8月1日，本校一位初二女学生不幸脑死，让师生心痛不已。
年轻的生命就此陨落，令人感伤。
在我还来不及处理失去学生的伤痛之际，我的岳父大人病情亦恶化，8月2日
上午7时左右，也往生了。
今天是他出殡的日子，希望他一路走好。
为了丧事请假了几天，今天下午即赶回学校开行政会议。心里一直在思考，
我们的教育能否教育出懂得珍惜生命的个体。
我的孩子看到外公的几位孙儿女哭成泪人，就问我：“为什么我哭不出来的？“
我安慰他，那是因为你知道外公死后会去那里，所以你不会觉得难过。
他继续问我：“那她们的妈妈为何没告诉她们？“我无法回答这个问题。
我只能告诉他：“将来爸爸过世，你也不需要难过，懂吗？”
生老病死是人生的一个过程，要参透这一点，需要更多的教育观念来铺垫。
我希望我的孩子早日参透这一点。我也希望本校的师生早日参透这一点。
如此，真正的教育才能展现。
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, October 25, 2010
真正的教育
“真正的教育不止是为了传授知识，而是使人的气质能得到变化、品格得到培养、思想得到成熟，最终成就理想的人格。”
这是霍幍晦教授的话，听在从事教育工作者如我，真是即认同又苦恼！
我们在学校除了传授知识给学生外，也很想在气质、品格、思想上，对学生们能有更多一些的启发。但是，在面对这新新一代青少年时，我们怎么就表现得如此失措。
我们的学生，不论在气质、品格、思想上，都有很大的改善空间。难道是老师们的气质、品格及思想上出了问题；要不然，怎么我们的学生，会离这个理想人格愈来愈远呢？
师范、师范，身为老师，就应该为学生立下很好的典范。如此一来，学生才会有一个学习的目标和方向。
我认为，每一位老师都应该学习追求更完美的人格，这样才能影响和造就新一代青少年成为有品格、有理想的国家栋梁。教育是一个非常神圣的工作，老师们的职责尤其重大，我希望所有教育工作者能够一起来，为教育树立一个完美的典范，让社会大众对教育工作者另眼相看。
老师们自强了、改进了，教学效能更加凸现之后，我想董事部就能体会教师专业的重要性，也一定能从福利待遇上给老师们一个适当的考量。
为了教师专业、为了我们的下一代、为了真正的教育理想，期待大家勇往直前、全力以赴吧！
这是霍幍晦教授的话，听在从事教育工作者如我，真是即认同又苦恼！
我们在学校除了传授知识给学生外，也很想在气质、品格、思想上，对学生们能有更多一些的启发。但是，在面对这新新一代青少年时，我们怎么就表现得如此失措。
我们的学生，不论在气质、品格、思想上，都有很大的改善空间。难道是老师们的气质、品格及思想上出了问题；要不然，怎么我们的学生，会离这个理想人格愈来愈远呢？
师范、师范，身为老师，就应该为学生立下很好的典范。如此一来，学生才会有一个学习的目标和方向。
我认为，每一位老师都应该学习追求更完美的人格，这样才能影响和造就新一代青少年成为有品格、有理想的国家栋梁。教育是一个非常神圣的工作，老师们的职责尤其重大，我希望所有教育工作者能够一起来，为教育树立一个完美的典范，让社会大众对教育工作者另眼相看。
老师们自强了、改进了，教学效能更加凸现之后，我想董事部就能体会教师专业的重要性，也一定能从福利待遇上给老师们一个适当的考量。
为了教师专业、为了我们的下一代、为了真正的教育理想，期待大家勇往直前、全力以赴吧！
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
校本评估？自我评估？
何谓校本评估？
是德、智、体、群、美之评估吗？
如何评估德育、操行？有礼有节、不亢不卑。有礼、有义、守廉、知耻。尊人尊己。
智能评估我们最在行，透过教学及考试，有多年的实践经验。
如何评估体育、运动？体能训练、运动项目训练，确保每一位学生能够拥有一项运动专长。
如何评估群育？透过联课活动、组织策划、领导统御、服务与学习之训练。
如何评估美育？艺术、音乐、文学之熏陶，确保每一位学生能够掌握一项乐器。
说到底，其实是“生命教育”。
要让学生知道：我是谁？我要做什么？我可以做什么？
要让学生知道：天生我材必有用，当问何地需要我，赴汤蹈火、义无反顾。
原来呵，评估来评估去，最后还是要看我们的学生是否愿意为社会做一些有意义的事情？
是不是能牺牲小我、完成大我？
是不是能横眉冷对千夫指？
是不是能在大是大非面前，毫不退缩？
这才是教育的理想！
不是吗？
是德、智、体、群、美之评估吗？
如何评估德育、操行？有礼有节、不亢不卑。有礼、有义、守廉、知耻。尊人尊己。
智能评估我们最在行，透过教学及考试，有多年的实践经验。
如何评估体育、运动？体能训练、运动项目训练，确保每一位学生能够拥有一项运动专长。
