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Peel the Banana Before Eating It

Chen Wei — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:30:39 +0000

It is common sense that we eat bananas after peeling the bananas. But once, there was a lazy monkey who always ate bananas with the peel. He had kept this habit for many years. He was too lazy to peel bananas after picking them off the tree. Though it did not taste good, those bananas could feed his stomach up. Then many years later, he happened to have a sight of people. They first peel the bananas and then eat them. After that, human beings throw the peel away. The monkey mimicked human beings and found out that bananas tastes sweet after being peeled.

The fable implies that we should try new things and maybe sometimes rack our brains. It is never enough to only say, “no, this won't work.” without trying different ways. Having tried, sometimes many times, then can we realize that bananas without peel taste much better.

One of my biology teachers used to be fond of using ready-made teaching materials to make courseware and thus the courseware was dull and not attractive. My team members and I encouraged him to look at other teachers’ course ware and he was quite surprised how affluent the contents are. Then, he noticed his colleagues surfing the internet for teaching materials. After that, he decided to try and asked us to help with his personal learning project. We fixed several mal-performing skills he used to have and added search engines on his computer. Before long, he started searching for teaching materials such as pictures, texts, videos, etc. He also compared course wares written by teachers from other schools and uploaded on the internet as well as by his colleagues with the ones written by him. Gradually, his courseware contents expanded and became more attractive and lively. Since then, he was very enthusiastic about learning computer skills and started asking our team all kinds of computer questions.

Sometimes we have to show teachers the correct ways to search for information before they realize how convenient internet really can be.

Two "E" ( economic crisis and education)

Chen Wei — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:16:08 +0000

The stationary pattern of Chinese Education stays stably when it met the economic crisis. This pattern refers to the

way we enter into the college is through College Entrance Examination, and therefore the teachers won't slack up

the administration of the students. In China, the most essential events for the children for each family are house

and study, and the study is much more important. So parents will make every effort to make their children's study

better and better in spite of the economic crisis.

On the contrary, the economic crisis accelerate the development of Chinese education. The reason is that the economic

crisis makes the great pressure of finding a job, and therefore the development of education will face a big

challenge. In other words, we must promote the level of Chinese education in order to create more talents.

Happy New Year

Chen Wei — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:07:20 +0000

The new year has summoned us all and I sincerely hope that all the interns can present a brandnew appearence and attitude to the work for welcoming the year of OX and meeting the new challenges.
We know that 2009 is the year of OX,and its pronunciation is the same as the Chinese pinyin Niu. In the new year, I wish every one a good health as the OX, and also wish every one can work hard like the OX.
In addition, I'd like to mention that my 21st birthday was on the first day of Chinese New Year. I realize that I have grown up, and meanwhile, I wish that I can gain more knowledge in the new year and I can improve myself to be a talented person.

My First Blog

Chen Wei — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:59:31 +0000

This working experience, quite different from the previously ones, is very significant. The Teachup! program, formulated by DOT, aims at reviving the education in the earthquake-affected area. It is holy for me to do the job here. I sincerely hope that these earthquake destructed areas will be reconstructed as soon as possible, so that the children here can get rid of the terrible memory and lead a happy life.

I've learned a lot over the last two months, not only in professional knowledge about computer, which I continuously learn from others' strongpoints and offset my weakness, but also in life. Since I'm the youngest one among girls, other female interns always take care of me, help me to learn English, and share their experience with me in the dormitory, just like my sisters. We get on very well with each other. I'm much grateful to them. While in the office, all the colleagues get on very harmoniously, help from each other, and help each other just like a family. We have developed mutual trust between each other and improve a lot both in thinking and ability. I'm very delighted to contribute what I can do to reconstruct the earthquake-affected areas with all of you.

Sine the Spring Festival is coming towards us, I'd like to take this opportunity to give my benediction to you all, wishing you healthy and happy next year!!