Wedding

10 Rules for a Happy Marriage

Source: http://geniusquotes.org/tag/happy-marriage-quotes/

If I can only add one more to the rules, it would be

"Give your spouse a loving hug every day."

 

Tasks for Learning Phonics

Today, while doing the cleaning, I found a handout I made for a speech on teaaching phonics years ago. In the second section is a list of tasks for learning phonics. Among others, here are ten tasks:

1. Listen to each word and circle the initial letter.

E.g. Students hear “bad,” and they circle “b” among “b, d, p.”

Why Classical Music?--"為什麼比起「冰雪奇緣」，芬蘭的幼稚園老師反而比較喜歡給小朋友聽「艱澀」的古典音樂？"--from Business Weekly

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?ID=12204&path=f

為什麼比起「冰雪奇緣」，芬蘭的幼稚園老師反而比較喜歡給小朋友聽「艱澀」的古典音樂？

撰文者凃翠珊   2015-05-18

還沒當媽時就聽專家們說，讓嬰幼兒聽古典音樂，可以刺激腦部的發展。當了媽後，我也不免俗地買一套給小寶寶的古典音樂給孩子聽，聽古典音樂會不會「變聰明」，對我而言並不是最重要，但我想這至少是一種好的「美感薰陶」吧？！

Smile

Inspirational! We can do something for the world, and it is easy!

Source: http://www.firstcovers.com/userquotes/76937/use+your+smile+to.html

 

Taiwanese Traditional Wedding, a Chinese Lesson

The following video presents a Chinese lesson on a Taiwanese traditional wedding. In the first half of the film, the teacher Peggy Lee introduces the wedding mostly in Chinese, with both Chinese and English subtitles. In the last half, she teaches some Chinese terms in English, for example, 新郎 (groom), 新娘 (bride), 老公 (husband, hubby), etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4UOsDxF1TI

Pictures of Chinese Wedding Traditions in Taiwan

http://www.taiwanese-secrets.com/chinese-wedding-traditions.html

Pictures of Chinese Wedding Traditions in Taiwan

A Picture Can Paint a Thousand Words--"聯絡簿畫插圖 麻辣師好酷"--from UDN

Part of my blog is a collection of ideas of not only English learning/teaching but teaching in general, meant to spark more beautiful moments in education. The following is an example. To see the pictures, please click the link.

http://udn.com/news/story/6885/920096-%E8%81%AF%E7%B5%A1%E7%B0%BF%E7%95%AB%E6%8F%92%E5%9C%96-%E9%BA%BB%E8%BE%A3%E5%B8%AB%E5%A5%BD%E9%85%B7

聯絡簿畫插圖 麻辣師好酷

2015-05-23 08:18:09      聯合報 記者吳思萍／台北報導

雙蓮國小老師郭俊成執教12年，5年前開始在聯絡簿上，以可愛、勵志的插圖回覆學生，不僅啟發學生的想像力與繪畫天分，幽默插圖也成為師生間最佳潤滑劑，未來他打算將聯絡簿的繪圖評語集結成冊，用顛覆傳統的做法傳述教育理念。

My comments: Each great achievement starts with good will.

閱卷試務難度高 英聽應獨立設科測驗

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/909019

閱卷試務難度高 英聽應獨立設科測驗

2015-05-18 01:31:26      聯合報 王延煌／高中校長（南投市）

今年國中教育會考最大的變革，為數學非選及英聽正式納入成績計算。兩者對於會考總成績和超額比序都有關鍵性的影響。

英聽測驗經過一○二、一○三年的試辦，及本年度的正式實施，總共有三種施測方式，未來不論合科合卷、合科分卷、分科分卷都產生許多問題或困難。

Misunderstanding Caused by Language--"監考手冊語言癌 難怪英聽大烏龍"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/911102-%E7%9B%A3%E8%80%83%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8A%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80%E7%99%8C-%E9%9B%A3%E6%80%AA%E8%8B%B1%E8%81%BD%E5%A4%A7%E7%83%8F%E9%BE%8D

監考手冊語言癌 難怪英聽大烏龍

曾大智／國小教師、會考監試委員（台中市）

2015-05-19 01:35:29      聯合報

我擔任國中會考的監試委員，繃緊神經到英聽結束後才鬆一大口氣，但不久後就傳出英聽監考出了差錯，影響很多人。回想當初拿到監考手冊，乍看之下也認為播畢即收，但反覆研究，也聽到主辦人多次說明，我仍然認為一定會有人出錯，果然不幸而言中。