如何评估群育？透过联课活动、组织策划、领导统御、服务与学习之训练。
如何评估美育？艺术、音乐、文学之熏陶，确保每一位学生能够掌握一项乐器。
说到底，其实是“生命教育”。
要让学生知道：我是谁？我要做什么？我可以做什么？
要让学生知道：天生我材必有用，当问何地需要我，赴汤蹈火、义无反顾。
原来呵，评估来评估去，最后还是要看我们的学生是否愿意为社会做一些有意义的事情？
是不是能牺牲小我、完成大我？
是不是能横眉冷对千夫指？
是不是能在大是大非面前，毫不退缩？
这才是教育的理想！
不是吗？
Monday, August 16, 2010
如何教书？怎么育人？
在培群独中服务了一年多，感觉好像服务了好久！
在学校服务，最常面对的就是教书育人的老问题。先教书，再育人？先育人，再教书？
以学生为中心，有教无类、因材施教？讲得容易，面对每一天的挑战，有时候还真是难拿捏得准！
有时候，我会陷入思考，到底一个人为何想要当一位老师？
糊口？使命？
不就是希望可以以自己的生命来影响其他生命吗？那么，为何这么容易就将原来的初心，给轻易的舍弃掉呢？为何这么轻率的来看待这一份神圣的工作呢？
我认为教书育人最伟大的境界是：故，人不独亲其亲；不独子其子。
要将学生当作自己的亲人、儿女来看待，来教导，这才是教书育人的最高境界吧！
对学生，我们有苛责、有要求，但是，其实啊，我们是希望他们健康成长、成人成才的。
我们是希望多年后，当他／她们回头望，会惊觉，原来老师不只是教书，还教我们许多人生的道理。
这样的人生就值得了。
在学校服务，最常面对的就是教书育人的老问题。先教书，再育人？先育人，再教书？
以学生为中心，有教无类、因材施教？讲得容易，面对每一天的挑战，有时候还真是难拿捏得准！
有时候，我会陷入思考，到底一个人为何想要当一位老师？
糊口？使命？
不就是希望可以以自己的生命来影响其他生命吗？那么，为何这么容易就将原来的初心，给轻易的舍弃掉呢？为何这么轻率的来看待这一份神圣的工作呢？
我认为教书育人最伟大的境界是：故，人不独亲其亲；不独子其子。
要将学生当作自己的亲人、儿女来看待，来教导，这才是教书育人的最高境界吧！
对学生，我们有苛责、有要求，但是，其实啊，我们是希望他们健康成长、成人成才的。
我们是希望多年后，当他／她们回头望，会惊觉，原来老师不只是教书，还教我们许多人生的道理。
这样的人生就值得了。
Friday, July 30, 2010
培群独中运动会
7月24日是培群独中运动会，这是阔别7年的运动会，也是全校同学期待已久的运动会。
筹备初期，大家都面临许多挫折。幸好，大家都能排除许多困难，终于让一场别开生面的运动会呈现在大家眼前。
运动会当天，同学们的表现实在让现场的董事及具校友身份的老师们感动不已。从列队、入场、升旗仪式、董事长致开幕词、升气球仪式、拉拉队竞赛表演以及接下来的各项竞赛，都让大家感到惊艳，原来培群的学生可以这么投入、这么合作，最特别的赞语是：原来他们可以这么安静！！！
这一场运动会，让高三的学生拥有一个最美好的回忆。这一场运动会，也让全体师生了解到，只要大家付出努力，培群独中一定会成为一所卓越的学校的。
运动会可以激励人心，运动会还可以鼓舞大家的士气。
我诚挚的希望在未来的日子，培群独中可以继续秉持这种奋发及拼搏的精神，将培群独中的转型工作做好。
展翅高飞的培群，姿意湖海的儿女，大江大海任遨游！
筹备初期，大家都面临许多挫折。幸好，大家都能排除许多困难，终于让一场别开生面的运动会呈现在大家眼前。
运动会当天，同学们的表现实在让现场的董事及具校友身份的老师们感动不已。从列队、入场、升旗仪式、董事长致开幕词、升气球仪式、拉拉队竞赛表演以及接下来的各项竞赛，都让大家感到惊艳，原来培群的学生可以这么投入、这么合作，最特别的赞语是：原来他们可以这么安静！！！
这一场运动会，让高三的学生拥有一个最美好的回忆。这一场运动会，也让全体师生了解到，只要大家付出努力，培群独中一定会成为一所卓越的学校的。
运动会可以激励人心，运动会还可以鼓舞大家的士气。
我诚挚的希望在未来的日子，培群独中可以继续秉持这种奋发及拼搏的精神，将培群独中的转型工作做好。
展翅高飞的培群，姿意湖海的儿女，大江大海任遨游！
Thursday, June 10, 2010
优秀教师与性教育
本文作者视野开阔，从另一个角度来解读优秀教师表示他享受夫妻性生活，对应现代人不尊重自己及别人的身体，以及将性视为禁忌之后遗症，值得一读。
Sex, honestly
Posted By Nick Choo On June 10, 2010
