Week 11b: Friday, 21 November 2014

Posted by Zakumi on November 14, 2014

(1) Music lesson: The Rose by Westlife/Bette Midler

Students, pse look at the worksheet before you comment.

P.S. Long Yuan, can I ask you to bring your computer to class, please?!

(2) Discussing the wear of school uniforms. Pse look at the worksheet first before your comments.

The Rose - S.pdf

The Rose(1979).mp3

M - W11b - Discussion - School uniforms.pdf

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  • fengdongli November 24, 2014 4:39
    Yes ,in some way what you said also right.
  • kay November 21, 2014 4:21
    haha of course it is the time I spend with my friends and teachers~
  • Longyuan November 21, 2014 3:55
    I’ve never worn an uniform in my former school, but honestly, I wanna have a try(I mean just for one time).As far as I am concerned, Uniforms in school should wear in some special situation, such as raise the nation flag、School’s Opening ceremony, or other like sports meeting, but not necessary in our daily school life. I think match clothes by one’s own can develop he/she’s creativity, which is vital to our future. Somebody say that students will learn better, but for my part, if one cannot deal with this “wearing uniforms”thing,then how can they face this complex world in the future. At last, sorry about seeing the”P.S.”in such a late time, and again, my computer will be with me today afternoon.
    • Zakumi > Longyuan November 21, 2014 4:16

      Wow Long Yuan, you were so lucky never to have worn a school uniform! Were you at school in China?! If one listens to everyone (and with my own experience in South Africa where they also wear uniforms at school), I think the wearing of uniforms at schools are very important. I am surprised that you have a different experience! But I do not believe that the wearing of a uniform, or not, has any influence on a students personal character development. Comparing students from the west with those in China, their is about a 5 to 6 year difference in maturity and emotional development between the two groups. It can surely not be attributed to the wearing of uniforms. There are other reason(s) for that. Wearing uniforms just helps to concentrate more on the studies. ;-)

      Yes, I noticed that the "P.S." in the lesson content would have gotten the message to you quite late as you were the last one of your class to comment (and of course just before the new cut-off time)! Fortunately we have already communicated about that earlier. But seeing you had to rush to your computer after this morning's class to get your comment in on time, I hope you enjoy your 'late' lunch now!

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 5:12

      Zhang Tianjiao, why do you want to look more attractive (and probably even sexy) while at school?! School is for children growing up and they should concentrate on studies and not on attracting the opposite gender! Can you imagine the chaos at the schools when the girls can wear designer clothes and the boys start noticing them ... The boys would stop studying and keep the girls from studying too! So, maybe wearing school uniforms is actually a good thing! Yes, I can understand the sizes are sometimes too big, but that is just unfortunate (luckily it doesn't happen to everyone)! :)

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 5:05

      Welcome to the EC group, Zheng Chunyu! See, it is not so difficult! Thank you. Yes, I agree that the wearing of school uniforms is a good thing and more advantageous to the students.

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 5:02

      I guess you meant that you enjoyed listening to the song very much, Men Yaqiong, right?! Yes, the lyrics are beautiful and I like the way you described the melody as being 'graceful'. Interesting that you didn't like the wearing of the school uniform, but you still think it is a good thing to do! :)

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 4:58

      Yes, I agree with you that the wearing of school uniforms is the better way and more advantageous to the students.

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 4:57

      Welcome to your EC group, Lyn! I am pleasantly surprised! Thank you. I think you are right that the wearing of private clothing would place an unnecessary (and even unfair) burden on parents who already have to pay for different issues regarding their child's involvement with school. Btw, I notice that neither you and Tiffany have commented on the first part of the lesson about the love song, "The Rose". Does it mean you both don't believe in love, or are both fearful of that thing called love ...?! I'm just wondering; but I guess we'll find out in class today! :)

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    • Zakumi November 21, 2014 4:46

      Li Xinlan, I don't understand why you said that "true love is temporary"? How can that be? Do you mean that true love doesn't exist? Or, do you mean it can only exist for a short while, and then it disappears? Or are you referring to the phenomenon that young people fall in love, get married and get a child, and after a few years the love disappears and there is no more love between wife and husband? If that is what you meant, I am sorry to understand that. Because that is not the norm - meaning that is not normal (even if you see that all around you, it is still abnormal) as it shouldn't be like that. The right way is that people should only marry for love (meaning they love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together); any other reason to marry, is wrong (like pleasing parents, or wanting a rich man who can look well after the parents, or falling pregnant and not believing in the disgraceful thing called abortion, or fearing that you can become a "left-over" girl and taking any available man, etc, etc). Haha, I wonder what you meant by "true love that is temporary" ...?!

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