3. Why is it important for students to keep up to date with the news? Share some tips on how students can keep up with what is happening around them a

I feel that it is important for students to keep to date with the news as this is would enable us to know what is happening around us and around the world. There are many ways to keeping up to date with the news.

For example, reading the newspaper is a good way to keep up with the news. It enables us to get a full picture of what is happening around us. There are also pictures included and many other interest articles to be read. Furthermore, it is also portable and easy to read when outside, whether in the MRT or waiting for a bus. Reading the newspaper also allows us to increase our general knowledge and writing skill.

Another way to keep up with what is happening around us is to watch the news on television. News on television are usually more interesting as it shows moving images which lets us see and hear more clearly what is happening at a certain area or place. Listening and watching the news on television is also very useful as it improves on our oral skills.

In conclusion, there are countless ways to keep up with the news, from radios to the Internet. It is important to keep up to date with the news as this will allow us to know what is happening around us, as well as around the world.

2. What are some tips you would offer fellow students to stay healthy?

Here are some tips I would offer fellow students to stay healthy.

 Drink plenty of water
It is important to drink plenty of water as this makes sure that we are well hydrated to prevent us from falling sick easily.
 Maintain proper hygiene
This will help us keep off germs which are harmful. This will prevent us from falling sick easily.
 Avoid going to crowded places if not necessary
This will decrease our chances of having contact with people who are sick and might spread their germs and virus to us.
 Do not share food, drinks or utensils with other people
This will minimize the chances of us falling sick. This is because the other person which you share your food, drinks or utensils with might be sick and cause you to catch the virus and fall ill as well.
 Each healthy food and have a healthy diet
This will keep our body strong and be able to fend off viruses better.
 Visit a doctor immediately if you are feeling unwell
This will ensure if you have caught an illness or not. Visiting a doctor earlier would mean being able to stop the spread of virus to others, and at the same time, cure yourself earlier, to prevent yourself from falling even more ill.
 Wear a mask it you are feeling unwell
This will prevent the people around you from falling ill, at the same time, it also protects you from getting other viruses from other people.
 Have enough rest and sleep
This will increase the immunity of our body against viruses which are constantly trying to attack us.

If we follow these 8 tips, we will be able to stop the spread of the virus and stay healthy at the same time.

What are your thoughts about home learning? Is it more effective than learning in school?

I feel that home learning is effective in the way that we are able to get outside help like the Internet which we are unable to do in the class. This way, we are able to do work which requires the Internet without going to the computer lab. Furthermore, home learning also trains us to be more independent as we have to plan and manage our time properly as it is up to ourselves to manage our time at home unlike the teachers managing our time in school.

However, in class, we are able to get a clearer picture of what the teacher is trying to explain to us. Live demonstrations are much easier to understand. Also, in the class, if we do not understand anything, we can get immediate response to our doubts, unlike on the Internet. Home learning also requires a lot of computer use which tires our eyes after a long period of time. We are usually advised to rest after every 1 hour of work, but it is not very possible as teachers give the work at one go and is usually a lot of work before a certain dateline on the same day instead of the usual tomorrow or next lesson. However, it is fair as we have the use of the Internet and do not have to spend time travelling.

The other bad side of home learning is that teachers are unable to find out what the pupils are doing at home. They could be just waiting for friends to complete their work and then copying from them. Pupils could also be doing work in parts and then compiling it. That way, it reduces a lot of work done and the amount of time it takes. Another case would be doing all the work in one day, and then playing for the rest of the days on online learning. This is not as bad as copying work or doing it in groups and then compiling as the same amount of time is taken and the same amount of work is done.

In conclusion, home learning is not such a bad idea as in times like this, where many pupils have fallen ill, we are able to catch up with work as well and stop the spreading of the virus. However, nothing can be done to stop pupils from doing their work as a group or copying from each other, even in school sometimes.