压力？动力？

食物有酸，甜，苦，辛辣的味道，每个人对味道都有自已的喜爱和抗制。无论是小孩还是成年人都有本身的喜爱和抗制的品味和滋味。如食物的调味不适合自己，往往都会避开而选择沾上自已喜爱调味品的食物！在学习方面，小孩与学生也是与选择食物的运作一样，若对某科目有抗拒感，学习的进展肯定是有所影响。举个例子，学生不爱历史，一拿起历史课本，内心就立刻起反感抗拒，老师在前面教导解释，只好坐在课室张开眼睛，格格不入的在听不知所言的讲解，一直等到下课。在才，他们的历史的考试成绩会如何呢？心知肚明吧！



身为辅导者，应了解学生的情况，做出应对的调调整来帮助他们！学生不爱历史，很明显是缺乏兴趣而无精打彩上课。培养兴趣乃是重要的因素。历史是很枯燥乏味的课程，导师也许可引用间接性的故事链接上书本的故事吧！历史的考试的重点是，事发日期，地点，人物名字，事故原因；以其他的课目一样，历史的考试的就是针对记忆存储。记忆强的学生，在考试中应是没有很大的阻力吧！



小学时候的我，每次考试多是班上最差的，名次是包尾的几名内！犹记得，在我五年级的时候，母亲带我去一间寺庙朝拜，那时刚好有一群约数十名的出家人和朝拜者正在一起朗诵念经。在寺庙逗留时，母亲指向几位站在前排年纪很小的出家人对我说：“你看，那群年轻的出家人没有看经书都一字不漏的朗诵。你知道什么原因吗？这些师父每天，每时每刻都在看经书，已把经书里的每一字，每一句，没一段背的滚瓜烂熟，记忆力就因此练起来了。学校考试也不是在考记忆力吗？你不是不聪明，只是没记忆力！”。


听了母亲的开导，如梦方醒，原来小学的考试是以记忆力为重，聪明是次要啊。我还以为我笨不能有好成绩。从那天起，我就拿着书本，每每时每刻都在看，在读！不久，学校举行学期考试，面对考卷时，与往昔不一样，我对答如流，很快就作答完毕。一星期后，考试成绩公布，我的成绩是名例前茅，第一名也！在往后的考试至高中，不仅全班，甚至是全级名例前茅！



我投入教育领域近四十年，偶尔会与学生们分享我读书的故事以激发学生。其实，学校，学府考试的过程中似乎是千遍一律的，小学是记忆力考试，中学是记忆力，理解， 云用考试，大学是云用，培训理悟等。无论如何，记忆力是重要的因素。有人问我考试是否有压力！我是没任何压力因为我的目标不是名例前茅；而是另一个能自我提升的动力目标！那就是“今天的我，学习能力会比昨天好，明天的我，学习能力会比今天强！”。这就是我的循序渐进就是动力；以他人为目标，除了需衡量自己的能力，也要了解目标人物的实际情况！

Felling of trees......the only Way??????

It is a common practice for our local authorities to fell a tree by the roadside if the tree poses danger or obstacle to road-users. Other then, felling trees is there any other way ?A tree takes years for its growth to maturity but felling just takes a few hours. What a waste and negative impetus in our effort to preserve nature! Can the work of felling belittle the roles of environmentalists in their effort for conservation and preservation of existing greenish nature which has become the victim of development. Does the act of felling sarcastically and indirectly point to the signage wordings with “ Green, greener future “? Is a tree an obstacle or a its falling poses danger to road-users, incidentally it is arguable the act of felling. One would wonder other than felling of trees, is there other method to preserve the trees along the roads especially those trees in the public parks.


I had seen trees were being coiled and reinforced with fencing and bars to prevent it felling in some countries and this act of protection really transmits and carries the strong message waking up on love on greenish environment. Have our local authorizes any plans to adopt and follow this method of protecting trees?


While I was travelling on some roads in Penang, I noticed that some trees by the roadsides had been tagged and circled with red white PE barrier tapes. Obviously, these trees are awaiting the fate to be felled. Deforestation and reclamation of land from sea are on-going process for development and it seems that the green-greener future is only slogan for publicity and not concrete practice stopping destructive action. Our future for better environment is in dilemma. Refrain and restrain from the act of felling may help, to some extend, to preserve nature and environmental awareness.