today I am going to be me hello instant perspectives on basically
hello instant perspectives on basically
hello instant perspectives on basically used and overseas projects so looking at
used and overseas projects so looking at
used and overseas projects so looking at school trips changes and also that was
school trips changes and also that was
school trips changes and also that was the IP now being an academic I’m not
the IP now being an academic I’m not
the IP now being an academic I’m not going to just go there just and out of a
going to just go there just and out of a
going to just go there just and out of a compromise they did you’re all very one
compromise they did you’re all very one
compromise they did you’re all very one of the things they are doing two things
of the things they are doing two things
of the things they are doing two things but I want to raise new questions to for
but I want to raise new questions to for
but I want to raise new questions to for you all just basically going on trips
you all just basically going on trips
you all just basically going on trips and also just to think more broadly
and also just to think more broadly
and also just to think more broadly about how do we really make these things
about how do we really make these things
about how do we really make these things meaningful if we are really going to use
meaningful if we are really going to use
meaningful if we are really going to use these kinds of trips for secondary to
these kinds of trips for secondary to
these kinds of trips for secondary to use for JCC students apology them soon
use for JCC students apology them soon
use for JCC students apology them soon and I need to go and build bridges how
and I need to go and build bridges how
and I need to go and build bridges how can we do that more effectively what are
can we do that more effectively what are
can we do that more effectively what are the benefits and pluses all these kind
the benefits and pluses all these kind
the benefits and pluses all these kind of tricks certainly I think probably
of tricks certainly I think probably
of tricks certainly I think probably number one in the new especially think
number one in the new especially think
number one in the new especially think about building bridges is that they
about building bridges is that they
about building bridges is that they really help to fill those what we can
really help to fill those what we can
really help to fill those what we can call real my knowledge about other
call real my knowledge about other
call real my knowledge about other countries in the region and get is going
countries in the region and get is going
countries in the region and get is going to get a much different perspective long
to get a much different perspective long
to get a much different perspective long but the city you go with your family and
but the city you go with your family and
but the city you go with your family and right now is when you go on a school
right now is when you go on a school
right now is when you go on a school trip something in mind also
trip something in mind also
trip something in mind also organized activities so they just get
organized activities so they just get
organized activities so they just get some real significant knowledge quickly
some real significant knowledge quickly
some real significant knowledge quickly going it is also very good to be able to
going it is also very good to be able to
going it is also very good to be able to go and go to these other countries and
go and go to these other countries and
go and go to these other countries and then look back at Singapore and reflect
then look back at Singapore and reflect
then look back at Singapore and reflect to understand yourself more as someone
to understand yourself more as someone
to understand yourself more as someone who has lived in five different foreign
who has lived in five different foreign
who has lived in five different foreign countries might suppose to have my
countries might suppose to have my
countries might suppose to have my living overseas it definitely not need
living overseas it definitely not need
living overseas it definitely not need to have a very good perspective long bio
to have a very good perspective long bio
to have a very good perspective long bio about 3,000 states and so when you have
about 3,000 states and so when you have
about 3,000 states and so when you have been somewhere else
been somewhere else
been somewhere else and you can go back and look
and you can go back and look
and you can go back and look comparatively and that doesn’t mean just
comparatively and that doesn’t mean just
comparatively and that doesn’t mean just speaking oh you know we we are so
speaking oh you know we we are so
speaking oh you know we we are so comfortable in Singapore you know
comfortable in Singapore you know
comfortable in Singapore you know everything is so so nice here it works
everything is so so nice here it works
everything is so so nice here it works so well true but it is also to hopefully
so well true but it is also to hopefully
so well true but it is also to hopefully tickle you just be a little bit more
tickle you just be a little bit more
tickle you just be a little bit more critically and it really makes some
critically and it really makes some
critically and it really makes some coffee
coffee
coffee important comparative elevators waiting
important comparative elevators waiting
important comparative elevators waiting your own society and culture and from a
your own society and culture and from a
your own society and culture and from a Singaporean point of view it is a good
Singaporean point of view it is a good
Singaporean point of view it is a good source of power
source of power
source of power Singapore already of course is quite
Singapore already of course is quite
Singapore already of course is quite done in quite well known among the
done in quite well known among the
