how little I know about this

The next 2 days are immensely challenging in class. Firstly, I have to take the class through a really difficult passage on the ethics of stem cell research.  Next, I know nuts about the topic.  True, I don’t have to know about everything under the sun.  But it sure doesn’t feel good that I am going into class having a poor grasp of the subject matter.  Here are a couple of resources I am going to use.

Video Feature: This is Gladys

Video Feature: Ah Kong

I was working out my lessons for next week when I came across this very touching video.

Pulau Semakau – Supplementary Resources

1. Solid Waste Management

2. Sport Fishing

3. Flora and Fauna

Test Your Vocab

Test Your Vocab

I am back in the full swing of things here in school.  It’s been really great everyday even though the pace has been insane.  I wish I have more energy and time for even more things in school, Here is a fun vocab quiz for all of you to try.

Tip: Best to try it on a computer.  You’ll need a mouse to do all that clicking.

Fall From Grace

I still feel stupid for looking up to you and telling my students how great you were.

Video Feature: The Coca Cola Friendship Machine

What do you look for in a good friend?

Consultation slots available this week [edit]

Schedule for Oral Exam Practice and Consultations

This is for your planning to book the slots.  The available slots are listed in the pdf form.  Booking is done outside my office tomorrow morning (and not on this form).  Try to see me ahead of time especially for 4K2 and 4K3.  I don’t have as many slots as other teachers (the bane of having me as your teacher).

In the meantime, practise a lot on your own and I look forward to receiving your audio submissions tonight.

A Good Read

I am not a sci-fi fan.  I can’t remember the names and it is all jargon to me.  But just 2 days back, I attended a workshop that required us to do a text analysis on something quite different.  I really enjoyed this short story because there are so many levels of meanings and symbols.  You might need to go back and forth a little to see the connections.  But trust me, this is a really good read 🙂

A Roll of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

Gypsy Child Thieves

In the course of discussing the comprehension assignment on The Great Gatsby, we had a discussion on gypsies.

This is the video that I mentioned to you, on the problems today. Watch only if you can spare an hour. This is a very long documentary.