I would like to start this article with a joke heard during the final hours of the training day.
"Last month, a worldwide opinion survey was conducted by the United
Nations.
The only question asked was:
“Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the
food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a huge failure …
In Africa, they didn’t know what “food” meant.
In Eastern Europe, they didn’t know what “honest” meant.
In Western Europe, they didn’t know what “shortage” meant.
In China, they didn’t know what “opinion” meant.
In the Middle East, they didn’t know what “solution” meant.
In South America, they didn’t know what “please” meant.
And in the USA they didn’t know what “the rest of the world” meant."
This joke is actually a nice one. At least, that's what I think.
I learnt a few new stuffs from the last training session. At the same time, I got the confirmation that there were a few things in life which despite my young age and inexperienced (relative to my age), I was aware of.
I don't really know whether I should be proud of myself or not. Life is what it is.
The orator gave us some advices for our volunteer job in Sichuan. However, he admitted humbly that his help won't be of too much utility in Sichuan since the environment is different from that of Beijing and other areas.
A few points to remember from the seminar given:
A teacher (aka volunteer in my situation, but it could just be Volunteer Teacher) must know who he is and must know his audience. Moreover, the teacher must know the background of his/her students and be careful in their approach to deal with the students.
Last but not least, a teacher must know what he/she is teaching and what he/she can teach.
Furthermore, the orator pointed out that there is a lack of creativity among the chinese student in China. The blame should be put on everyone. Chinese students are said to be to highly oriented towards examinations only and would fail to think critically and thus outside the box.
I hope that the piece of advice received would helped me in the near future.
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