Lecture’s a Double-Faced
According to David Daniels, the American colleges and universities are under
strong attack from many sectors. The instructors, with the responsibility of nurturing
the next generation, are not doing well on their position and students are not doing his
efforts on their studies as well. This turned out to be a huge stepping stone for
American business field quoted by David for suffering from those unenterprising and
un prepared employees. Therefore, he straightly pointed out the problem the
American education has, the lecture system. In David Daniel’s opinion, it is less
effective in a lecture course than in a small discussion class. In fact, as a college
student, I felt in the same way and it truly influenced me a lot while learning. Below,
there are reasons why I think it’s better to take small discussion courses.
First of all, lecture courses are held in a technical way. The reason why students
feel so unintentional is that the bigger the class is the less intention the professor has
on his students. For example, I have taken the lecture course last semester with a
purpose of broadening our knowledgement in each field and there were more than
2000 students in the course. Taking the course in a hall, I found great distance with
the speech giver and hard to have eye-contacts. Therefore, it’s hard to swallow down
those small pieces of words on the screen unless we have discussion in class which is
impossible in lecture course.
Secondly, taking notes tend to be the ONLY job in lecture course. Students
swiftly note down the words they just heard like a machine in a lecture class. Finding
this stupid and meaningless, I myself don’t agree with this strategy in class. In fact, I
always learn by listening because I can’t conduct two things at the same time. It’s
important to digest those bubbling senses or knowledge in class not wait until you
check your notes after class. It’s hard for me to concentrate in class while taking notes
at the same time but taking a few keywords are important and acceptable.
At last, learning is always a mutual thing among no matter students or students
and professors. I strongly believe that by sending out a mission of discussion among
small groups may clash out great ideas. In a small-sized class, it’s more possible to
hold small discussion in class which is impossible for lecture courses. By discussion
in a small group though not many members, I can learn from everyone else within the
group conducted by an explicit talking and exchanging of ideas. Furthermore, it’s
more likely to have chances to raise up a question in a small class and even to discuss
with the professor.
To sum up, we are well-informed by the thesis of David Daniels that it’s less
effective in learning while holding a lecture course. I myself agree on that with
reasons above. The importance of learning in a mutual way not in a technical way
cannot be over-stated. Though it seems to be a routine work going day by day, it
somehow influences the students indirectly. We might discover those bad
consequences not until we get into the society which is away too late to do any
amendments.
2008年3月18日 星期二
Lecture's a Double-Faced
Lecture’s a Double-Faced
According to David Daniels, the American colleges and universities are under
strong attack from many sectors. The instructors, with the responsibility of nurturing
the next generation, are not doing well on their position and students are not doing his
efforts on their studies as well. This turned out to be a huge stepping stone for
American business field quoted by David for suffering from those unenterprising and
un prepared employees. Therefore, he straightly pointed out the problem the
American education has, the lecture system. In David Daniel’s opinion, it is less
effective in a lecture course than in a small discussion class. In fact, as a college
student, I felt in the same way and it truly influenced me a lot while learning. Below,
there are reasons why I think it’s better to take small discussion courses.
First of all, lecture courses are held in a technical way. The reason why students
feel so unintentional is that the bigger the class is the less intention the professor has
on his students. For example, I have taken the lecture course last semester with a
purpose of broadening our knowledgement in each field and there were more than
2000 students in the course. Taking the course in a hall, I found great distance with
the speech giver and hard to have eye-contacts. Therefore, it’s hard to swallow down
those small pieces of words on the screen unless we have discussion in class which is
impossible in lecture course.
Secondly, taking notes tend to be the ONLY job in lecture course. Students
swiftly note down the words they just heard like a machine in a lecture class. Finding
this stupid and meaningless, I myself don’t agree with this strategy in class. In fact, I
always learn by listening because I can’t conduct two things at the same time. It’s
important to digest those bubbling senses or knowledge in class not wait until you
check your notes after class. It’s hard for me to concentrate in class while taking notes
at the same time but taking a few keywords are important and acceptable.
At last, learning is always a mutual thing among no matter students or students
and professors. I strongly believe that by sending out a mission of discussion among
small groups may clash out great ideas. In a small-sized class, it’s more possible to
hold small discussion in class which is impossible for lecture courses. By discussion
in a small group though not many members, I can learn from everyone else within the
group conducted by an explicit talking and exchanging of ideas. Furthermore, it’s
more likely to have chances to raise up a question in a small class and even to discuss
with the professor.