done in quite well known among the different occupation countries in
different occupation countries in
different occupation countries in Vietnam where I lived is where I need to
Vietnam where I lived is where I need to
Vietnam where I lived is where I need to teach you are generally Meza has a very
teach you are generally Meza has a very
teach you are generally Meza has a very very good reputation and soft progress
very good reputation and soft progress
very good reputation and soft progress from you know more different ways or a
from you know more different ways or a
from you know more different ways or a country to project its culture and
country to project its culture and
country to project its culture and objectives influence really different
objectives influence really different
objectives influence really different lenses contacts and education and I
lenses contacts and education and I
lenses contacts and education and I think this is that if school trips
think this is that if school trips
think this is that if school trips provide a very important very important
provide a very important very important
provide a very important very important annex for students from Singapore
annex for students from Singapore
annex for students from Singapore because do that especially
because do that especially
because do that especially or soft power in the region and further
or soft power in the region and further
or soft power in the region and further fionna
fionna
fionna policy I see it particularly I think
policy I see it particularly I think
policy I see it particularly I think that boom and I will raise the question
that boom and I will raise the question
that boom and I will raise the question suppose he later on but essentially to
suppose he later on but essentially to
suppose he later on but essentially to go and spend a few days beating Wells
go and spend a few days beating Wells
go and spend a few days beating Wells building toilets or teaching them into
building toilets or teaching them into
building toilets or teaching them into Venus please are good things and there
Venus please are good things and there
Venus please are good things and there are good just to get out to being a
are good just to get out to being a
are good just to get out to being a completely different environment to see
completely different environment to see
completely different environment to see how people in a different context live
how people in a different context live
how people in a different context live and hopefully do reach a bit of change
and hopefully do reach a bit of change
and hopefully do reach a bit of change in their life just by being a week the
in their life just by being a week the
in their life just by being a week the number one benefit of P well I want to
number one benefit of P well I want to
number one benefit of P well I want to raise some concerns or reflections
raise some concerns or reflections
raise some concerns or reflections things to think about when students set
things to think about when students set
things to think about when students set out on these trips and to be plan
out on these trips and to be plan
out on these trips and to be plan another these observations are from
another these observations are from
another these observations are from things that I have seen over the years
things that I have seen over the years
things that I have seen over the years when I talk to students who are coming
when I talk to students who are coming
when I talk to students who are coming into the u.s. unattached to one of the
into the u.s. unattached to one of the
into the u.s. unattached to one of the residential colleges FairTax political
residential colleges FairTax political
residential colleges FairTax political sphere time where many many students
sphere time where many many students
sphere time where many many students have come in and have done VIP and I
have come in and have done VIP and I
have come in and have done VIP and I because a member of my former students
because a member of my former students
because a member of my former students policy department teacher so effort
policy department teacher so effort
policy department teacher so effort quite a lot of stories about trips and
quite a lot of stories about trips and
quite a lot of stories about trips and budgets various clients and I believe
budgets various clients and I believe
budgets various clients and I believe the making a lot of sort of second
the making a lot of sort of second
the making a lot of sort of second experience in those things from the
experience in those things from the
experience in those things from the different people that I have talked the
different people that I have talked the
different people that I have talked the most important question I think and I
most important question I think and I
most important question I think and I think every teacher will agree with this
think every teacher will agree with this
think every teacher will agree with this is how do we keep from turning these
is how do we keep from turning these
is how do we keep from turning these kinds of tricks
kinds of tricks
kinds of tricks how do you make sure particularly it is
how do you make sure particularly it is
how do you make sure particularly it is let’s say justice school exchange you’re
let’s say justice school exchange you’re
let’s say justice school exchange you’re not going to be helping a couple be
not going to be helping a couple be
not going to be helping a couple be eligibility what else
eligibility what else
eligibility what else how do you keep it from being more than
how do you keep it from being more than
how do you keep it from being more than just going and shopping it like that and
just going and shopping it like that and
just going and shopping it like that and additionally fruits this is really thing
additionally fruits this is really thing
additionally fruits this is really thing to make sure that they love meaningful
to make sure that they love meaningful
