When I asked students a question, for example, "Do you think the tips the author offers are useful?" if their answer was "Maybe," it didn't give me much information. The following article I found at the TIME website points out ten words to avoid using because they could reveal one's lack of confidence.
http://time.com/2889520/lack-of-confidence-words/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29
10 Words People Who Lack Confidence Always Use
John Brandon
Want to avoid giving the impression you lack confidence and authority? Avoid these words
This post is in partnership with Inc., which offers useful advice, resources, and insights to entrepreneurs and business owners. The article below was originally published at Inc.com.
2014年6月17日 星期二
"A Day Spent with Friends Is a Day Well Spent"--Happy School Reunion
Today we, a group of friends graduating in the same year from Xing-xing Junior High School more than 40 years ago, had a get-together at Beitou Museum (http://www.beitoumuseum.org.tw/index.html), where our schoolmate Sally Lee (李莎莉) is the curator.
2014年6月16日 星期一
Farewell Lunch Party
An NHSH farewell lunch party held for three English teachers who are retiring this August: Li-chin (劉麗琴老師), Mei-yun (張美雲老師), and Wen-ho (張文和老師). Not only
Does It Really Matter Not to Go to an Elite School?--國教風波／無緣第一志願 就是鳳凰變成雞？
I really love this title, which is thought-provoking.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/8742937.shtml
國教風波／無緣第一志願 就是鳳凰變成雞？
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/8742937.shtml
國教風波／無緣第一志願 就是鳳凰變成雞？
2014年6月15日 星期日
"Trouble sleeping? Put the iPhone down"--a CNN Film
Experiencing sleepless nights? Blue light emitted by the mobile device could be to blame.
2014年6月14日 星期六
"What Is It Like to Be Schizophrenic?"--CNN Film
This 5-minute CNN film, entitled "What is it like to be schizophrenic?" shows an exercise in empathy Anderson Cooper goes through, hearing voices all the time. This film made me feel like crying, really sorry for those who suffer from schizophrenia. Watching it, you'll also feel sympathetic and empathetic toward them. Hopefully, there will be a medical breakthrough to treat this mental illness.
You can have the subtitles on by clicking the setting icon. There is a delay between the speech/image and the subtitles, though.
You can have the subtitles on by clicking the setting icon. There is a delay between the speech/image and the subtitles, though.
History of Western Music in Seven Minutes--7分鐘讀懂西方音樂史
This is amazing! See how many of the musicians you know.
https://www.muzik-online.com/tw/article/focus/da506d2c-4a7f-13ed-f54e-e97736baa9f8
7分鐘讀懂西方音樂史
https://www.muzik-online.com/tw/article/focus/da506d2c-4a7f-13ed-f54e-e97736baa9f8
7分鐘讀懂西方音樂史
2014-06-13 作:MUZIK ONLINE
2014年6月13日 星期五
Attitude Is Everything--"再上課一年？ 學他賣斧頭給布希"--from the UDN
This evening, while cleaning out the old newspapers in my study, I came across the following UDN article, which was published four years ago, on May 28, 2010. Failing to find the original online, I bumped into a post of the article in Sean_wiz's Blog.
http://seanhuang.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/%E5%86%8D%E4%B8%8A%E8%AA%B2%E4%B8%80%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%9F-%E5%AD%B8%E4%BB%96%E8%B3%A3%E6%96%A7%E9%A0%AD%E7%B5%A6%E5%B8%83%E5%B8%8C/
再上課一年？ 學他賣斧頭給布希
[聯合報╱張瑞雄／東華大學副校長（花縣壽豐）】 2010.05.28 02:34 am
六月畢業潮在即，教育部要讓大學畢業生再接受適當訓練、提升競爭力，雖然用心良苦，但目前規畫的做法根本無濟於事，只是延緩學生進入職場的時間而已。
http://seanhuang.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/%E5%86%8D%E4%B8%8A%E8%AA%B2%E4%B8%80%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%9F-%E5%AD%B8%E4%BB%96%E8%B3%A3%E6%96%A7%E9%A0%AD%E7%B5%A6%E5%B8%83%E5%B8%8C/
再上課一年？ 學他賣斧頭給布希
[聯合報╱張瑞雄／東華大學副校長（花縣壽豐）】 2010.05.28 02:34 am
六月畢業潮在即，教育部要讓大學畢業生再接受適當訓練、提升競爭力，雖然用心良苦，但目前規畫的做法根本無濟於事，只是延緩學生進入職場的時間而已。
2014年6月12日 星期四
2014年6月11日 星期三
On This Year's CA English Test (2)--李家同︰會考英文太難 全校都拿C--from The Liberty Times
In this news article, different voices about this year's CA English test are given.