To sum up, we are well-informed by the thesis of David Daniels that it’s less
effective in learning while holding a lecture course. I myself agree on that with
reasons above. The importance of learning in a mutual way not in a technical way
cannot be over-stated. Though it seems to be a routine work going day by day, it
somehow influences the students indirectly. We might discover those bad
consequences not until we get into the society which is away too late to do any
amendments.
According to David Daniels, the American colleges and universities are under
strong attack from many sectors. The instructors, with the responsibility of nurturing
the next generation, are not doing well on their position and students are not doing his
efforts on their studies as well. This turned out to be a huge stepping stone for
American business field quoted by David for suffering from those unenterprising and
un prepared employees. Therefore, he straightly pointed out the problem the
American education has, the lecture system. In David Daniel’s opinion, it is less
effective in a lecture course than in a small discussion class. In fact, as a college
student, I felt in the same way and it truly influenced me a lot while learning. Below,
there are reasons why I think it’s better to take small discussion courses.
First of all, lecture courses are held in a technical way. The reason why students
feel so unintentional is that the bigger the class is the less intention the professor has
on his students. For example, I have taken the lecture course last semester with a
purpose of broadening our knowledgement in each field and there were more than
2000 students in the course. Taking the course in a hall, I found great distance with
the speech giver and hard to have eye-contacts. Therefore, it’s hard to swallow down
those small pieces of words on the screen unless we have discussion in class which is
impossible in lecture course.
Secondly, taking notes tend to be the ONLY job in lecture course. Students
swiftly note down the words they just heard like a machine in a lecture class. Finding
this stupid and meaningless, I myself don’t agree with this strategy in class. In fact, I
always learn by listening because I can’t conduct two things at the same time. It’s
important to digest those bubbling senses or knowledge in class not wait until you
check your notes after class. It’s hard for me to concentrate in class while taking notes
at the same time but taking a few keywords are important and acceptable.
At last, learning is always a mutual thing among no matter students or students
and professors. I strongly believe that by sending out a mission of discussion among
small groups may clash out great ideas. In a small-sized class, it’s more possible to
hold small discussion in class which is impossible for lecture courses. By discussion
in a small group though not many members, I can learn from everyone else within the
group conducted by an explicit talking and exchanging of ideas. Furthermore, it’s
more likely to have chances to raise up a question in a small class and even to discuss
with the professor.
To sum up, we are well-informed by the thesis of David Daniels that it’s less
effective in learning while holding a lecture course. I myself agree on that with
reasons above. The importance of learning in a mutual way not in a technical way
cannot be over-stated. Though it seems to be a routine work going day by day, it
somehow influences the students indirectly. We might discover those bad
consequences not until we get into the society which is away too late to do any
amendments.
2008年3月17日 星期一
Journal ING - Yahoo's next step ?
We all know that Yahoo is currently fending off a takeover attempt by Microsoft Corp. Though they couldn’t reach out the agreement on price, we see Yahoo’s changing its tempo and paces.
By closing its European base and moving to Switzerland, Yahoo has benefited from a special tax break offered by the Swiss authority. It’s a big move in European business market and influences other giants as well, such as Nissan and Google.
It is obvious that gathering the medium-sized groups or cooperation are the most in trend in this century. We see Samsung in Korea, Nokia in Finland, GE or Apple in the US and even HSBC, the biggest company in the world now doing their job of integration and merging. It is designated to hold on their domestic economy and to be competitive enough to fight against those uncontrollable changes and challenges among Asian and European or American markets.
Famous for its medium-sized coperations, Taiwan has fewer chances to live in the coming year. Only with large quantity can lower the price of per unit. But, we still got our advantages, reasons are as below – small ones are more flexible in time, shorten the procedure of making an order, less expense on human resources or commissions if it’s possible.
As a result, we can hold on still but not sure for how long. The most important thing is that there must be an outstanding leader or manager to conduct all these decisions and also make sure to float with the current lest we’d be striked off.
By closing its European base and moving to Switzerland, Yahoo has benefited from a special tax break offered by the Swiss authority. It’s a big move in European business market and influences other giants as well, such as Nissan and Google.
It is obvious that gathering the medium-sized groups or cooperation are the most in trend in this century. We see Samsung in Korea, Nokia in Finland, GE or Apple in the US and even HSBC, the biggest company in the world now doing their job of integration and merging. It is designated to hold on their domestic economy and to be competitive enough to fight against those uncontrollable changes and challenges among Asian and European or American markets.
