Yes, I Can!--神人！去年八百名 今年滿級分

 

This is a piece of news shared by my old colleague and friend Candice Lee (李淑慧老師) on her FB page. Quite inspiring! And I have to agree with my teacher Sue, who I came across at a banquet around two weeks ago, that used properly, Facebook is a good means to spread good things. 

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2014/new/feb/14/today-life8.htm

《學測英雄榜》神人！去年八百名今年滿級分 

2014-2-14 

〔記者蘇孟娟／台中報導〕 

台中一中學生陳建均（見圖，記者蘇孟娟攝）原本成績校排名八百多名，段考英文甚至只考廿八分，努力拚讀一年，竟然拚出學測滿級分，被同學喻為「神人」！

My comments: This doesn't always happen, though. Accumulation is still the royal road.



 陳建均通車時間補救英文 

從小就嚮往當醫生的陳建均，高中參加醫學研習社，社團佔去他太多時間，學業成績一落千丈，高二時在同屆一○四二名同學中，排第八百餘名。 

「心想，再這樣我就來不及了。」陳建均是在擔任社團總召時前往台大醫科參觀，對於台大醫科的學習環境心嚮往之，「我知道社團階段性任務已經完成，再不努力就一定來不及了。」 

My comments: The key word is "I know." 

高二寒假後開始收心，高三第一次學測模擬考只考六十六級分，而且之後的模考成績更是爛到連自己都不敢看。由於志向在醫科，他還是把七十五級分設為目標。 

My comments: In fact, 66 is not bad. Nevertheless, compared to 75, there is indeed room for improvement. 

家住龍井區的他每天要花兩小時通車，他就在車上苦背單字，午餐時就邊聽ＣＮＮ加強，再採取白天上課教的立即吸收完整，晚上回家就複習高一、高二進度。陳建均在高三時先挑戰全民英檢，學測前直接跳考中高級，沒想到通過初試，奠定出信心，由於複習進度完成，他改採取密集練作題目方式充電，各科均找十年來大考的題目來寫，一次次累積信心。 

My comments: Good strategies! Well, when your heart is willing, there are hundreds of ways. 

陳建均說。一路雖辛苦，但不後悔投入社團的歲月，還是鼓勵學弟要參與社團學不同於學科的經驗，不能白過高中時代。 

My comments: When a friend of mine said during a class reunion that she hated her high school life because all she did every day was study, even on Sunday, I felt happy about my joining clubs in high school. In the freshman year, I was in the Chinese Opera club, and in the 2nd and 3rd years, I was in the school choir. I even spent quite a lot of time on classical music. Striking a balance between schoolwork and extracurricular activities is still the best policy.