WAS it wrong for award-winning school teacher Alias Ismail [1] to be so upfront about his sex life? When asked for the secret of his career success, he credited reading a book with his wife, having a good conversation, and then having sex before going to sleep. Every night, apparently.
Was it shameful for the 42-year-old Bahasa Malaysia teacher from Terengganu to openly talk about his enjoyment of sex within the context of what appears to be a healthy, legitimate and loving relationship?
The reactions to Alias’ revelation betray an archaic hypocrisy towards sex. Alias [2] was both criticised and praised. Criticised because he offended the hypersensitive sensibilities of some people who fear that more illegitimate sex will now take place. A columnist in Chinese-language newspaper Sin Chew Daily [3] said Alias was being illogical and misleading by relating his teaching career to sexual enjoyment. The columnist suggested Alias see a psychologist to “get his indulgence fixed up”.
But the teacher was also praised because others recognised his honesty, even if a little off-topic, as testimony about the effort that goes into keeping a relationship and family happily intact.
And this, I think, is what the Alias’s story is all about. He wasn’t talking about sex for the sake of it, but about its importance to his 25-year marriage and about teaching his children the right circumstances for having sex. Alias’s openness and clear understanding about the role and right context for sex is a contrast to our waffling, never-ending public debate for and against teaching sex education [4] in schools. Alias embodies some key points of what sex education ought to prepare young people for – 1) the right time and context for sex, 2) faithfulness to one partner, and, if one doesn’t want monogamy, 3) safe sex.
Mixed messages
Underlying our collective hypocrisy towards sex is a false sense of shame perpetuated by the mixed messages we put out about sex. That it is taboo and disgraceful, when actually, sex is a major preoccupation of pop culture, media, religion and politics.