Famous for its medium-sized coperations, Taiwan has fewer chances to live in the coming year. Only with large quantity can lower the price of per unit. But, we still got our advantages, reasons are as below – small ones are more flexible in time, shorten the procedure of making an order, less expense on human resources or commissions if it’s possible.
As a result, we can hold on still but not sure for how long. The most important thing is that there must be an outstanding leader or manager to conduct all these decisions and also make sure to float with the current lest we’d be striked off.
Journal ING - See any opportunities ?
According to MSNBC news, we Taiwanese might still have chances to fight for our own way in mainland China. Nike, the footwear giant, indicates that there are several obvious and also serious problems they encounter right now in China due to the poor and deplorable conditions the Chinese labor hold. Nike’s spokesman straightly points out the situation – inadequate management, excessive overtime and workers using false documents to get jobs, Well, then I must say I bet it’s not that worse here in Taiwan.
I think it is a common situation in those foreign companies who tend to seek lower labor cost in China. The rapid change in Chinese labor markets has brought out several shortcomings on labor rights. And that’s what foreign companies tried to demand from the Chinese authorities.
From this point, we can see that our Taiwanese labor structure is more integrated and has adequate legislation to cover up those hard workers. Though it seems to have many job opportunities there in mainland China, still the working condition should be the priority while considering to make a living there.
Also, we should be confident in ourselves because we are well-educated not just in our proficiency, but also the morality, ways to be a righteous man. The morality or the central value of a man cannot be seen until they were hired for several years. Take the previous financial scandal which was really immense in France, one employee of Société Générale, one of the biggest back in France, has been caught for illegal acts for over-loaning with a huge amount of money. And things that appeared to be unbelievable is that he has worked for SG for more 3 years and always with good-record.
Frankly, it has nothing to do with his proficiency but his morality. I think we Taiwanese are better in this way, perhaps it’s because we’re deeply-influenced by the Confucius values.
I think it is a common situation in those foreign companies who tend to seek lower labor cost in China. The rapid change in Chinese labor markets has brought out several shortcomings on labor rights. And that’s what foreign companies tried to demand from the Chinese authorities.
From this point, we can see that our Taiwanese labor structure is more integrated and has adequate legislation to cover up those hard workers. Though it seems to have many job opportunities there in mainland China, still the working condition should be the priority while considering to make a living there.
Also, we should be confident in ourselves because we are well-educated not just in our proficiency, but also the morality, ways to be a righteous man. The morality or the central value of a man cannot be seen until they were hired for several years. Take the previous financial scandal which was really immense in France, one employee of Société Générale, one of the biggest back in France, has been caught for illegal acts for over-loaning with a huge amount of money. And things that appeared to be unbelievable is that he has worked for SG for more 3 years and always with good-record.
Frankly, it has nothing to do with his proficiency but his morality. I think we Taiwanese are better in this way, perhaps it’s because we’re deeply-influenced by the Confucius values.
2008年3月10日 星期一
Journal ING - Sigh for the sign of the times : Gas hits record and what can we do to react?
“It’s really hard to make a living.” said one citizen in Los Angeles. I think it’s now an universal phenomena and has already influenced the fluctuation of all the performance in finance. According to the report, the average retail gasoline price has reached a new high and is expected to jump another 20 cents.
Similarly, in Taiwan, the consumers also strive to make the ends meet. Those daily supplies cost more than in the past. All goods relating to gasoline are now become the consumer’s nightmare. In consequence, consumers try to reduce the frequency of the use so that they will not need to buy them in big quantity.
In this downturn of economy, still, there are some shop owners or restaurants holders have their own ways to hold their customers tight. For instance, they provide them with more and more good quality goods with best prices in order to stimulate more purchases. This is really smart. On the other hand, lots of people surf the internet to find out those tips to reduce their huge expense on no matter dairies or luxury goods via BLOGS, the most popular creation throughout 21 century.
Take me as an example, blog is really something! I used to look up some information on the internet news, but now I don’t do that anymore. Now I surf those well-built blogs everyday to get those information I want. Although they are built and edited by website controllers only or the holder, they still make it look like a professional one. And that’s awesome because their works are even more exclusive and more explicit, that’s what I need
Similarly, in Taiwan, the consumers also strive to make the ends meet. Those daily supplies cost more than in the past. All goods relating to gasoline are now become the consumer’s nightmare. In consequence, consumers try to reduce the frequency of the use so that they will not need to buy them in big quantity.