12 Kinds of Food That Don't Need to Be Stored in the Refrigerator--"12種不需要放進冰箱冷藏的食物"

There's really much to learn, which makes life intriguing.

http://health.udn.com/health/story/7426/894932

潘懷宗／12種不需要放進冰箱冷藏的食物

2015-05-12 13:30:00

潘懷宗

冰箱已是時下每個家庭必備的家電用品，現代人利用低溫冷藏減緩細菌生長的速度，藉以保持食物的新鮮。一般人習慣什麼東西買來都丟進冰箱，不過呢，並不是所有的食材都適合放進冰箱裡，有的食物放到冰箱中冷藏，不僅會降低品質和風味，甚至喪失養分，還可能會加速變質，潘老師並不建議將它們放進冰箱裡冷藏： 

Inspiration from TOMS--"盛治仁／找到良善初衷 做有影響力的事"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7340/905897

盛治仁／找到良善初衷 做有影響力的事

2015-05-16 01:19:33      聯合報 盛治仁（雲朗觀光集團總經理）

「賣一捐一」湯姆鞋的創辦人麥考斯基十五日訪台發表演說，分享他創業的初衷，以及過程中遭遇的困難。

My comments: It was a pity that I didn't go to his speech. I had known the great story about him and written on it for a test.

這個引起全球旋風和矚目的社會企業，因為一個善念和創新的做法，幫助了許多人，更激勵了無數人心，還立下了值得學習的典範。

"Set Them Free, And They Can Fly"--劉謙魔術人生 因父母「捨得」--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7339/908992

劉謙魔術人生 因父母「捨得」

2015-05-18 01:31:26      聯合報 涂順振／私立高中校長（屏縣內埔）

國中會考考完國文，陪考的幾位家長，與老師正在談論作文題目「捨不得」，筆者談起魔術明星劉謙的父親，數年前與筆者聊天的一段話。

Chignon

I got a LINE message from Chris this evening. She asked me what I'm going to wear to my son's wedding. In her message, I learend a new word chignon. In fact, I correctly guessed the meaning from the context: "Something very Chinese,  with your hair in a chignon?" Something very Chinese refers to chipao, and the image of a lady in a chipao immediately explained the meaning of the word "chignon."

This is why reading helps expand one's vocabulary.

Chignon in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chignon_(hairstyle)

 

The Positive Side

When arranging the tables for my son's wedding banquet, we found it hard to have every table shared by people who already know one another. Most people would wish to sit with their friends; however, sharing a table with strangers is not that bad. It is a good chance to get to know new friends, isn't it?

When One Is in His Element--"生活見聞／放牛班也有春天"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7272/900643-%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E8%A6%8B%E8%81%9E%EF%BC%8F%E6%94%BE%E7%89%9B%E7%8F%AD%E4%B9%9F%E6%9C%89%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9

生活見聞／放牛班也有春天

2015-05-14 09:01:33      聯合報 蘇玉山（新竹市）

朋友的小孩阿文，國小功課不太好、國中的課業也不好，但他品性純良、舉止乖巧；可是因為成績的關係，被分到放牛班，朋友失望透頂，親友來拜訪時連提都不敢提──阿文成為談話地雷。

畢業前夕，學校老師預測他的成績可能考不上公立高中，阿文只好改拚高工，也幸運擠進國立學校就讀。

自由廣場》偏鄉教師的感慨與期望

http://talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/880237

自由廣場》偏鄉教師的感慨與期望

2015-05-14 06:00

◎ 呂禮詩

大學個人申請入學及繁星推薦第八學群招生日前放榜，經濟弱勢生僅四成上榜，低於一般生的五成錄取率，甚至進入頂尖大學的僅有百來人，根本就是「屈指可數」；經濟弱勢學生的學力究竟出了什麼樣的問題，在國民教育已邁入十二年學制的今天，教育反而成為「階級翻轉」的障礙，非常值得探討。

以筆者服務的偏鄉國中而言，去年七年級學生入學時，為瞭解孩子的英文程度所進行的能力鑑測，讓人訝異的是：不但英文字母由Ａ唸不到Ｚ的大有人在，數字一至二十的拼寫竟也普遍的「零零落落」，第一次段考「雙峰現象」的兩極化，更令人心驚！

A Touching Moment

Just five minutes ago, I got a phone call from Dao-ching, a former NHSH student who is graduating from university this coming June. He told me he had been admitted to graduate scchool at Soochow University, still majoring in accounting. Besides, he has also got a job and his bosss said he is welcome to work in the company after getting his master's degree.