to make sure that they love meaningful experiences how things were there is
experiences how things were there is
experiences how things were there is real learning going on and I’m sure the
real learning going on and I’m sure the
real learning going on and I’m sure the teachers particularly some of this
teachers particularly some of this
teachers particularly some of this because they have became Fiat writing
because they have became Fiat writing
because they have became Fiat writing you have to come back we will come back
you have to come back we will come back
you have to come back we will come back no the school that the money in the
no the school that the money in the
no the school that the money in the script was well it was as well invested
script was well it was as well invested
script was well it was as well invested up to begin with and not just waste
up to begin with and not just waste
up to begin with and not just waste their time so it’s very key for learning
their time so it’s very key for learning
their time so it’s very key for learning to make sure that there is real one of
to make sure that there is real one of
to make sure that there is real one of the important questions I think is to
the important questions I think is to
the important questions I think is to look very carefully at who was the
look very carefully at who was the
look very carefully at who was the little partner on the other hand you
little partner on the other hand you
little partner on the other hand you want to make sure it’s important for
want to make sure it’s important for
want to make sure it’s important for schools to make sure that their partners
schools to make sure that their partners
schools to make sure that their partners on the ground in the other country are
on the ground in the other country are
on the ground in the other country are really providing help and knowledge and
really providing help and knowledge and
really providing help and knowledge and a couple of years ago one of my former
a couple of years ago one of my former
a couple of years ago one of my former students took a wasn’t on a school trip
students took a wasn’t on a school trip
students took a wasn’t on a school trip to Vietnam and this was a neighborhood
to Vietnam and this was a neighborhood
to Vietnam and this was a neighborhood of schools with quite a lot of Muslim
of schools with quite a lot of Muslim
of schools with quite a lot of Muslim kids and they recited in
kids and they recited in
kids and they recited in in a hotel office in a slaughterhouse
in a hotel office in a slaughterhouse
in a hotel office in a slaughterhouse for peace now that does not show a great
for peace now that does not show a great
for peace now that does not show a great creative focus that activities and that
creative focus that activities and that
creative focus that activities and that suggests that the partner India Nam
suggests that the partner India Nam
suggests that the partner India Nam really had no idea what to do these kids
really had no idea what to do these kids
really had no idea what to do these kids so this I think it’s important for
so this I think it’s important for
so this I think it’s important for schools when they were arranging these
schools when they were arranging these
schools when they were arranging these service to make sure that these are
service to make sure that these are
service to make sure that these are partners that really get us is important
partners that really get us is important
partners that really get us is important it is and also if the needs they have
it is and also if the needs they have
it is and also if the needs they have and also are going to make sure that on
and also are going to make sure that on
and also are going to make sure that on the other side these trips are really
the other side these trips are really
the other side these trips are really going to be meaningful and it really
going to be meaningful and it really
going to be meaningful and it really going to be great experiences I think
going to be great experiences I think
going to be great experiences I think it’s also important to think about just
it’s also important to think about just
it’s also important to think about just how much historical have been closely
how much historical have been closely
how much historical have been closely information is providing me before the
information is providing me before the
information is providing me before the critical very often I have a strong
critical very often I have a strong
critical very often I have a strong sense that kids are being sent off with
sense that kids are being sent off with
sense that kids are being sent off with very very little knowledge about country
very very little knowledge about country
very very little knowledge about country going entity a couple of times I have
going entity a couple of times I have
going entity a couple of times I have been actually asked by schools by former
been actually asked by schools by former
been actually asked by schools by former students or teachers to particular went
students or teachers to particular went
students or teachers to particular went to Vietnam main center of Beijing they
to Vietnam main center of Beijing they
to Vietnam main center of Beijing they would ask me come and get your clock
would ask me come and get your clock
would ask me come and get your clock kind of greasy in advance
kind of greasy in advance
kind of greasy in advance I even have I also do a demonstration of
I even have I also do a demonstration of
I even have I also do a demonstration of traffic this is a very very terrible
traffic this is a very very terrible
traffic this is a very very terrible skill point but the small set of do this
skill point but the small set of do this
skill point but the small set of do this a very small ignoring and sometimes
a very small ignoring and sometimes
a very small ignoring and sometimes just want my students to say yeah but no
