Whizz Kids

Gone were the days were homework just came in worksheets and workbooks. Handing it into teacher or risk getting punished. Homework return back with ticks and crosses. Stamps of stars or smiley face and the ever horrifying words "See Me!".

Kids are getting online to do their homework. 2 of my younger cousins just 4 weeks into their life of a primary 1 student logged onto a portal checking out any new task. Now look, homework are called tasks. Check that out! They did their test online, reading aloud passages beside their parents and selecting the correct answers by clicking on the corresponding radio buttons. Submitting homework or task is done by clicking on "Submit" and no longer called Hand-in where we will pass from table to table up to the front or personally hand it up to our teachers.

I really wonder what's next for the future generations to come. With the introduction of Wi-Max and roll out of more PDA phones with Wi-Fi capabilities, are we going to see young kids doing homework at the playgrounds? 3G technology will perhaps push homework to a more interactive level, primary school kids are going to stream videos and answer questions. I won't be surprise if kids are going to have video conference with their teachers while at the playground.

Auf Wiedersehen!