平仄

There is only a week ahead for my exam. I don't know who can finish all the preparation because it is so easy to forget what one has read. The Chinese cousre is also a pain for me. Until now, I have hard time to distinguish between 平仄。I know 陰平和陽平, but it comes to those poems, every word seems to be 仄 all of a sudden. I don't know why. I guess I have to cross my fingers if it happens on the exam sheet.

一二三四五六七八九十

九年一貫 不三不四 五大理念（人頭面向東）六大議題（吃飯兩人先呷）七大學習領域 八個特色（學課綁十斜吐白雞）十個基本能力（我心生錶鐘 烏龜運豬肚）
I made the chant, as to help me to remember the likely appearance in the exam. The characteristics of nine year integrated curriculum are the most important part. The details are as follows: 學校特色，課程統整，課程鬆綁，十大基本能力，協同教學，鄉土化和國際化，空白課程，個人績效。 I still remember them. Amen!

Psychology

I am reading the book written by 張春興. It is hard to believe that this book has been published for thirteen years. I had never taken psychology course, but the content of the book looked so familiar to me. I am wondering all my readings related to psychology are indeed extracting and refering from this book. However, as I check the edition of the book, it is so scary that there is no other edition. This book is still in its first edition. I hope the auther can proceed his extraordinary work and add some materials to it.

Critical Pedagogy

"Agog" is considered as a word root for leading, and pedagogy is equal to instruction. Critical pedagogy is to think deeply about the benefit of eduction. What education can do for our living nowadays? We know that modern society is complicated. Since the revolution of industry and the creation of computer, the machines take place of labour greatly. Many people tend to lose their jobs, while others collect their wealth through technology such that the gap between the rich and the poor widen than before. The education, however, plays a major role for social mobility that some people can promote their living levels to high standards. Eduction makes people awareness about their situations and acts as motivation tool. Teacher should be empowered to improve the system of the eduction. In Taiwan, we have seen many examples that some peolple take advantages of eduction and become later scholars, businessmen, and lawyers. I hope the education can separated from the political influences and provide more equal chances for our whole society.

Rhythm of Education

Who said the words, "rhythm of education"? He is Alfred N. Whitehead. Today, I want to write his name on my reflection. I am obliged to him because he also mentioned the thought of western society was only two routes, one is Plato's idealism and the other is Aristotle's realism. I didn't take western literature course, so I couldn't know very well about the content. I had tried hard to study educational philosophy, but in vain, there were so many theories and names assoicated with. After I read Whitehead's comment, I realized the simplicity of the western culture. When I followed my study, I also found the great Chinese didn't go as two routes as western thought. Chinese tended to ride on the idealism for many century. However, the generation proceed as we live now is no long as simple as what Whitehead used to say, two routes only. The post-modernism is developing into a variety. We no long live with philosophy, and we need to examine the enviroment around us. In the end, we have to take account for other theory like critical theory, phenomenology, and Hermenentics. Life becomes complicated, doesn't it?

Emotional Development

Emotional dominance can be controlled in childhood through control over the environment. It is because control over the environment becomes increasingly difficult as children grow older. All the children should learn emotional tolerance. When I was a kid, I knew nothing about my emotional behavior. After grow-up, I once was critized by my elder brother. He said that I sometime looked as our father who acted emotionally toward many things. As sons of our father, we had to tolerate his bad tempers. It seems emotions could be inherited. I was totally disgusted by my brother's opinion at that time. But, I examined his words for my behaviors and found his words being accuracy in the way I preformed. However, since then, I don't want to consult with my elder brother. I don't like his opinion and judge on me. But, I am obliged to him that I can control my temper than before. I wonder if this is the way that emotional development happens.

Take Notes

I didn't get used to take notes until I went to college. Even now, I seem to take notes in an awful way. Some said taking notes is to write down the important parts, but when I found out the important part and I had already missed the note taking. It was hard to take notes during the instruction. Last year, I took educational psychology course and we didn't have final exam. Professor simply graded from our notes as he frequently emphasized the importance of notes. He wanted our notes to be organized as many as possible. We have to cut the routine notes and stick with some references from outsides of the class. The notes have to be able to add in between, so normal notebook can't suit our needs. Our class had to work together to make the notes heavier and thicker as requested. In the end, Professor didn't have enough time to finish his grading and my notes was left on the University and I had to call my local classmates to put it to the recover trash can, so it won't become a pollution. Sigh! Well, it comes to the end. I
don't like taking notes. I think it is just a temporary stage. It doesn't have to be that formal as professor suggested. But he is dependent on his notes to teach, notes may be necessary. As for me, the course is just a stage for me. I prefer to use textbook and make notes inside the book.

"Taiwan Literature Garden"

Finally, I finished this book, "Taiwan Literature Garden", in a month. I knew I had to tak it slowly since I needed to put the detail of the book into my long term memory for the sake of exam. There are many references mentioned in the this critic book I like very much, however, in the time being I don't have time to read them. I hope one day I can write just like those famous references. I feel like I have to write this goal down and remind myself so I don't forget it.