just want my students to say yeah but no
just want my students to say yeah but no we’re going on a trip to you want me to
we’re going on a trip to you want me to
we’re going on a trip to you want me to come and get some region a certain
come and get some region a certain
come and get some region a certain appliances people okay having some kind
appliances people okay having some kind
appliances people okay having some kind of real historical and cultural briefing
of real historical and cultural briefing
of real historical and cultural briefing you want to make sure they can see them
you want to make sure they can see them
you want to make sure they can see them is really know where they’re going and
is really know where they’re going and
is really know where they’re going and it’s important for you all if you’re
it’s important for you all if you’re
it’s important for you all if you’re going on trips to really do some
going on trips to really do some
going on trips to really do some research in advance we can build much
research in advance we can build much
research in advance we can build much more effective bridges if we are a
more effective bridges if we are a
more effective bridges if we are a network if we really really want you to
network if we really really want you to
network if we really really want you to build a bridge we have to know who is on
build a bridge we have to know who is on
build a bridge we have to know who is on the other side and the couple of
the other side and the couple of
the other side and the couple of concerns specifically for the LCAP
concerns specifically for the LCAP
concerns specifically for the LCAP yes the project really useful
yes the project really useful
yes the project really useful sustainable I never had a number of
sustainable I never had a number of
sustainable I never had a number of students when I was doing freshmen
students when I was doing freshmen
students when I was doing freshmen attorneys and we did this project but
attorneys and we did this project but
attorneys and we did this project but I’m an officer how useful it was okay we
I’m an officer how useful it was okay we
I’m an officer how useful it was okay we went to Paris to work four days and we
went to Paris to work four days and we
went to Paris to work four days and we taught them English supportive but what
taught them English supportive but what
taught them English supportive but what were they going to be back back now
were they going to be back back now
were they going to be back back now there are many kinds of study sometimes
there are many kinds of study sometimes
there are many kinds of study sometimes they were stuck with whatever you are a
they were stuck with whatever you are a
they were stuck with whatever you are a science but I think more broadly when
science but I think more broadly when
science but I think more broadly when schools are thinking about the society
schools are thinking about the society
schools are thinking about the society it is important to think about something
it is important to think about something
it is important to think about something that is going to be sustainable that’s
that is going to be sustainable that’s
that is going to be sustainable that’s not going to be appointed one off me
not going to be appointed one off me
not going to be appointed one off me we’re Singaporean students just for the
we’re Singaporean students just for the
we’re Singaporean students just for the parity in or a huge
parity in or a huge
parity in or a huge let it go up and that if there is
let it go up and that if there is
let it go up and that if there is nothing else really happy that this is
nothing else really happy that this is
nothing else really happy that this is very decent almost like though what they
very decent almost like though what they
very decent almost like though what they smell sometimes cold development towards
smell sometimes cold development towards
smell sometimes cold development towards the defenitely you coming in just do a
the defenitely you coming in just do a
the defenitely you coming in just do a couple things and then afterwards and
couple things and then afterwards and
couple things and then afterwards and very spot much afterwards second
very spot much afterwards second
very spot much afterwards second question is our student able to
question is our student able to
question is our student able to understand rural society above and
understand rural society above and
understand rural society above and beyond poverty a lot of those CIP our
beyond poverty a lot of those CIP our
beyond poverty a lot of those CIP our course is healthy Kakaako and sometimes
course is healthy Kakaako and sometimes
course is healthy Kakaako and sometimes I have an impression that when the kids
I have an impression that when the kids
I have an impression that when the kids come back there main takeaways if you’re
come back there main takeaways if you’re
come back there main takeaways if you’re reporting that that is really into me
reporting that that is really into me
reporting that that is really into me impression it have and yes they probably
impression it have and yes they probably
impression it have and yes they probably article but there is also an indicator
article but there is also an indicator
article but there is also an indicator rhythm of rural site for lengthy vietnam
rhythm of rural site for lengthy vietnam
rhythm of rural site for lengthy vietnam expect three years and loss and villages
expect three years and loss and villages
expect three years and loss and villages yes there’s and living like low but they
yes there’s and living like low but they
yes there’s and living like low but they generally speaking still maintain
generally speaking still maintain
generally speaking still maintain particularly in their lives so I think
particularly in their lives so I think
particularly in their lives so I think it’s important for students to have
