One year after graduation

New job...not what I studied for....but honestly is bit relaxing....
nevertheless, is this what I want?

continue to further Master.....
Please give me strength to read all the books....

And recently read back what I prepared for Psycho Math....
thank you that I still keep this site and can use for my course....

New Role....New Responsibility.......
I need determination and motivation.....

after LM

i have went to casino in Singapore, start gambling at 3 am....
went to kuala selangor, sekinchan 
went to bangkok with relatives....

preparing myself for graduation.....
i really cant believe i m graduated!!!
i still looked very childish in the convo photo...

a change occur with a call on the day b4 convo....
tutors was needed...
i tell parents, get their approval, arrange place to stay...(the old place) 
and start a next journey....
actually i cant stay those questions anymore(what are you doing? what do you plan to do.....)

and all my friends pursuit me to try another more challenging job....
with a doubt, i sent in a terrible resume....
and went for interview....and i get the post as an assisstant teacher and mandarin teacher at a very young international school....
i cant really believe it....!!!!
i think it is really my luck that they desperately need teacher....
so i work as a tutor on tuesday, thursday &ｆｒｉｄａｙ．．．．　7-7 and get 250 that week....
attnent cousin convo....
and start another journey....

working as an assistant teacher, is quite fun, challenging and little bit stress...
cos i lack of the experience and confidence....
too worried if the pupils (rich ppl children) dun like me or the parents/teacher dun believe me....
nevertheless....i wnat the experience!!!!

we went to FRIM togehter....though they just 7-10 yrs old, they manage to conquer the climbing....
they are able to carry themselves.....even though they maybe just 4 yrs old, they would vomit or pee in class....
but we cant physicall punish them...
everyday must start fresh, expect it will be a good day....
and though everyday will very tired....
everyday....so tired that want to go to bed on 11....have to wake up at 530....even mum was surprise....but seems it is good for my skin....and seems lost some weight....

one children extract teeth....
3 going to leaves....
they like mental math....
vey talkative....
need to give numbers to calm them down,....
they know my weakness....i m too kind to them....
are they not respecting me????
dun know....

seems like i m going to move to another stage.....
now got the offer to further study master in UM....
just resign.....(a memorable day....beind receptionist, get to know new friends)

attend a grand wedding....thanks to my cousin for helping me to do my hair....
now....got back old habit....spending all time watching drama....

should i help my mum clean the house???
should i study????

why i m so lazy......

cHanGe of rOlE

i m nervous
i must say
i need to transform from a students to a teacher in 1 month time....
i had been a students for 19 years....
i m a good students...
i pay attention in class...
i do score in exam
(though i m not excellent in my social skills)

now i need to become a teacher....
after seeing, observing, listening, interacting with teachers my whole life....
could i play the role of teacher well???
could i make or HELP students to learn?
will they like me?
will they listen to me?
could i achieve the expectation of
the students?
the teachers?
the headmasters/mistress?
the evaluator?
will i succeed?

could i cope with a new life?
in a new place?
new school?
probably new town?
new house?

what kind of schools will i get?
what kind of students will i meet?

would i able to plan interactive activities?
interesting activities?
do i have the time to carry out the activities?

what shall i do after this?
after i finish my practical?
after the graduation?

i m nervous....
i can only wait and react.....
and be calm...
as the Chinese saying: 'the ship will become straight when it reaches the harbour'
i wish the 1st 2 weeks in the school will be exam week,
so that i can be more prepared....

i must admit....
i m not an excellent teacher....
cos i m not yet prepared....

so, i must be optimistic
i must be ready to take challenge...
i must do my best.....

final class notes

each of us get a free MEP magazines, yahoo!!!!!!

why we learn /have our own theories
so that we understand students

it all depends on situation

in a magazines: can for ppl with different intelligence....
some visual, some lingustic

a problem might have more than 1 solution
critical thinking

to prepare a presentation: each have different presentation way...different intelligence....
exam: to test in written form....

constructivism and learning mathematics
ppl vary considerably in the innate levels of math intelligence they are borm with
Nature vs Nurture: helen keller

brain has great plasticity
a lot of brain growth after a person is born
the brain continues to grow new neurons and new connecions among neurins throughout lifes
some drugs can damage brain cells
a certain amount of math knowledge and skill is innate-genetic in origin
the great majority of a person's math knowledge and skills comes form learning, use parts of brain to learn to do math,
math is a cumulative, vertically structured discipline (constructivism)
one learns math by building on the math that one has previously learned

why teach addition 1st: simple, more example

a constructive approach
ppl are born with an innate ability to deal with small integer (1, 2, 3, 4) and to make comparative estimates of larger numbers (the number of st in this class is more than that class)
human brain has component that can adapt to learning and using math
humans vary considerably in their innate math abilities and intelligences
environment vary tremendously
thus, when we combine nature and nurture, by the time children enter school, they have tremendouly varying level of knowledge, skills and interests
altough we offer standard curr, the actual curr, instruction, assessment, engagement of instrinsic and extrinsic, and so on varies considerably
appropriate use of constructivist teaching and learning principles

constructive environment includes

• journaling or diary (keep track)
• project-based learning (PBL)
• problem based learning

transfer of learning and learning mathematics
transfer of learning (use wat ever learnt to apply / address problem encountered later):

