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Becky is writing her mind: Being observed at work
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Becky is writing her mind. Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Being observed at work. Watching my hairstylist skillfully doing a lady’s hair added plenty of pleasure to the almost-an-hour waiting time today. His technical and artistic efficiency made him look really professional. I simply couldn’t take my eyes off of him, and could sense that he enjoyed being observed at work a lot. Being a professional teacher, how much are you willing to open your classrooms for visitors? Perhaps it was the good performance...
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教育心語 — 龐永欣: 兩個令我慚愧的教育問題
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教育心語 — 龐永欣. 逢星期三《明報》「教育心語」專欄刊出(作者保留版權). 每遇上年輕父母,總被問及兩個教育問題。其一是訴說子女的入學難。難是指入「心儀」的學校難,而心儀學校多是指「名校」;不少家長認為入到這些學校,子女前途才有保障。第二個問題是功課。很多父母都說,今天學校的功課比從前多得多,問為甚麼要做這麼多功課?大人放工回家已累死了,還要輪流督導小朋友做功課。學校的解釋是,外面世界競爭大,不進則退,多做功課是為將來打好基礎。也有年輕夫婦說,不想被上述問題困擾,決定不生育。 對名校的信仰當然是個神話。多少孩子跑進名校只能做「大塘小魚」,為保名校生虛榮要承受種種無言的壓力。多做功課會加強競爭也只是個誤解,理由很簡單,好的功課是要花心思來規劃和設計的,老師的工作量大,哪來這麼多「優質功課」? 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 連結: 陳漢森的「教育心語」. 綠江深見底,高浪直翻空。慣是湖邊住,舟輕不畏風。 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 曾任:中學教師5年、大學講師18年、中學校長5年、已退休。 View my complete profile.
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教育心語 — 龐永欣: April 2014
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教育心語 — 龐永欣. 逢星期三《明報》「教育心語」專欄刊出(作者保留版權). 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. Elliot Eisner (2006) 在一次演講中,談到當老師的6大滿足感:. 1 好老師的成功,在於令學生產生懷疑,甚至是可以終生思考的問題。這些問題可能沒有確切的答案;正因為沒有答案,我們才會努力追尋,發揮想像,開闢新路。這些問題是有腿的,帶人登高望遠。 2 好老師總是令人念念不忘,他們像坐在我們的肩上,指出我們何時行差踏錯,需要反省;何時幹了好事,值得表揚。因此大家活在彼此的生命裡。好老師可能不是世界偉人,但他們長存在個別學生的心裡,受到愛戴和懷念,因此也是不朽的。 3 制度雖然限制多多,但我們仍無必然奏效或必須依從的教學法;這裡還有一片自留地,讓你發揮,留下印記。在學生眼中,你教些甚麼,跟你是誰,如何教,難以分割。課程最終是甚麼,取決於教師的演譯。 5 教書給你機會,讓你把最珍貴的東西跟學生分享。教學過程中學生明白你的所愛,受到觸動,愛你的所愛,這還不是最真誠和有力的分享邀請? 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 在教育問題上,Eisner認為人們過份信賴自然...
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Becky is writing her mind: When time is no longer spent on marking ...
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Becky is writing her mind. Sunday, October 31, 2010. When time is no longer spent on marking . Without anymore marking of students' work to do, life after work is so much fun. Guess what I've been doing these days? Something you can't imagine! You couldn't believe your eyes, right? These were handmade by me! I'm not surprised at your reaction. Even I myself couldn't believe this is true. So far, I've made three and am working on the fourth one. They are all different from one another. Hmm Becky. your...
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Becky is writing her mind: Come on, don't shift the blame!
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Becky is writing her mind. Sunday, November 28, 2010. Come on, don't shift the blame! When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't. Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.'. Posted by Becky Cheung. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice. The Perils of PBL’s Popularity (John Larmer). 教育心語 — 龐永欣. Teach, Write, Live. Lessons from learning coding with my students. 教育心語 — 陳漢森.
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Becky is writing her mind: My second mission was filled with surprises
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Becky is writing her mind. Friday, October 8, 2010. My second mission was filled with surprises. My second mission was to help with running a workshop on catering for learning diversity in a secondary school in the New Territories. I really couldn't believe my eyes! The deputy head of the English Department sitting in the second row in the hall had once been my teacher! The workshop was conducted mainly by 2 other colleagues in Cantonese, except my part, in which education theories were further illustrat...
