Orientation to be made non-compulsory

Dear Sir, I am Kee Rong Xiang , a student of PJC. This is a petition to make the on-going orientation non-compulsory.

I am grateful and acknowledge the organisers efforts in organising this orientation. However I feel that orientation should not be made compulsory. We must also consider that everyone is different. People have different preference. Not everyone wants or likes to go through orientation. If they do not wish to , they will not enjoy it .Which is evident from the number of people who wanted to get out and the fact there is a larger number who harboured thoughts of getting away but restrained by fear of being punished. I feel that theres no point forcing them.

Some might argue that without orientation, how are students going to know their classmates and bond the class? However, knowing one another is easy by doing a simple self introduction which is going to happen during CT anyway. Bonding takes time and not everyone bonds easily with others. Through time, bonding will still takes place.

Hence, I propose that the orientation,with effect from Monday be made non-compulsory. That after CT time we should have the right to choose whether to attend orientation.