There are teachers whom I know of who write blogs to connect with their students, I really respect them and am impressed by their effort. However I am also disgusted by certain teachers who write blogs for the wrong reasons.
Good or bad? It really depends on their purposes for blogging.
A Pengajian Am teacher, Cikgu Razali Samad from Sekolah Tinggi Kluang is a blogger and he goes round advertising his blog to students indirectly. Ok, logically thinking, why have a blog that benefits students when the students are not aware of the blog, rite? But my question is this, is the blog more beneficial to students or the teacher?
IF the blog is meant for the good of students, the problem is this, not every student has internet access.
And hey, IF the blog is really good then students will naturally go to it, even those without internet access at home.
Something I cannot stand is this, Cikgu Razali posted exam tips on his blog during our first test. From what I have heard, he actually announced what topics were to be asked in the Pengajian Am test paper. Everyone knew the questions long before sitting for the test, even those who did not want to cheat by visitting the blog. Why do I use the word "cheat"? You see, when you answer a test paper knowing what questions are already in it, and you prepare for the questions, what is the point then, of the taking the test?
Malaysian students. Only know how to pass examinations, many behave like robots as in study study study and learn to pass exams. What happens to the knowledge they received from studying? Gone, gone because the knowledge was intended to stay in their heads only until after the exam ends. How sad.
Before I get out of point, how can a teacher reveal what is going to be asked in a test?
Let bygones be bygones? I cannot do that, if something is not right then someone has to speak up. If something is questionable then it has to be judged, either right or wrong.
Even if I wanted to forget about what happened in the test. I understand that this Cikgu Razali has given his students homework on his blog. This is the link which he gave the work.
Announcing homework on a blog, I do not know about you but to me it sounds like he is trying to force students into visitting his blog. He is like making it compulsory though he has never said so directly, for his students to go to his blogs, this is such a despicable act. Want to have blogs? By all means. But why force people to visit? Giving homework through his blog leaves students no choice but to visit the blog. Come on, this is a secondary school no matter how much people want to think of Sixth Form as Pre-university, we should be given homework to do from the classroom. We can get information online to aid us in certain assignments, but we do not need to find out what are our assignments from the internet.
Furthermore, Cikgu Razali collects assignments done by students to be put on his blog. He takes slides on Power Point and essays on Word from students after they have done their presentations each time.
How can a teacher, a human, how can he do such a thing?
How can a teacher have such low morality?
Want to have blogs, it is his freedom. Whether or not students want to visit his blogs is however their freedom.
Want to build blogs that students can benefit from, good effort. Students will naturally visit if the blogs are really good. However it is still their freedom whether or not to visit.
Indirectly forcing students to go to his blogs, I totally disrespect and disagree with such an act.
One word- RIDICULOUS!
Why is he doing so much to increase the frequency of people visiting his blog? Trying to attract students by putting up "information" and whatever "good stuff"? Even stooping down to publishing exam tips as in what exactly will be asked in the paper? Why does he want so much readership? Who does he want to impress? Why so hard up? Why so desperate for readership?
Something is not right, someone has to speak up. I am doing it now. If I am wrong, please say something, I am open to correction.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good man do nothing.
Edmund Burke.
Today I decide to voice out!
What is his purpose of blogging?