Pop culture: An oft-cited example is Beyonce [5]. She’s not allowed to perform in Malaysia in person because of her revealing outfits, but there she is in all her curvaceous glory on our screens on TV music video channels. Or how about overt sexuality in some TV sitcoms, dramas and movies? Or both subliminal and direct messages in fashion and relationship advice dispensed in magazines catered to teenage girls, women and men, respectively?
Media: Alias’s story was apparently important enough to be on page three of The Star the first day it ran. Sure, the story was interesting, but it was more titillating and a curiosity than being newsworthy or of public interest. And on any given day, just check the “Most Read” section of some internet newspapers to see how sex-related the most popular stories are.
Religion: In Islam [6], sexual sins are publicly penalised in the name of protecting the religion or to return the “sinner” to the right path. Offenders are made “examples” of, supposedly to deter others from committing the same sin. In church circles, while there is no state interference, there is sometimes a skewered perception that sexual sins are the “worst” kind of sins. However, scriptural text also teaches that gossiping, lying, envy and injustice are just as sinful, too. The Catholic Church [7] is currently going through one of its most testing periods of public credibility as its leaders grapple with the cover-up of sexual crimes committed by its clergy.
Politics: Just look at the second trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [8] for sodomy. His accuser, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan [9], was the joke on Twitter [10] when he testified about how Anwar supposedly asked him for sex, and when he said he didn’t wash for two days [11] to keep evidence of the alleged sodomy. Or what about Kinabatangan lawmaker Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin [12]’s taking a second wife in violation of syariah law, and the mild reaction from fellow politicians?
What does all this show? That newsmakers are preoccupied with sex; the media that reports on them loves sexing up stories; and consumers are just as enthralled by sex-related stories.
Sex, shame and society
I believe there is a link between society’s prejudiced and voyeuristic attitude towards sex and the lack of sex education. I also believe in a link between this ignorance and prejudice with violent crimes [13] against women and children, and what some call “moral decay” or “social ills”. And given our collective fixation on sex, it is an injustice to our young people and victims of sex crimes that we don’t come clean about our hypocrisy and advocate for sex education in schools.
It is an injustice to the teenage girls raped for an extended period by a serial rapist taxi driver [14] because they were ashamed to report his abuse. It is an injustice to victims of incest [15] when their families have a false sense of shame and disbelieve them or urge against lodging police reports.
We let ourselves be bombarded by sexual messages everyday but do little to teach our children and women that shame is not theirs if they are victims whose rights have been violated. We read with disgust about babies dumped in rubbish bins or toilets but avoid talking about sex with our teenagers. Some are against the new effort to set up a baby hatch [16] where unprepared mothers can leave their newborns in a safe, clean and caring environment, and yet offer no solutions about how to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
The teachers’ union [17] has said teachers are ill-equipped to teach sex education, and concurs with the Education Ministry [18] that it’s better to incorporate it into other subjects, as is currently the practice. But how effective is this, assuming it’s really happening? I for one, remember my Form One biology teacher telling my class to “go home and read yourself” the chapter on reproductive organs. If teachers have too many subjects plus curricular activities and administrative work to handle, the teaching of sex education can be conducted on a one-off or scheduled basis by reputable non-government organisations. It just takes some thought and the will to get it done.
Sex education should not just be about reproduction, but about what healthy and respectful relationships involve. Going further, this kind of education should not be limited to schools, but include adults [19] as well.
So I think Cikgu Alias has hit on something right. He’s shown us sex in a healthy and happy context. If only we’d tell ourselves not to be so titillated by his story, and look at the values he’s promoting instead. We could have more honest relationships with our partners, a wholesome understanding of sex and gender, and a better society with less fear and stigma towards survivors of sexual crimes. Terima kasih, Cikgu.
