Open F2F Class Notes 27th April (Tony)

Vocabulary

miss some opportunities

top 15 students

drop out – to quit a program, like school

eg: I am thinking about dropping out of high school and getting a job.

Ivy league – top level colleges in America

eg: Ivy league schools are not always the best ones.

extracurricular – things outside of class

eg: Sports are extracurricular activities.

Original –

Chinese learning style is more homework, more rules and the final aim is geting high grade. Western learning style is more practice and more help. A question how do we can get good creativity skills? If a student they don’t have enough time to focus on something they really interested, how do they can do some interesting things on that? It is Chinese students situation. On the other hand, a lot of Chinese students can get high achievements, like go to a good university or being a good piano player in their teenage time.

Correction –

Chinese learning style is more about homework, more rules and the main purpose is getting high grades. Western learning style is more about practice and more independence. How do we become more creative? If a student doesn’t have enough time to focus on something they are really interested in, how do they become more creative about that? This is the situation for Chinese students. On the other hand, a lot of Chinese students can get high achievements, like go to a good university or becoming a good piano player in their teenage years.