In this downturn of economy, still, there are some shop owners or restaurants holders have their own ways to hold their customers tight. For instance, they provide them with more and more good quality goods with best prices in order to stimulate more purchases. This is really smart. On the other hand, lots of people surf the internet to find out those tips to reduce their huge expense on no matter dairies or luxury goods via BLOGS, the most popular creation throughout 21 century.
Take me as an example, blog is really something! I used to look up some information on the internet news, but now I don’t do that anymore. Now I surf those well-built blogs everyday to get those information I want. Although they are built and edited by website controllers only or the holder, they still make it look like a professional one. And that’s awesome because their works are even more exclusive and more explicit, that’s what I need
Journal ING - C'est la vie!
You might have seen or heard of this slogan before, "C'est la vie" means it's life. Yes, life has different meanings depending on how you lead your own one. We tend to search for the eternal meaning through this odyssey such as work, family, friends or even love.
So far, I feel like riding on a roller coaster because everything since 2008 is changing rapidly, no matter the future goal I used to have or the surroundings that circled me. But this is also why life is fruitful ! Always full of challenges and missions aiming different kinds of targets.
Accompanied by beautiful melody, I began to realize that music will be the only one who always shows fidelity to you throughout your journey searching the meaning of life. Though we cannot decide the outcome at the end of the road, but at least we can choose our favorite companies.
A couple of weeks ago, I’ve read a novel introducing the ten-top important things that we must do during our life. The ten-top are as below, find out the angel in your heart, pursue your own favorites, be confident, be well-prepared and do the plan in advance, start from RIGHT now and don’t wait, embrace every phases in your life, be satisfied and wait for good news, remember that success always comes after efforts.
Tips above frankly tell me that I’m the one who left at least 9 undone. I know it’s crazy but it’s true. And that’s why I need to meditate or reflex a bit on it. Maybe I can think in this way, at least I got one completed. Hehe…….
So far, I feel like riding on a roller coaster because everything since 2008 is changing rapidly, no matter the future goal I used to have or the surroundings that circled me. But this is also why life is fruitful ! Always full of challenges and missions aiming different kinds of targets.
Accompanied by beautiful melody, I began to realize that music will be the only one who always shows fidelity to you throughout your journey searching the meaning of life. Though we cannot decide the outcome at the end of the road, but at least we can choose our favorite companies.
A couple of weeks ago, I’ve read a novel introducing the ten-top important things that we must do during our life. The ten-top are as below, find out the angel in your heart, pursue your own favorites, be confident, be well-prepared and do the plan in advance, start from RIGHT now and don’t wait, embrace every phases in your life, be satisfied and wait for good news, remember that success always comes after efforts.
Tips above frankly tell me that I’m the one who left at least 9 undone. I know it’s crazy but it’s true. And that’s why I need to meditate or reflex a bit on it. Maybe I can think in this way, at least I got one completed. Hehe…….
2007年12月16日 星期日
Journal ING - Work for toll
Recently, I’v read an article from Newsweek relating to the hazards from working environment. It mentioned five major causes that will damage your health such as sights for sore eyes, a pain in the back, noises, desk-side noshing and bad vibes. I totally agree with these statements. And I think that the mentions above not just tally with the office worker also school students.
Frankly, I bet everyone knows about the problem we have, but we just never listen! We’re told not to stay up late, not to eat fast-food, but no one really cares. We often wait until the consequence breaks out then we will do some adjustments. A good working environment can create efficiency. Thus, we cannot neglect the importance of it. Furthermore, our health should be at the first place while choosing works because without a good health, whatever chance to become a billionaire will turn out to be trifling. And seriously, you don’t want to make your efforts into toll right? So, if we still hold those bad habits, we should make some adjustments or even quit it.
Personally, I think the cause of having bad vibrations affects me the most because I often easily get influenced by others. And it sometimes nerves me when I’m doing some important things for instance, taking exams. So far, I’ve tried to get rid of it and worked it out.
Frankly, I bet everyone knows about the problem we have, but we just never listen! We’re told not to stay up late, not to eat fast-food, but no one really cares. We often wait until the consequence breaks out then we will do some adjustments. A good working environment can create efficiency. Thus, we cannot neglect the importance of it. Furthermore, our health should be at the first place while choosing works because without a good health, whatever chance to become a billionaire will turn out to be trifling. And seriously, you don’t want to make your efforts into toll right? So, if we still hold those bad habits, we should make some adjustments or even quit it.
Personally, I think the cause of having bad vibrations affects me the most because I often easily get influenced by others. And it sometimes nerves me when I’m doing some important things for instance, taking exams. So far, I’ve tried to get rid of it and worked it out.
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