Deborah Loh [20] is thankful for parents who spoke to her frankly about sex.
http://www.thenutgraph.com/sex-honestly/
[1] Alias Ismail: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2010/5/31/nation/6371100
[2] Alias: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/6/nation/6413639&sec=nation
[3] Sin Chew Daily: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/39900
[4] sex education: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../six-words-on-sex-education/
[5] Beyonce: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/20/nation/4934660&sec=nation
[6] Islam: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../bns-whipping-quandary/
[7] Catholic Church: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1992171,00.html
[8] Anwar Ibrahim: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8495000.stm
[9] Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/26662-anwar-invited-him-have-sex-saiful-tells-court
[10] Twitter: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23canifu
[11] didn’t wash for two days: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2010/5/13/nation/20100513151404
[12] Bung Mokhtar Radin: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../bung-mokhtar-lawmaker-or-breaker/
[13] violent crimes: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../frequency-and-brutality-of-rapes-alarming/
[14] serial rapist taxi driver: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/4/nation/6402073&sec=nation
[15] incest: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/nation/5173917&sec=nation
[16] baby hatch: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/30/nation/6369239&sec=nation
[17] teachers’ union: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/2/nation/20100302153140&sec=nation
[18] Education Ministry: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/34916-sex-education-schools-nutp-agrees-ministry
[19] adults: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/7/nation/6416159&sec=nation
[20] Deborah Loh: http://www.thenutgraph.com/who-are-we#deborah
Sex, honestly
Posted By Nick Choo On June 10, 2010
WAS it wrong for award-winning school teacher Alias Ismail [1] to be so upfront about his sex life? When asked for the secret of his career success, he credited reading a book with his wife, having a good conversation, and then having sex before going to sleep. Every night, apparently.
Was it shameful for the 42-year-old Bahasa Malaysia teacher from Terengganu to openly talk about his enjoyment of sex within the context of what appears to be a healthy, legitimate and loving relationship?
The reactions to Alias’ revelation betray an archaic hypocrisy towards sex. Alias [2] was both criticised and praised. Criticised because he offended the hypersensitive sensibilities of some people who fear that more illegitimate sex will now take place. A columnist in Chinese-language newspaper Sin Chew Daily [3] said Alias was being illogical and misleading by relating his teaching career to sexual enjoyment. The columnist suggested Alias see a psychologist to “get his indulgence fixed up”.
But the teacher was also praised because others recognised his honesty, even if a little off-topic, as testimony about the effort that goes into keeping a relationship and family happily intact.
And this, I think, is what the Alias’s story is all about. He wasn’t talking about sex for the sake of it, but about its importance to his 25-year marriage and about teaching his children the right circumstances for having sex. Alias’s openness and clear understanding about the role and right context for sex is a contrast to our waffling, never-ending public debate for and against teaching sex education [4] in schools. Alias embodies some key points of what sex education ought to prepare young people for – 1) the right time and context for sex, 2) faithfulness to one partner, and, if one doesn’t want monogamy, 3) safe sex.
Mixed messages
Underlying our collective hypocrisy towards sex is a false sense of shame perpetuated by the mixed messages we put out about sex. That it is taboo and disgraceful, when actually, sex is a major preoccupation of pop culture, media, religion and politics.
Pop culture: An oft-cited example is Beyonce [5]. She’s not allowed to perform in Malaysia in person because of her revealing outfits, but there she is in all her curvaceous glory on our screens on TV music video channels. Or how about overt sexuality in some TV sitcoms, dramas and movies? Or both subliminal and direct messages in fashion and relationship advice dispensed in magazines catered to teenage girls, women and men, respectively?
Media: Alias’s story was apparently important enough to be on page three of The Star the first day it ran. Sure, the story was interesting, but it was more titillating and a curiosity than being newsworthy or of public interest. And on any given day, just check the “Most Read” section of some internet newspapers to see how sex-related the most popular stories are.
Religion: In Islam [6], sexual sins are publicly penalised in the name of protecting the religion or to return the “sinner” to the right path. Offenders are made “examples” of, supposedly to deter others from committing the same sin. In church circles, while there is no state interference, there is sometimes a skewered perception that sexual sins are the “worst” kind of sins. However, scriptural text also teaches that gossiping, lying, envy and injustice are just as sinful, too. The Catholic Church [7] is currently going through one of its most testing periods of public credibility as its leaders grapple with the cover-up of sexual crimes committed by its clergy.
