return or late in doing so. It seems that they are so busy that I think they should actually quit their studies and focus on what is more important in their life.ghchuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475913934410840352noreply@blogger.com