LEARN AND LIVE ITEM: PREPARE FOR EXAMS (ITEM 1)

LEARN AND LIVE ITEM: PREPARE FOR EXAMS (SEPT 4 ITEM: THE FIRST OF FIVE ITEMS) … These items should help those of you preparing for exams.)

WHEN you are in school, college or university, you are usually assessed in a number of ways.

You can be given assignments which could be done over a week or even longer. You have the benefit of sharing ideas with friends as well as researching as many textbooks or other sources to complete the assignment, which could include short answer questions or writing an essay on a topic.

In assessing you, teachers or lecturers can also give tests – the most common assessment tool.

Another way you can be assessed is to be given a project to do. In Science or Engineering and related subjects, it could be to build something, produce something such as a coconut soap or another chemical.

And then, there are examinations (exams).

Exams usually carry a lot more weight and can determine whether you get an A, B or fail a subject that you are studying. 

Most of you - students in schools, colleges and universities - should be getting ready for exams at this time of the year.

Therefore, I will be writing on that theme to remind you on the need to prepare for the exams.

Writing exams at the Grade 8, 10, 12 or university is a different kind of exercise. It is not like the tests that you do on a regular basis or the projects you work on to complete.

An exam is one in which you are to be examined on a term’s, semester’s or even two-years’ work over a period of two or three hours.

Many students who do well in their assignments and tests do poorly in their exams because they do not prepare properly for their examinations.

Here are some pointers that you should take note of to do well in your exams.

Plan ahead. Study for your exams four weeks (or more) ahead of the exam time. Trying to do last minute cramming is not good. It is a bad habit to develop.

Write your exam dates and stick them over/on your study table. That should remind you to start on your preparations early.

If you are studying four subjects, divide your time in the week to study each of the four.

Of course, studying would be different from your homework, which would still be given to you as you approach exam time.

If the subjects are English, Maths, Science or Social Science, you could start with English for one hour on Monday, Maths on Tuesday, Science on Wednesday and so on.

You might have to spend more time in one subject than others because it is the more challenging one. Do not neglect any subject though. Try to do well in all of them.

Your night study time could be divided into two parts – homework time and study time, with homework time going from 7.30 to 9.30 in the night and you study from 9.30 to 10.30.  

Or, you might want to study first before doing homework because it is better to concentrate on some subjects when your mind is still fresh.

    

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STAY MARRIED TO ONE PERSON

IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED ... Get married to only one person, and work to live happily in love with that person. Life becomes simpler for you and the children ... Getting married, separating, re-marrying, divorce, etc just makes life complicated - and you get unnecessarily stressed too.
But then, it is important to get married to the "right one" in the first place.
Marrying the wrong person can imprison you ... Marriage should add value to your life - not subtract your value ... More on this later ...

JUST CAME BACK FROM WALLIS AND FUTUNA

I HAVE been away for the last three weeks.

In fact, I was in Wallis and Futuna for the 2013 IX Mini Pacific Games.

Wallis and Futuna is a French territory. It is to the west of Samoa and north of Fiji.

I will post stories and pics as soon as I get settled in work.

In short, it was a special three-week period where I practised some of my French and got to know more about the wonderful people in this place - our Pacific.

    

HIHIFO AIRPORT IN WALLIS

PICK up point for all athletes travelling to Wallis and Futuna for the 2013 Mini Pacific Games from September 2-13. 

 Photo: Hihifo Airport in Wallis, the French territory.

 

We were told that Team Tonga comprised of more than 70 athletes and officials travelled to Wallis by boat.

And, they travelled for four days.

Much like the days when their ancestors travelled up to these isles by canoes – yes, those days when the islanders travelled the ocean without a compass or motor engines.    

BE GOOD AMBASSADORS …

BE good ambassadors wherever you go.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your country.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your province.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your village.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your community.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your family.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your school.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your family.

Be good ambassadors when you represent your church.

Be good ambassadors all the time.

Good ambassadors bring the best for the group they represent.

AMBASSADORS AND FOREIGN MISSION OFFICERS APPOINTED

By SHEILA MALKEN

SOME Papua New Guinea diplomats are posted abroad without being properly briefed about their duties and responsibilities, a Government official said.

Acting secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade William Dihm told an induction workshop for public servants to be posted abroad that many officers were not properly briefed about their country, agencies represented, their personal and corporate duties and responsibilities. 

 

Photo: Minister Pato (fourth left front), Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs William Dihm (third right front) with newly appointed heads of missions, department of foreign affairs personnel for foreign missions. 

The workshop was held at the PNG Institute of Public Administration last Thursday for newly-appointed heads of missions and Department of Foreign Affairs personnel for foreign missions. They were told to understand a bit more about their own country, what is expected of them when in the countries they were assigned to.

He said many government institutions had lost their way and the Foreign Service was no exception.

“Our department has changed significantly,” Dihm said.

He said a PNG Foreign Service officer was someone with integrity, commitment and zeal.The induction workshop will run for two weeks.

The heads of missions are: Rupa Mulina (Ambassador to Washington DC), Fred Yakasa (High Commissioner to Solomon Islands), Joshua Kalinoe (Ambassador to Brussels).

Department of Foreign Affairs officers on overseas postings are: Franz Mizigi (Minister to Honiara, Solomon Islands), Brian Kaumu (First Secretary to Beijing, China), Nasser Tamei (First Secretary to London), Benjamin Kamil (Second Secretary to Tokyo, Japan), Farapo Korere (Second Secretary to Jakarta, Indonesia), Barbara Mimino (Consul-General to Sydney, Australia), Rava Chapman (Vice-Consul, Cairns, Australia),  Emily Lopili (Third Secretary, Brussels), Henao Iduhu (Third Secretary, Honiara, Solomon Islands), Christine Stuffie (Third Secretary, Jayapura), Lucy Kila (Third Secretary, Canberra, Australia), Sheryl Jogio (Third Secretary, Jakarta, Indonesia), Freda Felihau (Third Secretary, Singapore).

- From The National, August 20, 2013

UPNG SCIENCE SCHOOL HOSTS FAIR

THE School of Natural and Physical Science Society (SNPSS) at the Universityof Papua New Guinea were happy to have PNG Power as their major sponsor for their science and technology fair.

PNG Power gave K5,000 to SNPSS to help them host their first ever science and technology fair at UPNG from Aug 7-9, 2013.

Photo: Biology students presenting a project on coral nursery during their science and technology fair at UPNG last week.

PNG Power general manager human resources Luke Ambu said there was a need see young Papua new Guineans become innovators and creators of new technology, systems and processes as well.

New skills and talents also grow and develop at this level and our interest together with human development is to attract raw and fresh key talents.

"PNG Power is in a global environment. We need to move with changes anddevelopments in science and technology and must understand better about the environment we operate in locally and globally.

Additionally we must build partnership with such key learning institutions as well because that's where the leaders of tomorrow for PNG will come from," Ambu said.

Ambu said PNG Power will continue to support such significant events becauseevents like this will unlock the potential of "young minds" early and provide them the opportunity and freedom to collaborate with the workforce and business environment without boundaries.

SNPSS president Randy Haihavu said PNG Power's sponsorship had really put a good angle to the school of natural and physical science to promote the students out there in the workforce.

Haihavu said the fair was about changing the perception that most people have about science in the country because there was more to science, including research and inventions than what met the eyes.