Politics: Just look at the second trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim [8] for sodomy. His accuser, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan [9], was the joke on Twitter [10] when he testified about how Anwar supposedly asked him for sex, and when he said he didn’t wash for two days [11] to keep evidence of the alleged sodomy. Or what about Kinabatangan lawmaker Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin [12]’s taking a second wife in violation of syariah law, and the mild reaction from fellow politicians?
What does all this show? That newsmakers are preoccupied with sex; the media that reports on them loves sexing up stories; and consumers are just as enthralled by sex-related stories.
Sex, shame and society
I believe there is a link between society’s prejudiced and voyeuristic attitude towards sex and the lack of sex education. I also believe in a link between this ignorance and prejudice with violent crimes [13] against women and children, and what some call “moral decay” or “social ills”. And given our collective fixation on sex, it is an injustice to our young people and victims of sex crimes that we don’t come clean about our hypocrisy and advocate for sex education in schools.
It is an injustice to the teenage girls raped for an extended period by a serial rapist taxi driver [14] because they were ashamed to report his abuse. It is an injustice to victims of incest [15] when their families have a false sense of shame and disbelieve them or urge against lodging police reports.
We let ourselves be bombarded by sexual messages everyday but do little to teach our children and women that shame is not theirs if they are victims whose rights have been violated. We read with disgust about babies dumped in rubbish bins or toilets but avoid talking about sex with our teenagers. Some are against the new effort to set up a baby hatch [16] where unprepared mothers can leave their newborns in a safe, clean and caring environment, and yet offer no solutions about how to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
The teachers’ union [17] has said teachers are ill-equipped to teach sex education, and concurs with the Education Ministry [18] that it’s better to incorporate it into other subjects, as is currently the practice. But how effective is this, assuming it’s really happening? I for one, remember my Form One biology teacher telling my class to “go home and read yourself” the chapter on reproductive organs. If teachers have too many subjects plus curricular activities and administrative work to handle, the teaching of sex education can be conducted on a one-off or scheduled basis by reputable non-government organisations. It just takes some thought and the will to get it done.
Sex education should not just be about reproduction, but about what healthy and respectful relationships involve. Going further, this kind of education should not be limited to schools, but include adults [19] as well.
So I think Cikgu Alias has hit on something right. He’s shown us sex in a healthy and happy context. If only we’d tell ourselves not to be so titillated by his story, and look at the values he’s promoting instead. We could have more honest relationships with our partners, a wholesome understanding of sex and gender, and a better society with less fear and stigma towards survivors of sexual crimes. Terima kasih, Cikgu.
Deborah Loh [20] is thankful for parents who spoke to her frankly about sex.
