My friends and I discuss about what our talents are and how to make good use of it and we realise that we have lots of creative talents but what we needs is to nurture our talents to accomplish our goals. One of the goals we have was to pass our o levels examination with flying colours that will allow us to be able to choose the course that we wanted. We uses our talents in different ways such as one of my friend is talented in art and he tries to teach us ways to draw better while other of my friends is talented in thinking creatively and help us think of ideas to solve and overcome our difficulty .personally, I been nurturing my talent in math through consistent practice and I am able to help my classmates by explaining the solution in details which will help us do well in our examination. We also enter an art competition which my friend who are good at competition is able to draw while we think of creative ideas and we use our talents to creative an astonishing work which are one of its kind and won the competition. My talent in running also helps me to make me a healthier person being good in basketball I frequently invite my friends to go jog with me and explore Singapore , by doing so we are able to maintain a good and healthy lifestyle which also helps us in concentrating in class which is a important key to scoring for o levels.

 

Many states have begun calling for tests of student creativity.  Massachusetts has already authorized such tests, and the Governor of California has demanded similar tests for his state's students. The only reason to test for creativity in schools is to teach it and to determine how well it is being taught. But can creativity be taught? Can creative outcomes be authorized in the classroom?

It is believe that the basic understanding for imaginative and creative thinking can be exercised in classroom teaching. It is also believe that certain habits, behaviours and strategies related with the creative process can be modelled in classroom learning. Classroom curricula can also promote and sustain nurturing environments for creativity. But i don't believe that creativity itself can be taught. Well, not directly.

A survey conducted by Fast Company has shown that 33% of creativity is self-taught and 16% are taught in school by teachers. The rest of the percentage are influences by others for an individual to be creative; parents, friends and entertainments. This survey also shows that 29% of our self-creativity occurred during late at night.

Therefore, I don’t think that people can be taught to be creative.

Azlyn

I would agree to a large extent. Humans tend to spend more money on unnecessary items rather than necessary items. Research has shown that there are 300,000 items in the average American home. British research found that the average 10-year-old owns 238 toys but plays with just 12 daily. Reports indicate we consume twice as many material goods today as we did 50 years ago. All while carrying, on average, nearly $15,950 in credit-card debt. These researches are true because I myself spent too much money on unnecessary items. For examples, whenever I go out with my friends, I’ll see something that I like or I think that it is pretty. I’ll always go into the shop that is selling that item and I would buy it without thinking that if this item is necessary for me or will I use this product that I buy. Also this is how I buy clothes, I find them pretty, I’ll buy. But I won’t wear that clothing that I bought because I would think that it is ugly so I’ll leave it in my closet to collect dusk. I have many unnecessary things at home that are collecting dusk on my desk or taking up space in my storeroom. The reason for this is because we feel that if we buy those unnecessary items, we would feel happy.  When we are buying those items, would we think of these questions, “Will I use these items?”, “Is it necessary for me to buy these items?” and also “Why do I need to buy these items?”  No, we don’t. We are so caught up in the moment that we forgot to ask ourselves these questions. Therefore, these are the reasons why we spent too much money on unnecessary items. 

 

I agree that confidence is the main keys to success.

Confidence is the feeling that one can have faith on something.  Some people are born with it and some are also working hard to achieve it. It may be difficult, but over the time one will gain and have the confidence in themselves. Having a confident and good plan, we will able to follow our plan and succeed. For instant, as having wushu as my cca, during secondary 1 I had zero confidence in myself for doing well or able to cope with it. However, after years of practice, I am able to participate national-inter school competition with my fellow group members confidently. Even though we did not win the competition, but I felt success in overcoming my fear of performing in front of a sport hall. From that, I gain my confidence by believing in myself and trusting my abilities. �

I agree that winning is not always the most important thing.

Winning is not about trophies, certificates and medals, but instead is aimed at improving skills, obtaining personal bests, and giving 100%. Ultimately, winning should be a process of continuous learning and improvement. Also, it is the effort applied that is more important than the outcome in many circumstances. Sometimes losing can be beneficial for us. Going through failures can make us more mature and capable of dealing with problems. Going through failure can make them  stronger and be more determine in the things they do. 

Another activity that has inspired me is travelling around to different countries.it enable you to find a new purpose in life. For instance, I had been to Philippine. As I travel I am able to expose to more new people, cultures, and lifestyles than you are living in your homeland all the time. With all the newness in your life, you’re also opened to new insights, ways of seeing the world and living, which often gives people a new purpose for their lives. This had help me to find a new sense of life purpose and direction.

I had watched a basketball match that had inspired me a lot. Though it was a match played by the disabled but it was amazing. I personally think that it needs a lot of courage, perseverance and self-resilience.

 

Time managements is important. Live performance can be very stressful. Performers must be ready to go at all times as performances maybe cut and cues may change. From instance, performers must reach the venue on time and be ready 30-40 mins before the first act. Performers must also be responsible now the amount of time they take to perform on stage , if not performances will be pull back or bring forward.

Learn to be flexible and adapt to different audiences. Learn to take criticism.

I feel that it is good for young and old people to be doing things together due to  the differences that they  might have among each other. Firstly, experience. When doing something together, lets say golf. the older person might probably stand a higher chance in winning due to his experience in the sport throughout the years. When they do this together, the younger person may learn a thing or two along the way. Secondly, even though that someone older may be more experienced at something, it does not mean that a younger person with little experience may not keep up with the pace. Lets say in the fitness world. Back in the days, the science behind bodybuilding were usually based on experiences more than on “science”. They would train without knowing what exercises are actually good for a specific muscle group. So some of what older bodybuilders might say may be myths rather than what bodybuilders of today may now say would probably be true due to research.

I agree to a limited extent that confidence is the main keys to success.
Confidence is the feeling that one can have faith on something.  Some people are born with it and some are also working hard to achieve it. It may be difficult, but over the time one will gain and have the confidence in themselves. Having a confident and good plan, we will able to follow our plan and succeed. For instant, as having wushu as my cca, during secondary 1 I had zero confidence in myself for doing well or able to cope with it. However, after years of practice, I am able to participate national-inter school competition with my fellow group members confidently. Even though we did not win the competition, but I felt success in overcoming my fear of performing in front of a sport hall. From that, I gain my confidence by believing in myself and trusting my abilities.

 Time management is another key to success. Having a good time management will enable one to spent time fully and will not waste time doing nothing. For example, I did not do well in my mid-year examination last year. Therefore, I started to plan my time on what I should do after school. I stop wasting time and spent my time wisely. Hence, having a good time management resulted me in passing my NLevels. 

Another key will be having a positive attitude and not a negative one. Having a positive attitude will lead you to have a positive mindset. This will then be important when one’s goal is big and people around are teasing him and do not believe that he can do it. At this time one will need a positive mindset and not get distracted by others or start to doubt oneself ability. 

This will thus lead to the last key, which is not to give up. Setting a goal is easy, but working towards it is difficult. However, if one is not giving up, then one will definitely reach his goal and succeed. For instance, during physical education we have to take our NAFA test and the station that we dislike the most will be the 2.4km run. During the run, I had thoughts running through my mind telling me to give up. However, as having sports as my co-curriculum activities, we will always run 20 or even 30 minutes continuously. This will then be the reason that I should not give up and run till the end. At last, by not giving up I indeed pass my 2.4km run. 

In conclusion, other then having confidence, one will need to have a good time management, positive attitude and the sprit of not giving up to achieve success.