it’s important for students to have
it’s important for students to have someone mixed in especially to Christmas
someone mixed in especially to Christmas
someone mixed in especially to Christmas you know we don’t have an account in
you know we don’t have an account in
you know we don’t have an account in Singapore they don’t replace like HCBS
Singapore they don’t replace like HCBS
Singapore they don’t replace like HCBS miss Jackson
miss Jackson
miss Jackson really so if you go to a couple try to
really so if you go to a couple try to
really so if you go to a couple try to understand it is not just about just for
understand it is not just about just for
understand it is not just about just for people but there is an agricultural
people but there is an agricultural
people but there is an agricultural light there is written out there that
light there is written out there that
light there is written out there that people follow and that this is really
people follow and that this is really
people follow and that this is really part of their lies that we need to
part of their lies that we need to
part of their lies that we need to understand when we go to one other point
understand when we go to one other point
understand when we go to one other point which I did you put it here it really
which I did you put it here it really
which I did you put it here it really goes with the previous slide about
goes with the previous slide about
goes with the previous slide about knowing who you are knowing where you
knowing who you are knowing where you
knowing who you are knowing where you are sometimes come and talk to students
are sometimes come and talk to students
are sometimes come and talk to students to when for example say okay so which
to when for example say okay so which
to when for example say okay so which province so there were some where okay
province so there were some where okay
province so there were some where okay and but they didn’t really know which
and but they didn’t really know which
and but they didn’t really know which which problems it was which ethnic
which problems it was which ethnic
which problems it was which ethnic applies this is time to be good and so
applies this is time to be good and so
applies this is time to be good and so when you go somewhere you want to know
when you go somewhere you want to know
when you go somewhere you want to know about right you want to know try to know
about right you want to know try to know
about right you want to know try to know who they are and to be able to really
who they are and to be able to really
who they are and to be able to really come back and have a big way and say
come back and have a big way and say
come back and have a big way and say that again that is how we do it more
that again that is how we do it more
that again that is how we do it more effectively so finally the real question
effectively so finally the real question
effectively so finally the real question for me rose
for me rose
for me rose he is far ladies not wants to think
he is far ladies not wants to think
he is far ladies not wants to think about going back morning now I think we
about going back morning now I think we
about going back morning now I think we see this a lot a lot of triggers with my
see this a lot a lot of triggers with my
see this a lot a lot of triggers with my own search we do a lot of research
own search we do a lot of research
own search we do a lot of research projects so I think many ways to use to
projects so I think many ways to use to
projects so I think many ways to use to go will receive conservation projects
go will receive conservation projects
go will receive conservation projects there
there
there into that they were likely to come back
into that they were likely to come back
into that they were likely to come back ocid I think it’s also relative students
ocid I think it’s also relative students
ocid I think it’s also relative students can be practiced we don’t want ocid to
can be practiced we don’t want ocid to
can be practiced we don’t want ocid to just sit on the list basically if
just sit on the list basically if
just sit on the list basically if students are really going to do
students are really going to do
students are really going to do something meaningful on this kind of
something meaningful on this kind of
something meaningful on this kind of project then they will be healthy or
project then they will be healthy or
project then they will be healthy or date way they will have an advantage of
date way they will have an advantage of
date way they will have an advantage of time and really interesting contribution
time and really interesting contribution
time and really interesting contribution so in conclusion if we’re really going
so in conclusion if we’re really going
so in conclusion if we’re really going to think about building bridges to other
to think about building bridges to other
to think about building bridges to other countries in the region or elsewhere I
countries in the region or elsewhere I
countries in the region or elsewhere I think it’s important to have those
think it’s important to have those
think it’s important to have those ridges built on solid ground we want to
ridges built on solid ground we want to
ridges built on solid ground we want to make sure that we know it’s not just
make sure that we know it’s not just
make sure that we know it’s not just possible that when we go we’re doing
possible that when we go we’re doing
possible that when we go we’re doing useful things and it W come when we come
useful things and it W come when we come
useful things and it W come when we come back we have a real sense of where we go
back we have a real sense of where we go
back we have a real sense of where we go in and what we have done and who we
in and what we have done and who we
in and what we have done and who we don’t understand
don’t understand
don’t understand [Applause]
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