http://www.thenutgraph.com/sex-honestly/
[1] Alias Ismail: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2010/5/31/nation/6371100
[2] Alias: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/6/nation/6413639&sec=nation
[3] Sin Chew Daily: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/39900
[4] sex education: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../six-words-on-sex-education/
[5] Beyonce: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/20/nation/4934660&sec=nation
[6] Islam: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../bns-whipping-quandary/
[7] Catholic Church: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1992171,00.html
[8] Anwar Ibrahim: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8495000.stm
[9] Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/26662-anwar-invited-him-have-sex-saiful-tells-court
[10] Twitter: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23canifu
[11] didn’t wash for two days: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2010/5/13/nation/20100513151404
[12] Bung Mokhtar Radin: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../bung-mokhtar-lawmaker-or-breaker/
[13] violent crimes: http://www.thenutgraph.com../../../../../frequency-and-brutality-of-rapes-alarming/
[14] serial rapist taxi driver: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/4/nation/6402073&sec=nation
[15] incest: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/nation/5173917&sec=nation
[16] baby hatch: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/30/nation/6369239&sec=nation
[17] teachers’ union: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/2/nation/20100302153140&sec=nation
[18] Education Ministry: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/34916-sex-education-schools-nutp-agrees-ministry
[19] adults: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/7/nation/6416159&sec=nation
[20] Deborah Loh: http://www.thenutgraph.com/who-are-we#deborah
Friday, April 23, 2010
中国师资教育之旅
4月12日至19日，去了一趟中国，个人获益良多。
中国现在的发展真是迅速，我看到了20年前，台湾的情况。也许中国现在的发展势头，
比20年前的台湾还要快速。
透过南方学院的安排，有幸拜访了上海华东师范大学、南京师范大学、（顺带拜访了南京行知小学）
、南京林业大学、武汉华中师范大学、杭州浙江大学。算是一个较全面的师范教育考察之旅。
透过交流，我体会到师范教育的重要性，也了解到师资培训的重点所在。
独中教育一路走来，师资的来源和培养，皆是透过各独中努力而成。政府不允许我们办师训，我们只好
靠台湾师范大学、董总师资局及新纪元学院教育系的培训活动来培养教师专业。难得的是，南方学院也准备
挑起这项重任，为独中教师专业培训谋出路。
独中教育的未来非常需要专业的教师队伍。这些专业教师的养成，非常需要正规的师范大学来支援和协助。
这次中国师资教育考察团，让我们见识到中国各师范大学的诚意，他们非常愿意协助独中完成这一项艰苦的
任务。
我们也看到各独中皆努力进行各自的教师专业培训的安排。许多独中的老师和校长也已经修读了教育硕博士课程，
并且，越来越多的老师也在跟进中。
根据董总的统计，目前各独中的师资队伍，只有约40%受过教育专业的训练。若要独中教育改革可以成功，我们
必须确保各独中的老师都受过教育专业的训练，否则，有时候我们进行的可能是“反教育”的工作。
培群独中的教师团队受过教师专业训练的还不到20%，未来还有好长的路要走。
庆幸的是，本校董事部，特别是林董事长，非常支持教师培训的工作。这让我非常感动，也下定决心要发展这项工作。
我希望2012年时，将受过教育专业培训的教师比率，提升到60%或以上。
这项任务相当艰巨，希望全体董事和老师一起努力。
感谢大家。
中国现在的发展真是迅速，我看到了20年前，台湾的情况。也许中国现在的发展势头，
比20年前的台湾还要快速。
透过南方学院的安排，有幸拜访了上海华东师范大学、南京师范大学、（顺带拜访了南京行知小学）
、南京林业大学、武汉华中师范大学、杭州浙江大学。算是一个较全面的师范教育考察之旅。
透过交流，我体会到师范教育的重要性，也了解到师资培训的重点所在。
独中教育一路走来，师资的来源和培养，皆是透过各独中努力而成。政府不允许我们办师训，我们只好
靠台湾师范大学、董总师资局及新纪元学院教育系的培训活动来培养教师专业。难得的是，南方学院也准备
挑起这项重任，为独中教师专业培训谋出路。
独中教育的未来非常需要专业的教师队伍。这些专业教师的养成，非常需要正规的师范大学来支援和协助。
这次中国师资教育考察团，让我们见识到中国各师范大学的诚意，他们非常愿意协助独中完成这一项艰苦的
任务。
我们也看到各独中皆努力进行各自的教师专业培训的安排。许多独中的老师和校长也已经修读了教育硕博士课程，
并且，越来越多的老师也在跟进中。
根据董总的统计，目前各独中的师资队伍，只有约40%受过教育专业的训练。若要独中教育改革可以成功，我们
必须确保各独中的老师都受过教育专业的训练，否则，有时候我们进行的可能是“反教育”的工作。
培群独中的教师团队受过教师专业训练的还不到20%，未来还有好长的路要走。
庆幸的是，本校董事部，特别是林董事长，非常支持教师培训的工作。这让我非常感动，也下定决心要发展这项工作。
我希望2012年时，将受过教育专业培训的教师比率，提升到60%或以上。
这项任务相当艰巨，希望全体董事和老师一起努力。
感谢大家。
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