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Becky is writing her mind: Shop less; shop wisely
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Becky is writing her mind. Friday, April 5, 2013. Shop less; shop wisely. 8221; and “how come I've bought this? 8221; My best friend suggested that to assuage my guilt, I should think only of how much each square foot my apartment costs, then I will dump everything with a smile. I followed her advice this time and it worked pretty well; I was even chanting “out of sight, out of mind” while throwing away each item. Posted by Becky Cheung. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 教育心語 — 龐永欣. Teach, Write, Live.
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教育心語 — 龐永欣: October 2014
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教育心語 — 龐永欣. 逢星期三《明報》「教育心語」專欄刊出(作者保留版權). 特首梁振英在接受外媒訪問時說:若特首選舉提名變成一個數字遊戲,就等於由佔全港人口一半,入息低於一萬四千元的基層主導選舉,政府政策將向他們傾斜,香港將變成一個福利型社會。 梁認為「基層」人數過了半數,若給予他們選舉提名權,代表他們利益的候選人便會勝出,把香港變成福利社會。因此,只好利用遊戲規則遷就,堵塞這種可能,故公民提名不可行。 梁把基層參與選舉提名的方法稱作「數字遊戲」,堵塞他們參與的則稱為「均衡參與」,這跟他的競選承諾「盡力保護每個市民的權利,確保他們的權利得到尊重」背馳。哪時的話孰真孰假?只有他知道。或謂他只求逢迎上級說話,果真我只能替他難過,並提醒他:「趙孟之所貴,趙孟能賤之」,人還是老實說話好! 又在學校裡,我們從來沒有教導學生公平的選舉提名是「數字遊戲」,不知吳克儉局長要否安排課程檢討,以配合特首的需要? 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 在社會事務上,認定甚麼事情可以改變或不能改變,經常影響人的視角立場;有人認為社會事物受「光向直行、水向...龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 說示威者要爭取民心沒有問題...
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教育心語 — 龐永欣: November 2014
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教育心語 — 龐永欣. 逢星期三《明報》「教育心語」專欄刊出(作者保留版權). 12300;自主學習」就是好? 有教育界人士聲稱,推行「自主學習」是解決學習問題的辦法。所謂辦法,就是把學生分組,由老師提供「導學案」,要求學生事前備課,上課時間則交由學生自行講解討論,老師只從旁點撥。有些稱此為「反轉教室」或「把課堂還給學生」,並指實行這些方法後,學生會取得好成績。 然而,究竟甚麼是「自主學習」?為何上述方法能推動「自主學習」?在結構上,「自主學習」與成績有何關係?就不見有詳細的說明了。 每逢教育界出現新詞語,如愉快學習、目標為本、多元智能、照顧差異、全方位學習,學校都很快吸收,並聲稱已化為課程實施。當中究竟有多少人會尋根究柢,認真地了解這些概念和理論,真難估計。 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 學者Kaplan (2008) 認為,要認真了解「自主學習」,要問三個問題。一,由誰操控?既然是「自主」,學習過程應由「自控」而非ӎ...Kaplan 認為,自主學習的關鍵還在於「投入學習的目的」(purpose of engagement):...龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 相信上述想法...
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教育心語 — 龐永欣: February 2014
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教育心語 — 龐永欣. 逢星期三《明報》「教育心語」專欄刊出(作者保留版權). 同文趙志成談「自主學習」。他指出,不少人視自主學習為美麗願景,卻說不出具體條件和方法來。也有人以為,學生上課前做好預習準備,上課時把成果拿出來分享討論,就是自主學習。然而,肯在課堂以外完成大量預備工作的學生,都是高動機的學生,但高動機何來? 有了上述條件,談自主學習策略,自我管理,才有意義。 龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 前副廉政專員郭文偉撰文指出,1974年成立的ICAC,促進了香港的法治,令香港把握經濟起飛的機遇。他又說,我們周邊的國家,對此羨慕不已,曾半恭維半嘲笑地說:香港人身在褔中不知福。 讀書的時候,資本主義市場學教科書總是說,廣告客戶追逐是傳媒的發行量收聽率,從沒教過廣告經費原來可以是恐嚇和滅聲的手段。97回歸前對不喜歡的事情,大家總可清心直說,據理批評,並以此為傲,認為有話不好說,會遭秋後算帳,只是深圳河以北的事,從沒想過今天的傳媒和論政者若不靠邊站&...龐永欣 Pong Wing Yan. 一名世侄女從外地大學畢業歸來,最近獲某著名會計師樓聘用為審計員,大家都慶賀她找到好...還有,加...