This morning I volunteered to tell “Jack and Beanstalk” for fifth graded. Students looked dull and I was hurt myself. I prepared to present my work for my practices, which was planned in next Wednesday. I think more exercises are needed before my presentation. I have three class exercises ahead and I need to amend what went wrong this morning. “Jack and Beanstalk” is easy to learn, but students were far to understand my talk in English. I used seven pictures and Chinese words on blackboard to describe the context. I also wanted students to repeat some phrases, so I could know students were following my tale. It took forty minutes to complete my lesson. I taught Christmas song along my lesson. Students liked the song, “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer.” I am released now and writing down my reflection as a journal.
Palestinian Child
Palestinian Child written by Paul Shih
There is a place called Bethlehem. It is a Holly land where Jesus Christ was born. It is near Jerusalem City and many Palestinian children go to school in the city of Jerusalem. One day, a boy called his parent from school and his father answered the telephone call.
“Hello Papa, tonight I am coming home with a friend of mine.”
“Hi son, It’s quite all right.”
“But, Papa, he lost a hand and a leg during a fight.”
“Oh, then, please don’t take him home. No, not him, because we have our lives to go on.”
The son hang up the telephone, and he didn’t come home that night.
The next morning, a telephone called from the city police station. A child’s body was found under a tall building. The child jumped from the building. When his parent went to the city and saw his son have only a hand and a leg.
How could this happening? Everybody was heartbroken. Jesus Christ knew it from up the heaven, He turned the clock back to yesterday. When the child tried to make the call, he couldn’t get it through. His Papa didn’t receive the telephone call, and his son went home with a hand and a leg.
The end.
I revised this story to mention that never make an important decision through telephone call.
There is a place called Bethlehem. It is a Holly land where Jesus Christ was born. It is near Jerusalem City and many Palestinian children go to school in the city of Jerusalem. One day, a boy called his parent from school and his father answered the telephone call.
“Hello Papa, tonight I am coming home with a friend of mine.”
“Hi son, It’s quite all right.”
“But, Papa, he lost a hand and a leg during a fight.”
“Oh, then, please don’t take him home. No, not him, because we have our lives to go on.”
The son hang up the telephone, and he didn’t come home that night.
The next morning, a telephone called from the city police station. A child’s body was found under a tall building. The child jumped from the building. When his parent went to the city and saw his son have only a hand and a leg.
How could this happening? Everybody was heartbroken. Jesus Christ knew it from up the heaven, He turned the clock back to yesterday. When the child tried to make the call, he couldn’t get it through. His Papa didn’t receive the telephone call, and his son went home with a hand and a leg.
The end.
I revised this story to mention that never make an important decision through telephone call.
Dodge Ball
This week our school has dodge ball competition for grade four, five, and six. I had to take care of a class while their teacher was responsible for contests on Wednesday. I was told to lead students to the sidelines of the contest. I also watched several games. Some students were my students in the English class and I didn’t forget to give some advices. Though I hate dodge ball, students seemed to like the competition. The competition brought class together to cope with other classes. It was fun to watch them running around the court. I don’t know why the dodge ball is so popular in Taiwan. It is weird to me. It is kind of violence by hitting people to win the game. Most of students are just running to escape the slapping. I know it is hard to change people’s thoughts, but I tell other teachers what I think of this sport. The dodge ball is not proper for students because it only teaches majority to escape from the surrounding.
The little red hen
I went to tell the little red hen for graded four.
The little red hen liked to eat bread and found a sack of wheat seed. He asked her friends, cow, pig, and dog to help her plant the seeds. But the cow replied it was breakfast time, and I don't want to plant the seeds. Likewise, for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
A monent later, the seeds began to grow fast. The little red hen decided to ask her friends to help her weed the garder. But the cow replied it was tea break time,... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
Sooner, the sun ripened the wheat and it was ready to harvest the harvest. The little red hen decided to ask her friends to help her harvest the wheat. But the cow replied it was lunch time, ... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
When she was finished, she asked her friends help her to grind the wheat. But the cow replied it was coffee time, ... likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
Once again, she asked her friends to help her bake to bread. But the cow replied it was dinner time, ... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
When it was done, she said, "I wonder who will help me eat this bread."
Cow rushed up, "I will." Likewise for pig and dog.
Little red hen said, "No, I did all the work, I got the rewards of the work, this bread."
The end.
The little red hen liked to eat bread and found a sack of wheat seed. He asked her friends, cow, pig, and dog to help her plant the seeds. But the cow replied it was breakfast time, and I don't want to plant the seeds. Likewise, for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
A monent later, the seeds began to grow fast. The little red hen decided to ask her friends to help her weed the garder. But the cow replied it was tea break time,... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
Sooner, the sun ripened the wheat and it was ready to harvest the harvest. The little red hen decided to ask her friends to help her harvest the wheat. But the cow replied it was lunch time, ... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
When she was finished, she asked her friends help her to grind the wheat. But the cow replied it was coffee time, ... likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
Once again, she asked her friends to help her bake to bread. But the cow replied it was dinner time, ... Likewise for pig and dog. The little red hen had to do the work herself.