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%B6%E5%90%8C-%E6%9C%83%E8%80%83%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E5%A4%AA%E9%9B%A3-%E5%85%A8%E6%A0%A1%E9%83%BD%E6%8B%BFc-221043390.html
李家同︰會考英文太難 全校都拿C
2014/6/11 6:10am
〔自由時報記者林曉雲／台北報導〕國中教育會考成績公布後，全國有三成以上、九萬名考生的英數成績是「待加強Ｃ」不及格。清大教授李家同昨表示，位於中部的一所國中全校七成考生英文拿Ｃ，一所小型國中則是全校考生英文都拿Ｃ，甚至有位一直保持全校第一名的學生亦如此；用功三年竟拿Ｃ，考題太難，不利偏鄉小孩。
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%B6%E5%90%8C-%E6%9C%83%E8%80%83%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E5%A4%AA%E9%9B%A3-%E5%85%A8%E6%A0%A1%E9%83%BD%E6%8B%BFc-221043390.html
李家同︰會考英文太難 全校都拿C
2014/6/11 6:10am
〔自由時報記者林曉雲／台北報導〕國中教育會考成績公布後，全國有三成以上、九萬名考生的英數成績是「待加強Ｃ」不及格。清大教授李家同昨表示，位於中部的一所國中全校七成考生英文拿Ｃ，一所小型國中則是全校考生英文都拿Ｃ，甚至有位一直保持全校第一名的學生亦如此；用功三年竟拿Ｃ，考題太難，不利偏鄉小孩。
2014年6月10日 星期二
On This Year's Comprehensive Assessment--國中會考／李家同：用功三年 大家都是C…
In this UDN article, Mr. Lee mentioned the validity of a test item on this year's CA English test.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/8730491.shtml
國中會考／李家同：用功三年 大家都是C…
這幾天，媒體都在報導免試升學的種種問題，大家最關心的是志願序所引起的困擾。我非常同情這些家長，但我們似乎忽略了一個更嚴重的問題，所謂免試升學，其實是要考試的，叫做會考，會考大致分三級，Ａ（精熟）、Ｂ（基礎）和Ｃ（待加強）。教育部公布的資料顯示，全國在英文和數學上都有卅三％的學生屬於待加強。
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/8730491.shtml
國中會考／李家同：用功三年 大家都是C…
這幾天，媒體都在報導免試升學的種種問題，大家最關心的是志願序所引起的困擾。我非常同情這些家長，但我們似乎忽略了一個更嚴重的問題，所謂免試升學，其實是要考試的，叫做會考，會考大致分三級，Ａ（精熟）、Ｂ（基礎）和Ｃ（待加強）。教育部公布的資料顯示，全國在英文和數學上都有卅三％的學生屬於待加強。
2014年6月9日 星期一
"5 Tips for Teaching the Tough Kids"--from EduTopia
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/tips-for-teaching-tough-kids-josh-work
5 Tips for Teaching the Tough Kids
May 19, 2014
Every teacher remembers his or her first "tough kid" experience. Maybe the student ignored your directions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom discipline steps. We all have at least one story to share, and for some teachers, teaching a tough kid is a daily challenge. It seems that no matter what teaching techniques you try to pull out of your educator hat, nothing changes their behavior.
My comments: I tried my best, but didn't panic if I couldn't change them.
5 Tips for Teaching the Tough Kids
May 19, 2014
Every teacher remembers his or her first "tough kid" experience. Maybe the student ignored your directions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom discipline steps. We all have at least one story to share, and for some teachers, teaching a tough kid is a daily challenge. It seems that no matter what teaching techniques you try to pull out of your educator hat, nothing changes their behavior.
My comments: I tried my best, but didn't panic if I couldn't change them.
2014年6月8日 星期日
2014年6月7日 星期六
Tips from Two Students on Preparation for English Test on CEE
A friend of mine asked me to give advice to her son this afternoon on how to prepare in the last month for the CEE English test which is held in early July. To give him practical suggestions, I invited two former students via FB a few days ago to share their experiences. Both of them got over 80 in English on the 2012 CEE. What impressed me was that on the SAT in in that year's February, one of them got only a 10 ranking score on a scale of 15, approximately 60 out of 100 points. The great progress was due to his hard work.
