EduBlog.NET v3 » 06. The chRoNIcles http://edublog.net/wp - a Singaporean teacher's storeroom Wed, 02 May 2012 02:18:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 classroom, the return http://edublog.net/wp/2012/03/30/classroom-the-return/ http://edublog.net/wp/2012/03/30/classroom-the-return/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:45:49 +0000 TYH http://edublog.net/wp/?p=1333 it’s been 7 yrs since i was away from the classrooms, away from teaching, away from marking, away from graduating students, away from the whole list of roles and responsibilites. today, marks a day in history where i returned …

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i neither drink nor collect wine, but this video truly serves as a good reminder on how we want to live our …

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If one were to do a Google/Bing search, you’ll notice that the most widely cited definition of Social Media is the following:

“a group of …

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this is yh4′s writing, based on his favourite author leo lionni. the handwriting is 1000x neater than mine. hope it’s kept this way for a long long time to come :P

 

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“make an enemy today, we need to deploy our resources today; make an ally today, we make use of their resources today and tomorrow”

words of wisdom (: …

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]]> http://edublog.net/wp/2010/11/02/amknps/feed/ 0 retro video/DOS games http://edublog.net/wp/2010/10/09/retro-videodos-games/ http://edublog.net/wp/2010/10/09/retro-videodos-games/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:13:04 +0000 TYH http://edublog.net/wp/?p=997 saw this post on smashingmagazine, it’s a stroll down memory lane indeed. those of us who’s still playing games today, you’ll really noticed how far computer games had progressed over the past 20-30years. of the many games that appeared …

]]> http://edublog.net/wp/2010/10/09/retro-videodos-games/feed/ 0 western medicine and chinese medicine http://edublog.net/wp/2010/10/06/western-medicine-and-chinese-medicine/ http://edublog.net/wp/2010/10/06/western-medicine-and-chinese-medicine/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:25:14 +0000 TYH http://edublog.net/wp/?p=987 正巧今天在家吃western medicine养病，在ST上看到一则由kishore mahbubani教授所写的一则名为”take holistic approach to public policy”的专栏，内容主要借western medicine来比喻我国在50年内取得骄人的成就，其实就是因为我们有各种措施能对症下药，同西药般的有效，能头痛医头，脚痛医脚（去除贬义）。但是国家若要更进步，或许是时候带入中医的方法，将整个行政体制视作一个共通holistic的系统进行，吃中药使各部分互相协调运作。

我觉得这段话是最一针见血的：

“when we do a holistic analysis (of our public policies), we have to factor in non-material considerations of ethics and values, as well as social considerations. simply relying

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“an empty mind makes a loose mouth; a weak mind makes a jealous heart”

reflected the emptiness and weakness of many pple around us. must …

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