When it was done, she said, "I wonder who will help me eat this bread."
Cow rushed up, "I will." Likewise for pig and dog.
Little red hen said, "No, I did all the work, I got the rewards of the work, this bread."
The end.
Dental cleaning competition
This morning I went to see those students, who are the representatives of our school to take part in dental cleaning contest in the end of November. They have been training for one month and I am kind of busy on other thing until now. I am back to join them as a teacher. We give quiz for them to practice. Today, their scores are fair, so school nurse is worried about their study and future competition. She hopes our school can remain the champion of our county and ask them to come to drill room every day from now on.
Practice makes perfect. It seems the right words to depict all kinds of competition. However, these kids are not concentrating on their work. The practice is boring and their main thoughts are restricted to achieve a win for our school. This is an awkward situation for them. Nevertheless, I myself receive this great opportunity to access the dental cleaning knowledge. Before that, I know little about dental fundaments. I feel so lucky to learn with students on the oral health and personal hygiene. I hope I can continue to contribute with my effort and get along with them well.
Practice makes perfect. It seems the right words to depict all kinds of competition. However, these kids are not concentrating on their work. The practice is boring and their main thoughts are restricted to achieve a win for our school. This is an awkward situation for them. Nevertheless, I myself receive this great opportunity to access the dental cleaning knowledge. Before that, I know little about dental fundaments. I feel so lucky to learn with students on the oral health and personal hygiene. I hope I can continue to contribute with my effort and get along with them well.
Responsibility
Responsibility is to response one’s proper behavior according to public expectation and his commitment. It seems some people can take responsibility, while others tend to skip their duty by deliberation. Psychologist Maslow said human have some fundamental needs, as physiological, safety, belongingness and love, and self-esteem. Therefore, taking responsibility is that those needs are completed, he should be able to take his responsibility when he grows up.
Why some people can’t take responsibility? We have to examine the following facts. If one can’t eat for several days, how can he take responsibility while his body can’t stand to himself? If one is in danger of his life, how can he take responsibility while he has to look for a safe place to live? If one is discarded from intimacy love, how can he take responsibility while depress has occupied his mind. If one can’t be treated truly, the misbehaviors are likely to conduct. We shouldn’t set goal to high, so satisfaction can be met. Yet these fundaments are reached, and he still can’t fulfill his responsibility, then we have to analyze what sorts of problem he may possess.
People are not born with fulfillment that they should be taught about his responsibility. It is very important that one should go to school or have education through adults. Thus, they can learn to take responsibility and fulfill his duty as decent humans.
Why some people can’t take responsibility? We have to examine the following facts. If one can’t eat for several days, how can he take responsibility while his body can’t stand to himself? If one is in danger of his life, how can he take responsibility while he has to look for a safe place to live? If one is discarded from intimacy love, how can he take responsibility while depress has occupied his mind. If one can’t be treated truly, the misbehaviors are likely to conduct. We shouldn’t set goal to high, so satisfaction can be met. Yet these fundaments are reached, and he still can’t fulfill his responsibility, then we have to analyze what sorts of problem he may possess.
People are not born with fulfillment that they should be taught about his responsibility. It is very important that one should go to school or have education through adults. Thus, they can learn to take responsibility and fulfill his duty as decent humans.
Friendship
In modern world, people tend to form small family and spread working in different fields. Friendship provides some supports while family members can’t reach and give.
Friendship is one of the most precious things in my life. Even I grow up in a big family, which includes grandpa, grandma, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, and cousins. I still have many friends. Sometimes, I would rather talk to friends when I encounter difficulty. They always give valuable advices and let me handle my problems. Family on the other hand will interference my problems especially my parents who likely take over my situation. Then, I couldn’t learn how to solve the specific problem.
There are many kinds of friendship. Some are good which will help and support care, while others may lead to bad behavior or risk in daily life.There is a song, which contains “that’s what friends are for.” When friends ask for a favor, I would come up with these words. I feel great when my friends like to call me for anything. In conclusion, friendship is a meaning of hope to me. We should take care of friendship with trustworthy and cherish for it.
Friendship is one of the most precious things in my life. Even I grow up in a big family, which includes grandpa, grandma, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, and cousins. I still have many friends. Sometimes, I would rather talk to friends when I encounter difficulty. They always give valuable advices and let me handle my problems. Family on the other hand will interference my problems especially my parents who likely take over my situation. Then, I couldn’t learn how to solve the specific problem.
There are many kinds of friendship. Some are good which will help and support care, while others may lead to bad behavior or risk in daily life.There is a song, which contains “that’s what friends are for.” When friends ask for a favor, I would come up with these words. I feel great when my friends like to call me for anything. In conclusion, friendship is a meaning of hope to me. We should take care of friendship with trustworthy and cherish for it.
the multiple intelligence theory
The multiple intelligence theory has been recognized as one of the best theory in the world. In the past we just viewed one intelligence mainly coming out from paper assessment. It seems one intelligence couldn't account for the individual progress in this rapid developing world. Gardner deduce that people should possess multiple intelligences rather than just one. There are many evidences to support his theory.