2014年6月6日 星期五
Tips on Preparation for the 2014 CEE--指考衝刺／留心時事用語 背熟7000詞彙
http://mag.udn.com/mag/edu/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=29&f_ART_ID=517249
指考衝刺／留心時事用語 背熟7000詞彙
【聯合報╱本報記者張錦弘】2014/06/04
相較於學測，指考的命題單字量較多、閱讀測驗也較難，高中及補教老師建議，考前4周，務必熟背大考中心公布的7000個詞彙，並大量閱讀文章、勤作考題，且要注意學生占領立法院、北捷殺人事件等相關時事用語，同時每周至少練習2-3篇作文，培養手感。
指考衝刺／留心時事用語 背熟7000詞彙
【聯合報╱本報記者張錦弘】2014/06/04
相較於學測，指考的命題單字量較多、閱讀測驗也較難，高中及補教老師建議，考前4周，務必熟背大考中心公布的7000個詞彙，並大量閱讀文章、勤作考題，且要注意學生占領立法院、北捷殺人事件等相關時事用語，同時每周至少練習2-3篇作文，培養手感。
2014年6月5日 星期四
Family Trip
I'm in Yilan now with my mother and two sisters, one of whom has been back in Taiwan from the USA and one came from Taichung this morning from Taichung.
This is the first time we three daughters have been on a trip with our mom since our childhood. We are all bathed in great joy.
This is the first time we three daughters have been on a trip with our mom since our childhood. We are all bathed in great joy.
2014年6月4日 星期三
2014年6月3日 星期二
2014年6月2日 星期一
Empathy--"體恤他人 單親媽給的無價財富"--from UDN
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/8713261.shtml
體恤他人 單親媽給的無價財富
【聯合報╱李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）】
前天晚上，我到一個朋友家泡茶，她是個單親媽媽，獨自做個小生意撫養兒子。
去她那兒時，正看到貨運公司員工在卸貨，她忙著拿冷泡茶給他們喝；工人走了後，我誇她好有愛心喔！她噗哧笑了出來，「我上次還被兒子訓了一頓呢？」她提到，上個月兒子回來，貨運行正好也送貨來，她兒子馬上捲起袖子幫忙搬，她擔心兒子不懂得如何施力會受傷，因此阻止他，沒想到兒子竟說：「如果送貨的那個人是你兒子，你會不會希望別人也能幫他；你不要忘了，他也是別人的兒子。」她被兒子說了一頓，雖然沒面子，但內心卻感到無比驕傲。兒子懂得將心比心，懂得體恤他人幫助他人，她覺得這是最大的財富。
My comments: A good example of empathy.
體恤他人 單親媽給的無價財富
【聯合報╱李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）】
2014.06.01 05:14 am
前天晚上，我到一個朋友家泡茶，她是個單親媽媽，獨自做個小生意撫養兒子。
去她那兒時，正看到貨運公司員工在卸貨，她忙著拿冷泡茶給他們喝；工人走了後，我誇她好有愛心喔！她噗哧笑了出來，「我上次還被兒子訓了一頓呢？」她提到，上個月兒子回來，貨運行正好也送貨來，她兒子馬上捲起袖子幫忙搬，她擔心兒子不懂得如何施力會受傷，因此阻止他，沒想到兒子竟說：「如果送貨的那個人是你兒子，你會不會希望別人也能幫他；你不要忘了，他也是別人的兒子。」她被兒子說了一頓，雖然沒面子，但內心卻感到無比驕傲。兒子懂得將心比心，懂得體恤他人幫助他人，她覺得這是最大的財富。
My comments: A good example of empathy.
2014年6月1日 星期日
"Teaching the News: More Online Sources for News Materials"--from TESOL Blog
http://blog.tesol.org/teaching-the-news-more-online-sources-for-authentic-material/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-the-news-more-online-sources-for-authentic-material
Teaching the News: More Online Sources for News Materials
Teaching the News: More Online Sources for News Materials
Posted on 27 May 2014 by Tara Arntsen
Back in February, I wrote a post about using a site called News in Levels to help students improve their listening and, to a lesser extent, their reading. That site is really just one of the many sites out there that uses current news events as a starting point for learning. Today, I want to share two more similar sites with you.
My comments: Thanks, Ms. Arntsen. I love News in Levels and was amazed at the efforts they've been making to help English learners. In the speech I made about teaching listening, I recommended this website to the audience.
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