Archive for September, 2010

A Letter from an Alien to Earthlings–An Essay by a Student for the Writing Task of Meow-meow Practice Test 2

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

The following is an essay by a student in my homeroom class. The writing task requires that the students imagine themselves as an alien and write a letter to earthlings. Interesting!

提示: 這是讓你盡情發揮想像力的時刻,假設妳室外興人,請以外星人的身分寫一封信給地球人,文常至少120單詞(words)。文分兩段,第一段敘述一兩件你對地球人感到好奇的事,第二段則介紹一些外星人與地球人不同的行為或習慣。 (more…)

Some Cards from Students I Got Yesterday

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

314 card

A card from my homeroom Class 314, inside which are words, very concrete and sweet words, from the students in the class.

309 card

A homemade card from Class 309, on the back of which are words from the students. Looks like me, doesn’t it? You can imagine how I look when I am teaching. Haha! (more…)

Happy Teacher’s Day–To Sir with Love

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

A song dedicated to all the teachers.

On the Writing Topic “The Person I Am Most Grateful to”–最感謝的○○…別扼殺學生創意

Monday, September 27th, 2010

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5872571.shtml

最感謝的○○…別扼殺學生創意

 
【聯合報╱洪翠娥/大學教師(彰化市) 】

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No Vandalism–An Essay by a Student for the Writing Task on Meow-meow 7

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

writing task (more…)

A Turning Point in Taichung Mayor Hu’s Life–校長一句話 點醒夢中胡志強

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

I came across this article while I was searching for an article run on today’s UDN. Very inspiring.

http://vote2010.chinatimes.com/election/content.aspx?cat=7&art=515

校長一句話 點醒夢中胡志強 2010-07-25 (盧金足) (more…)

Stay Happy Even When You Don’t Feel Well

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Yesterday morning in the hallway I came across two students of my homeroom class. One of them told me that she didn’t feel well and that she had had a fever the day before. Besides suggesting that she drink more water, seeing her look a little down, I told her that since she felt a bit under the weather, there was every reason for her to stay happy. At my words, she seemed a little perplexed. Understanding this sounded paradoxical to her, I explained that if she allowed herself to feel down, she had two losses, one in her physical condition, and the other her mental state. Hearing my explanation, she smiled, appearing enlightened. (more…)

All-English Class?–台大新老師 要能全英語授課

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=272870

台大新老師 要能全英語授課

【聯合晚報╱記者嚴文廷╱台北報導】2010/09/22 (more…)

Happy Moon Festival!

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Everyone!

Yesterday afternoon I asked two students who came to ask questions and say goodbye respectively what they were going to do today. To my great surprise, they answered, “Study.” That was not what I had expected to hear from them. Hearing their response, I laughed and reminded them to watch the moon and enjoy the festival with their family.

It seems that in the third year of high school, all one has to do is study. In fact, with good time management, one can still enjoy all the holidays during this year.

Is a Master’s Degree a Must?–碩士、學士誰出色 45%企業:差不多

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

The following is a statistical study on a comparison of work performance of college graduates and those with a Master’s degree.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=270063

碩士、學士誰出色 45%企業:差不多

【聯合報╱記者周小仙/台北報導】2010/09/09 (more…)