The first evidence is some great athletes are superior in sports, but they can't make high scores academically. The second evidence is some scholars can't play and run as normal people do. The third evidence is some people can conduct splendidly in several aspects. Human being likely involve several intelligences as some of them tend to excel in different intelligences. Gardner had pointed out those intelligences including as: linguistic, logic, spatial, musical, motor, intrapersonal, and interpersonal. And, teacher should plan with different intelligences for their instructions.
The multiple intelligence theory has changed our thoughts in making each lesson plan of the English class. We have to imply as many intelligences as possible during the class. Students who can't learn linguistic well can make progress through spatial such as nice colorful flash pictures, or through musical and physical movement. There are intrapersonal and interpersonal performane taking place inside the classroom to enhance students' study. Now students can acqire knowledge according to their perferences.
It is obviously the multiple intelligences theory lights up the teaching methods and make students willing to learn and improve their competences. I think people will make more progress through this theory. This is a great theory for our society.
The first evidence is some great athletes are superior in sports, but they can't make high scores academically. The second evidence is some scholars can't play and run as normal people do. The third evidence is some people can conduct splendidly in several aspects. Human being likely involve several intelligences as some of them tend to excel in different intelligences. Gardner had pointed out those intelligences including as: linguistic, logic, spatial, musical, motor, intrapersonal, and interpersonal. And, teacher should plan with different intelligences for their instructions.
The multiple intelligence theory has changed our thoughts in making each lesson plan of the English class. We have to imply as many intelligences as possible during the class. Students who can't learn linguistic well can make progress through spatial such as nice colorful flash pictures, or through musical and physical movement. There are intrapersonal and interpersonal performane taking place inside the classroom to enhance students' study. Now students can acqire knowledge according to their perferences.
It is obviously the multiple intelligences theory lights up the teaching methods and make students willing to learn and improve their competences. I think people will make more progress through this theory. This is a great theory for our society.
Study abroad
Going to abroad can widen our views and thinking deeply about the cultural discrepencies. It seems many young children and adults can go abroad for studying lately. There are many advantages and disadvantages, when they go abroad for study.
The first advantage is children can learn to increase their knowledge. Children must know their main goal is to study. They would concentrate on their study. The second advantage is to improve their social skills. They ought to conduct with others to survive socially. The third advantage is to compare two different cultures and make judge by assessment through critical thinking. The fourth advantage is that they tend to learn tolerance and perseverance. Leaving their home and doing without the help of their parents will force them to cope with some isolated environment.
On the other hand, there are some advantages along with their study too. The first disadvantage is the cost of enormous amount of money. Most of students spend their parents’ money to reach for their destiny and academic degrees. The second disadvantage is the separation from home and friends. It is not easy to break the ice and face foreigners in the first place because people are weird and greedy. It involves many risks and sometime life is in serious danger if nobody is near. The third disadvantage is grief of living. Some people can’t overcome the problems from school or living, and may be affected by troublesome and become alcoholic or narcotic addicts.
As a whole, studying abroad have some advantages, while there are other disadvantages exist. I think if one can finish their college and study post graduate abroad, then they can make more advantages and reduce those of disadvantages. If there is an opportunity ahead, one should look forwards to it and expect the most exciting experience in one’s life.
The first advantage is children can learn to increase their knowledge. Children must know their main goal is to study. They would concentrate on their study. The second advantage is to improve their social skills. They ought to conduct with others to survive socially. The third advantage is to compare two different cultures and make judge by assessment through critical thinking. The fourth advantage is that they tend to learn tolerance and perseverance. Leaving their home and doing without the help of their parents will force them to cope with some isolated environment.
On the other hand, there are some advantages along with their study too. The first disadvantage is the cost of enormous amount of money. Most of students spend their parents’ money to reach for their destiny and academic degrees. The second disadvantage is the separation from home and friends. It is not easy to break the ice and face foreigners in the first place because people are weird and greedy. It involves many risks and sometime life is in serious danger if nobody is near. The third disadvantage is grief of living. Some people can’t overcome the problems from school or living, and may be affected by troublesome and become alcoholic or narcotic addicts.
As a whole, studying abroad have some advantages, while there are other disadvantages exist. I think if one can finish their college and study post graduate abroad, then they can make more advantages and reduce those of disadvantages. If there is an opportunity ahead, one should look forwards to it and expect the most exciting experience in one’s life.
Weekly
This week is exam. week. Students are assessed in all their classes. English is considered for the easiest course. This morning I taught grade five. I started with TPR that mainly count with number. I asked them to stand with one foot for single number, and two feet for plural number. The phrases are as following. one two buckle my shoes; three four shut the door; five six pick up the sticks; seven eight don't be late; nine ten do it over again. It took about five minutes. Then, I told them the little red hen story that some thought it was boring, but majority found it was interesting. The story repeated those words of hen asking for help. I put small words aside the blackboard, so I could remember the content. I used only a picture for the class and wrote Chinese characters for students to understand. I also taught phonics and reviewed the textbook for the ending. Today is my last day as substitute teacher for this semester. From now on I should be about to read my book, and come here to practice my writing.
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