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flostangraphy

Welcome back, Mister DaddyCool. We missed You!  

原帖由 DaddyCool 於 20/4/2010 23:15 發表
各位好, 小弟終於返到香港啦, 本來是出差 4 日, 點知公司突然要我延期, 一延就 24 日喇..........最慘就係國內上唔到 baby-kingdom, 家下要慢慢睇返啲 post 先

TINGMUM

DaddyCool,

仲以為你去o左青海振災!!!

TINGMUM

ahchoi & angleprincess,

good advice!  本打算自己返學校, 而家聽你地advice, 我唔使請假專登返學校攞書包了.

Bluestar

principal,

OIC, in that case it is I who should say sorry .

My knowledge of idioms = deficient, phrasal verbs = learnt from books (when I was in school and read a lot, not now).

Decided not to teach, didn't want to mis-teach (誤人子弟), prefer to teach my own (who refuse to learn ) cos this won't affect others.

I feel that local schools and in fact the entire education system are tooooooo obsessed with grammar, and try to devise rules to explain a language = use dead rules to explain a living language.  I'm sure you know what I mean.

I wouldn't want to scare you off.  Where did I do so ?  You mean making guesses from the staff list ???

[ 本帖最後由 Bluestar 於 10-4-21 12:09 編輯 ]

principal

Bluestar,

First of all, NO need to say sorry as this thread is mainly for fun.
Don’t take it too seriously!!  

Please do not make further guesses from the staff list.
I will remind you to do so in next year’s “敬師節”!!



With regard to the subject of English grammar, I think it’s important for our children to master it upto certain levels and learn it step by step.
Personally, I think effective communication is also important.
Take a simple example, when a non-native speaker says “I ……… hungry.   I ………eat 2 hamburgers” to a native speaker, the latter should know that originally, the former would like to say “I am very hungry.   I would like to eat 2 hamburgers.” or something like that.
Obviously, many parents would like their children to write sentences with correct grammar and speak with native accent.
But it may take some time for them to learn these gradually.

The important thing is that our children do not scare of speaking in English publicly and try to write more on any subjects they like.
They may make some mistakes at the beginning.
But I am sure most of them are fast learners and will improve their standards gradually.

Besides, I believe many native speakers can also understand what non-native speakers would like to express for most of the time even though the non-native speakers may speak with their own local accents.

Moreover, in addition to what our children have leant from school, parents may also give them extra guidance at home!!  

原帖由 Bluestar 於 10-4-21 12:07 發表

principal,

OIC, in that case it is I who should say sorry .

My knowledge of idioms = deficient, phrasal verbs = learnt from books (when I was in school and read a lot, not no ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 10-4-21 20:53 編輯 ]

Bluestar

原帖由 principal 於 10-4-21 14:08 發表
Bluestar,

First of all, NO need to say sorry as this thread is mainly for fun.
Don’t take it too seriously!!  

Please do not make further guesses from the staff list.
I will remind you t ...

principal,

How can I NOT make guesses from the staff list -- you come to the teachers' defense immediately, whereas I criticize as a parent.


You mean I can only make my calculated guesses once a year ?!  That's too harsh and too infrequent woh !

Your argument re learning of correct grammar cannot be challenged.

I am not against the teaching of grammar, but the OVER-emphasis on grammar and grammatical rules (esp the latter).

Sometimes there are multiple answers to a question, not only 1.  Some may say there can be only 1 answer that is the best, but there may be other possible answers which are as good if not better.  Or, looking at it from another perspective, the question could have been set to be tooooo loose and a sole answer being used as the only model answer would be negotiable under such circumstances.


[ 本帖最後由 Bluestar 於 10-4-21 14:33 編輯 ]

DaddyCool

原帖由 principal 於 10-4-20 23:35 發表
DaddyCool,

Welcome back!!  

Your Easter Holiday is much longer than ours!!


I am sure many of us have missed you for quite some time.

How come B.K./E.K also become sensitive websit ...

Dear Principal,
My so called Easter Holiday was just too long and have to spend with works............missed my family a lot and so as you guys.

Many of the HKG websites are blocked by them, sometimes it takes 10-15 minutes even I just wanted to log into my yahoo mail account. So enjoy being a Hongee.

DaddyCool

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 10-4-21 09:46 發表
Welcome back, Mister DaddyCool. We missed You!  

I missed you guys too...........

DaddyCool

原帖由 TINGMUM 於 10-4-21 10:45 發表
DaddyCool,

仲以為你去o左青海振災!!!  

TINGMUM,
我去北京第1日(28號) 就係山西王家嶺透水事件, 之後去西安一個星期返北京就係大地震, 都咪話唔"橋".  前年四川512大地震時我在 13 號又係去o左震央附近出差, 一路開會一路有餘震, 嗰次真係一額汗.............

angelprincess

真係有緣.

原帖由 DaddyCool 於 10-4-21 16:00 發表


TINGMUM,
我去北京第1日(28號) 就係山西王家嶺透水事件, 之後去西安一個星期返北京就係大地震, 都咪話唔"橋".  前年四川512大地震時我在 13 號又係去o左震央附近出差, 一路開會一路有餘震, 嗰次真係一額汗........ ...

principal

Bluestar,

Deeply influenced by Confucian thought, I always have a great regard for teaching staff.  

