The Value of Experience 經驗的價值所在

By admin | November 15, 2017

This week MAK has done something unprecedented in Morrison’s history: we have sent our entire secondary school on off-campus learning trips during the same week. While we have had multi-day Impact trips for each of our secondary grades for several years now, an Impact Week is a new kind of experience for our staff and…

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Getting Rid of the Singular Grade in Middle School: Separating Product from Process 在中學脫離單一分數：由學習過程中區分出學習成果

By admin | August 29, 2017

For decades, schools have been giving out singular grades for student performance in a course.  “How did you do in geometry this year?” “A-.” “Are you good at English?” “Well, I got a B in LA this year. “ 幾十年來，學校一直依學生的表現提供每個課程的單獨分數。 甲∶「今年的幾何你學得怎麼樣？」 乙∶「我得了A-。」 甲∶「你的英文很好嗎？」 乙：「嗯……今年的語言藝術課，我只得到B。」 But often these scores aren’t truly reflective of what’s going on…

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Fostering Inspired Thinking 培育激發思考

By admin | August 21, 2017

This summer I read a great book by George Couros that I particularly enjoyed because it resonates with a number of the thoughts I’ve shared in this space. In the opening pages of The Innovator’s Mindset he writes: 今年夏天我讀了一本讓我特別享受在其中的好書，這本是喬治庫羅斯（George Couros）的著作。因為它與我先前在這裡分享過的文章有許多共鳴之處。在《創新者的心態》一書的前幾頁中寫道： “Inspiration is one of the chief needs of today’s students. Kids walk into schools full…

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