A Lesson Taught Doesn't Mean a Lesson Learned--"學會比學完重要 減法教學救落後生"

http://udn.com/news/story/6886/896603-%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%83%E6%AF%94%E5%AD%B8%E5%AE%8C%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81-%E6%B8%9B%E6%B3%95%E6%95%99%E5%AD%B8%E6%95%91%E8%90%BD%E5%BE%8C%E7%94%9F

學會比學完重要 減法教學救落後生

2015-05-12 12:46:30      聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導

美國強調差異化教學，台灣卻為了追趕統一進度，拚掉孩子該有的學習。有偏鄉國小六年級生，英文字母只會Ａ跟Ｂ，不認識Ｃ，學習落後的程度驚人，讓教育部決定加強差異化學習，打破追求平均值的迷思，「以學生為中心」鬆綁學校的教學進度，強調「學會」比「學完」重要。

Step by Step

My son is getting married on May 30. Recently we've been busy preparing for the wedding. Sometimes my husband feels he is pressed for time, but I tell him, "Step by step, we'll get everything done."

Happy Mother's Day & Origin of Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

The origin of this great day!

http://a2z-us.fhl.net/history/history4.html

Take Care of Your Mood

A sister-in-law on my husband's side is sick and staying in hospital. This afternoon, a few hours after the whole family paid her a visit, her caretaker LINEd me a message: "Your sister-in-law's illness comes from her negative thoughts."

Flip, Parents--"周行一／翻轉吧，父母"--from UDN

http://udn.com/news/story/7340/886706-周行一／翻轉吧，父母

周行一／翻轉吧，父母

2015-05-07 01:46:27      聯合報 周行一（國立政治大學校長)

女兒今年要念大學了，太太和我就像台灣大多數的父母一樣，幫著寶貝女兒思索該選讀什麼科系會比較好，我們一開始也像大家一樣，嘗試鼓勵女兒按自己的興趣選擇，但後來還是免不了加入了自己的許多主觀意見，最後女兒基本上還是依照我們的「鼓勵」做決定了。

When You Are Not Forced To

Last night before I slept, I browsed FB very quickly, for less than 5 minutes. The first post I saw was from a former colleague who is still teaching. She sounded very angry mentioning a piece of sad news about a junior high school teacher who died from cerebral hemorrhage the day before yesterday.

A Gathering with Gina & My Handouts on Paragraph Writing

This evening, I had a gathering with Gina, a former student I taught from 2008 to 2009. She is going to teach English at a cram school and humbly asked if I could suggest some teaching tips.

American Idioms, a Column in The Students Post

There's a lot of good stuff in old newspapers. Other than what I posted in the previous entries. Here's another informative column in The Student Post, "American Idioms." The following was dated September 25, 1994.

American Idioms

By Joseph Liebermon

Stop cold

Learning English can be a fun part of life

Here's another article from The Student Post, dated September 25, 1994. From a different column, "Yours Truly, Jenny."

Dear Jenny,

I like your answers in The Student Post every Sunday. Like all students who are learning English, I always have problems with vocabulary. When I learn a new word, I forget it five minutes later. I try to write it down on a small piece of paper I carry with me. When I have time, I take it out, read it aloud or try to use it in a sentence. But this doesn't seem useful. I still have a lot of difficulty using words. Can you tell me how to improve?

A very good English teacher that I know

The following is the column "Campus Voice" in the Student Post dated July 12, 1998, almost 16 years ago.

A very good English teacher that I know

To the editor:

All the English teachers I had before senior high school gave me the impression that English teaching is focused mainly on a tedious one-way practice pattern. Teachers lecture and students listen.

However, Andy, one of my English teachers in high school, altered my views on English teaching. He taught in an interesting, creative and original way.

Gems of Wisdom

This past Wednesday night, when I was driving home from my furniture shopping, I heard very soothing words on the radio.

The host was interviewing a lady who had probably published a book about getting married. The lady said, "Most women want to be a perfect bride. But this thought often drives them crazy. Well, why do we need to get a 100? Getting an 80 is good enough."

Bad Eyesight Vocabulary--from VoiceTube

A VoiceTube lesson about bad eyesight, which is useful to Chinese English learners. Among others, it presents a 9'45" video, in which the teacher teaches some bad eyesight vocabulary words in a vivid way.

http://tw.blog.voicetube.com/2015/04/17/%E3%80%90%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E5%AF%A6%E7%94%A8%E3%80%91%E8%BF%91%E8%A6%96%E5%B9%BE%E5%BA%A6%E5%88%A5%E7%94%A8degree%EF%BC%8C%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%B6%E5%AF%A6%E9%80%99%E6%A8%A3%E8%AC%9B

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