Chance is valuable!!   You cannot have golden opportunity everyday!!
When you used it once in 2010, you have to wait for the next chance (i.e. prior to 2011’s “敬師節”).  


I can understand that there might be several possible answers to a question sometimes.
Whenever it happens, I will explain it to my child and ask her to pay attention to it in future.
Personally, I think 1-2 marks in tests/exams are rather trivial, unless it really jeopardize the chance of entering a good secondary school or a good post-secondary institution.

The important thing is that they can make steady progress in most of the subjects and be promoted to tertiary education.
When they start to work, problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills, presentation skills, confidence ………… and so on may be even more important than mere mastery of excellent grammatical rules in different languages, unless that person will become a professor in the language department in universities.
From that perspective, I agree with you that the teachers can be a bit more flexible in marking the answers sometimes.

Language proficiency is only one aspect.
Actually, I am more concerned about the following traits of many young kids (with some exception though) in HK in recent years.

1)        Lack of patience – no patience at all to wait for certain things.
2)        Vulnerability
3)        Lack of strong will – give up too easily, not persevering enough.
4)        Lack of manner – not polite enough.
5)        Too reliant -- not independent enough.

Basically, we know the underlying causes of the above problems may attribute to the better environment provided to our children in a more affluent society (i.e. just like flowers/plants in the green house).
I guess many of us have tried to teach our children to improve in the above areas but the outcome seems to be not so obvious!!  

原帖由 Bluestar 於 10-4-21 14:23 發表



principal,

How can I NOT make guesses from the staff list -- you come to the teachers' defense immediately, whereas I criticize as a parent.


You mean I can only make my calculated guesses ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 10-4-22 23:39 編輯 ]

principal

DaddyCool,

That’s why we have to treasure the free flow of information and free access to internet in HK.
   

We can imagine how boring the life was without access to B.K./E.K. for 24 days!!  

原帖由 DaddyCool 於 10-4-21 15:24 發表



Dear Principal,

Many of the HKG websites are blocked by them, someti ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 10-4-21 20:56 編輯 ]

DaddyCool

原帖由 angelprincess 於 10-4-21 16:32 發表
真係有緣.

呢 d 緣就真係唔要好過要.......... 唯一著數嘅就係買左 d 個人用品, 衫, 褲, 鞋, 襪, 底, 全部入哂公司數, 嘻嘻

DaddyCool

原帖由 principal 於 10-4-21 16:51 發表
DaddyCool,

That’s why we have to treasure the free flow of information and free access to internet in HK.
   

We can imagine how boring the life will be without access to B.K./E.K. for 2 ...

有時確實好悶, 不過多數晚上都要應酬, 內地人喜歡飲白酒 (茅台個類), 所以返到酒店多數都已經 "啤啤夫", 倒頭大覺瞓..................

flostangraphy

真係唔老黎...

原帖由 angelprincess 於 21/4/2010 16:32 發表
真係有緣.

DaddyCool

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 10-4-21 17:16 發表
真係唔老黎...

冇錯, 當你係六樓開緊會而間中仲有餘震的話, 都咪話唔驚, 最大個次餘震仲係 5.6 級, 但我地依然會議如常, 問你服未!!!

DaddyCool

難得呀女去 camp, 而家去同老婆食飯唱 k 直落, 係咁先, 唔係咩呀, 拜拜!

flostangraphy

嘩!!! 放五點!!!! 羨慕死!!!!

原帖由 DaddyCool 於 21/4/2010 17:24 發表
難得呀女去 camp, 而家去同老婆食飯唱 k 直落, 係咁先, 唔係咩呀, 拜拜!

Bluestar

principal,

I have a high regard for all teaching staff too, + all mankind, and all life !!

When you speak of "Chance", it sounds quite like betting (horses).
O come on, there're several Mark 6 draws in a week.  So next chance shouldn't be a year later !!  Should follow the frequency for Mark 6 at least.

Marks - well alternative answere = not only for marks, but for the fact that there can be diff approaches to everything.

Traits of HK kids -
1)        Lack of patience – no patience at all to wait for certain things.
2)        Vulnerability – too reliant
3)        Lack of strong will – give up too easily, not persevering enough.
4)        Lack of manner – not polite enough.
What you said above only applies to work, not play.  Just watch them at PC games, PSP, XBox, etc.

principal

Bluestar,

Personally, I think the following does not apply to work only.

1)        Lack of patience – no patience at all to wait for certain things.
2)        Vulnerability
3)        Lack of strong will – give up too easily, not persevering enough.
4)        Lack of manner – not polite enough.
5)        Too reliant -- not independent enough.

If the young kids do not start to improve in the above aspects earlier, it will become more difficult for them to change when they get older.
I can foresee that many of them may have problems in work later on, not to mention how to compete with their peer groups in the “global village”!!  

原帖由 Bluestar 於 10-4-21 19:16 發表

principal,

I have a high regard for all teaching staff too, + all mankind, and all life !!

When you speak of "Chance", it sounds quite like betting (horses).
O come on, there're several Mark 6 draws ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 10-4-22 23:37 編輯 ]