July, 2007

I was busy visiting preparatory schools on Friday and Saturday. Those were for low level students and high level ones. This school year's target should be a hyper-target which covers various kinds of sub-targets. Or hasn't my target always been such a hyper-target? I have thought that I should do such and such, not only one "such." To change a school culture to another, if teachers are responsible to the project, teachers ought to belong to the latter targeted culture. They may be well guessed to belong to the former starting culture. Conversion of our school culture is an agenda. As the school culture has several sub-cultures in itself, it is to change the configuration of the sub-cultures to convert the culture. What is the representative photograph of a school? That leadsto another question: What is the representative photograph of a club, of a school festival, and of a sports day? If we take a picture of a painting student, is that a representative photograph of the art club? It could only be a picture of a painter. If we take a group picture of the club members, it could only be a picture of a club. What is the photograph of an art club? What is the efficient or productive way of handing the know-how of a job? There might be several of them. The question might be what the most suitable way is for a teacher? The virtual society "Second Life" seems to have gained its global popularity among many people. I wonder if we can employ the service to help students develop their English language skills through the usage of the skills, especially that of writing, in their "second life." By the way, what makes the Second Life so popular? Why do so many people find having their "second life" so attractive? Aren't they satisfied with their own life? Or just enjoying another one? I think I know the importance of having another.