• teaching for transfer is one of the seldom-specified but most important goals in edu
• to gain knowledge and skills st can use in & outside school now& future
• deals with transfering one knowledfe i skill in problem solving situation
• teaching for transfert often happen without conscious thought.....(making milo compare with making a tea)
• occurs at subconscious level, perhaps aided with a little conscious thought
• many transfer of learning situations that are far more difficult

situated learning
learning normally occurs is a fx of the activity, context and culture in which it occurs
learners become more active and engaged within the culture (social interaction)

super genius / gifted students & multiple intelligences

http://dawnlikechickenrice.blogspot.com/2011/04/super-prodigy.html

What if.....Why.......they will always ask this....contrast with slow learners (seldom ask)
they learn a language very fast
intellectual playfulness= very creative, eg: some computer games can be very intellectual

assessment: require more from this group of students, dont satisfy easily, see whether they can go higher; ask st to explain

textbook: enriched, include concepts beyond the basics

have multiple resources to help students
flexible: eg: more than 1 methods to solve a problem....

talk to the parents, let them participate in contest: math olypmpic, new south wales

have career talk where the ppl have opportunity to know them
group activity: create free thinking....

let the children mix with other with the same ability, professor, they will be able to give feedback

they lack of experience in concrete activities

calcultors: exploring tools
computer: have many advantages

24 Game: suitable to them
Sudoku.....kakuro
to make it simpler....start form 2X2.......

http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/teaching_gifted_math.htm

can give normal students 1-2 level higher problem (as enrichment activity)....maybe 1-2 studens can do it...indirectly help the st learn a bit than what they can....

mep: the magazine towards english proficency
http://mepedu.com/


Multiple intelligence-Howard Gardner: a feel good theory

http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.php

coach: strategy good...

spatial-visual: they need to see the thing..

can have more than 1 intelligences.....

they are outstanding in their field...

some of the st have different learning style from others....

Carl Rogers

1st of all, i must say that i really think his name sound like

& i wound be happy if they have some connection........

back to the topic, who is carl rogers (beside he have the same family name with kenny)?

Carl Rogers (1902–1987)

American psychologisthistory
contributed to fields of education, counseling, psychotherapy, peace, and conflict resolution
one of  founder of humanistic psychology
focused on demonstrating the psychological conditions for allowing open communication and empowering individuals to achieve their full potential.

Since we focus on humanistic theories, let see what is meant by it...

Humanism is a philosophical movement that emphasises the personal worth of the individual and the centrality of human values.  The focus of the humanistic perspective is on the self, which translates into "YOU", and "your" perception of "your" experiences. The Humanistic approach rests on the complex philosophical foundations of existentialism, and emphasizes the creative, spontaneous and active nature of human beings. This veiw argues that you are free to choose your own behavior, rather than reacting to environmental stimuli and reinforcers. This approach is  very optimistic and focusses on noble human capacity to overcome hardship and despair. Issues dealing with self-esteem, self-fulfillment, and needs are paramount. The major focus is to facilitate personal development. Two major theorists associated with this view are Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.

Carl Rogers feels that each person operates from a unique frame of reference in terms of buliding Self Regard or their self concept. Self Concept is one's own belief about themselves. These beliefs stem, in part, from the notion of Unconditional Postive Regard and Conditional Positive Regard. Unconditional positive regard occurs when individuals, especially parents, demonstrate unconditional love. Conditioned positive regard is when that love seems to only come when certain condtions are met. Rogers theory states that psychologically healthy people enjoy life to the fullest, hence, they are seen as fully functioning people.

Abraham Maslow feels that indivduals have certain needs that must be met in an hierarchical fashion, from the lowest to highest. These include basic needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, achievement needs, and ultimately, Self-Actualization.
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the needs must be achieved in order. For instance, one would be unable to fulfill their safety needs if their physiological needs have not been met.

based on:
http://wilderdom.com/personality/L10-2Humanistic.html
http://www.mesacc.edu/dept/d46/psy/dev/Fall98/Theories/humanistic.html

more about humanistic theory by carl rogers: http://facultyfp.salisbury.edu/iewhite/The%20Humanistic%20Theories%20of%20Carl%20Rogers.htm


Carl Rogers' Quates (that i like):

The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others


“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.”


I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination 

The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true.

In my early professionals years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?

"The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it."

"Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person's ideas, and none of my own ideas, are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me. Neither the Bible nor the prophets -- neither Freud nor research --neither the revelations of God nor man -- can take precedence over my own direct experience. My experience is not authoritative because it is infallible. It is the basis of authority because it can always be checked in new primary ways. In this way its frequent error or fallibility is always open to correction."


"A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in each moment. I believe it would be evident that for the person who was fully open to his new experience, completely without defensiveness, each moment would be new."

With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.

week 13 psiko math

on wednesday, we will have substitute class.....
today....show each other blog.....

the most important is to learn how to learn...
Carl Rogers....

oraganizers: a map or steps of procedures....; colours, arrows....factor tree....

what we learn, we apply....
we aware of it, and do something....
if not work. go on & try another way....