Happy Halloween Monday!
I am in bed now early Tuesday morning making up the post that I didn't write yesterday.
It's still dark out, chilli, and misty - Typical Chongqing fall weather!
It's also Nov. 1!! Happy November everyone :)
Yesterday in class, most students seemed to be tired with a short weekend due to the sports day on Sat. and that they were stressed about the midterms week that's starting today. It made me think back when I was in high school. Exam period was definitely stressful.
I have also talked to another student about time management and about her stress. This year, I have had more students come talk to me. I feel that I am getting closer with my students and that they have more trust in me. But everytime I talk to them, I know all of them are stressed about doing well in school. They are simply great kids who work hard and do so much at school. So I have been focusing in asking them to write down their short and long term goals and their plan of action. I have also taught them about time management and using a calendar. If they were able to manage their time better, they would be more efficient in their study and be less stressed.
Also, our amazing co-worker made a pumpkin pie for everyone. That totally made my day!
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In the news today, we have reached the "7 billions" population milestone.
7 billionth babies birth are celebrated worldwide. Birth of babies should be joyful but this milestone is worrisome. This celebration brings in the focus on many of the problems associated with the rapid human population growth. Many children in the world do not have access to food, clean water, shelter, and education. We all know that Earth wouldn't be able to support such population growth long. David Suzuki has a short clip called, Test tube using the bacterial growth in a test tube as human population growth in the world.
Some food for thought:
Test Tube by David Suzuki
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